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: 765 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-07-14.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Boyers has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$49K
proposed penalties
$39K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
127 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $33K in penalties contested before the Commission, $23K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-07-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
22citations taken to the federal commission · 17% of citations on record
Settled
21 · 95%
Stood as issued
1 · 5%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$33K proposed, $23K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-09-15.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2009-05-20, 17 years ago
8%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
12
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz51 over
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz7
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (17)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2009-04-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.34
0.24
1.42
Bulldozer Operator
2009-05-20
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
10
0.02
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-05-20
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-05-20
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.29
10
0.03
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-05-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.47
2.8
0.17
Lab Technician
2009-05-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
0.69
0.58
Bulldozer Operator
2009-04-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.37
0.88
0.42
Bulldozer Operator
2009-04-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2009-04-08
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
Drill Operator, Rotary
2009-04-08
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2007-09-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-09-06
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.5
10
0.05
Diamond Drill Operator
2007-09-06
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.63
0.7
0.90
Diamond Drill Operator
2004-06-22
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
10
0.01
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-06-22
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-06-22
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
10
0.02
Drill Operator, Jumbo Perc.
2003-05-13
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.23
10
0.02
Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Boyers recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.68 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.32 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
3.01
3.01
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
2.76
2.76
0.000
2006 *
9.03
6.02
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
3.50
3.50
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2011
13
2010
23
2009
25
2008
25
2007
27
2006
26
2005
24
2004
22
2003
18
2002
19
2001
22
2000
21
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Boyers sits in Butler County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Butler County, Pennsylvania · Population 195,870
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$86,775
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2011 Q3
6,921
4
1
578.0
2011 Q2
9,039
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
8,864
1
0
112.8
2010 Q4
12,040
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
13,384
5
1
373.6
2010 Q2
15,206
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
19,426
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
17,974
10
2
556.4
Show 39 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3
17,963
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
17,349
4
2
230.6
2009 Q1
13,060
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
15,529
36
15
2318.2
2008 Q3
16,879
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
18,761
2
0
106.6
2008 Q1
9,002
2
0
222.2
2007 Q4
19,317
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
19,268
4
0
207.6
2007 Q2
19,563
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
14,208
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
15,510
2
1
128.9
2006 Q3
18,431
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
17,759
9
0
506.8
2006 Q1
14,755
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
15,636
2
0
127.9
2005 Q3
16,735
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
17,011
7
2
411.5
2005 Q1
11,538
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
15,402
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
17,160
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
17,088
2
0
117.0
2004 Q1
7,536
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
9,258
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
17,493
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
17,510
5
1
285.6
2003 Q1
5,609
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
13,679
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
17,142
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
18,167
4
1
220.2
2002 Q1
9,310
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
14,876
7
2
470.6
2001 Q3
17,042
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
17,818
9
5
505.1
2001 Q1
9,716
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
11,675
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
17,361
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
17,065
5
2
293.0
2000 Q1
10,068
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
27 on file
2010 · 1 incident
May 17, 2010PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTRIKING OR BUMPING
EE was removing the power modular from a dozer. He was standing between the frame of the dozer and the modular disconnecting hoses. He repositioned his leg and came in contact with an electrical plug bracket. He felt a pinch in his right leg but was unable to see what he was hitting with his leg. Wears a support wrap and did not see he had cut into leg until he changed clothes.
2009 · 1 incident
June 22, 2009PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The E. was attempting to replace a trough roller structure on a conveyor. The E. placed the roller structure onto the conveyor frame and was attempting to put it into the upright position, between the belting and frame, when his thumb was "wedged" between the two. The E. experienced trama to his thumb and drove himself to the E.R..
2007 · 1 incident
February 21, 2007PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was fixing horns on a D-11 Dozer and left the cab to retrive tools from the ground. While walking down the dozer tracks the employee slipped and fell to the ground onto his right shoulder. He stated the area was justed cleaned and there was mud on his boots.
2006 · 3 incidents
August 11, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
The employee was picking up material that had fallen off of a conveyor belt. Another rock came off of the belt and struck the employee on the right index finger at the first joint. The employee had a broken joint and required stitches.
