BLUE STORES MINE has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $46 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Aug 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
72
citations
19
significant & substantial
$19,450
proposed penalties
$19,405
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $46 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
31
inspections on record
353
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 353 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BLUE STORES MINE has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $46 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$46
outstanding
71 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4
1,032
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
2,697
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
479
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
427
5
0
11709.6
2024 Q3
626
3
0
4792.3
2024 Q2
745
5
4
6711.4
2024 Q1
579
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
575
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
620
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
698
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
373
3
1
8042.9
2022 Q4
469
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
680
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
956
3
0
3138.1
2022 Q1
48
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
563
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
845
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
453
3
1
6622.5
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q3
663
2
0
3016.6
2020 Q2
342
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
10
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
400
9
2
22500.0
2019 Q3
675
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
540
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
40
1
0
25000.0
2018 Q4
349
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
514
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
558
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
9
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
366
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
530
3
1
5660.4
2017 Q2
464
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
8
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
389
3
1
7712.1
2016 Q3
560
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
474
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
396
2
0
5050.5
2015 Q3
512
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
428
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
378
1
0
2645.5
2014 Q3
503
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
438
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
675
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
567
1
0
1763.7
2013 Q2
528
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
129
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
615
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
653
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
624
4
1
6410.3
2011 Q4
662
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,050
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
740
3
1
4054.1
2011 Q1
569
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
697
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
699
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
760
3
0
3947.4
2010 Q1
227
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
380
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
423
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
887
10
7
11274.0
2009 Q1
498
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
444
2
0
4504.5
2008 Q3
457
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
398
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
520
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
217
6
0
27649.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2008 · 1 incident
August 19, 2008NY · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While climbing down ladder, foot slipped off of step. He fell to the ground spraining right ankle.
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