August 7, 2006PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While clearing material that became "jammed" from the discharge of the crusher, a rock fell onto the conveyor onto the employee's left ring finger. The rock caused a cut requiring stitches and broke the bone in his finger.
The employee was driving a haul truck and a fawn jumped out in front of him. The driver lost control and struck a berm and eventually went over it, falling 10-15 feet. The employee exited the truck under his own power and complained of neck pain. Seatbelt was worn.
2004 · 1 incident
January 12, 2004PA · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, EE HAD GREASE INJECTED, FROM A PNUEMATIC GREASE LINE, INTO HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS THUMB TO EXTRACT THE GREASE.
2002 · 2 incidents
August 20, 2002PA · Metal/Non-Metaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ON 8/20/02 THE EE WAS DRILLING AND A CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL FROM A HIGHWALL (40 FT) THE HIGHWALL WAS BENCHED 30 FT. THE EE SEEN THE MATERIAL FALLING AND CHOSE TO EXIT HIS MACHINE. THE MATERIAL HIT THE FAR SIDE OF THE DRILL AS THE EE WAS EXITING. THE EE FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROTECT HIMSELF. THE EE WORKED THE SHIFT AND RETURNED NEXT DAY.
March 21, 2002PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EE WAS BURNING METAL. AFTER CUTTING THROUGH THE PIECE, 1/2 OF IT SLIPPED FROM TABLE FALLING TO FLOOR. AS IT FELL IT PULLED THE HOSES OF THE WELDING TORCH CAUSING TORCH TO FALL. EE GRABBED AT T ORCH, BUMPING THE OXYGEN VALVE OPENING IT UP. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED FLAME. THE NOZZLE OF THE TORCH WAS POINTED @ LT ARM CAUSING BURN. WENT TO ER, GIVEN MEDS & ANTIBIOTICS, RETURNED TO WORK
1993 · 2 incidents
July 20, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP INTO THE BED OF WELD TRUCK TO TURN OFF WELDER. WHEN STEPPING BACK, FOOT HIT VICE, FALLING TO GROUND, WRAPPING LEG AND ANKLE AROUND VICE, LOCATED ON THE TAIL GATE OF WELD TR UCK.ACCIDENT CAUSED FRACTURE TO LOWER RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE.
February 2, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SLIPPED CLIMBING LADDER ON HIGH-LIFT.CAUGHT HIMSELF ON LADDER.REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON 2ND AND HE FELT HE WOULD BE ALL RIGHT.SUPERVISOR REQUESTED HIM TO GO TO DOCOTR SUPERVISOR FELT HE WAS NO T GETTING BETTER.WENT TO DOCTOR FRIDAY PM AND MONDAY AM.
HOLDING PUNCH UP TO PIN IN ROLLER FRAME WHILE ANOTHER EMPL HIT PUNCH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.PIN WASNT AS TIGHT AS EXPECTED AND FLEW OUT EASILY.SLEDGE HIT LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING BONE BREAK AND CHIP.
January 6, 1992PA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE D/9 DOZER, WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT FIRST AND SLIPPED AND LOST HIS GRIP. EE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AND LEG AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK ON THE GROUND. HE INJURED HIS LEFT LEG AND KNEE, ALSO HE RECEIVED BRUISES TO THE ABDOMEN AND BACK.
EE WAS BENT OVER ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BROKEN BOLTS FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER RESERVIOR HOLD DOWN STRAPS ON A CAT D 10 DOZER. THE EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN UP STAND UP FROM HIS BENT OVER POSOTION.
1990 · 1 incident
January 26, 1990PA · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MAINTAINCE ON DRILL TIGHTENING BOLTS ON BOOM PULLING UP ON WRENCH TO T IGHTEN PULLED MUSCLE ON RT.SIDE OF BACK & AFFECTED VERTABRAE-2 DISC.PULLED OUT OF PLACE
April 7, 1988PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING FINE LIMESTONE MATERIAL THAT DROPS OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT HE LIFT ED ONA SHOVEL FELL & PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING FINE LIMESTONE MATGERIAL THAT DROPS OFF THE CONVEYOR BELTS HE LIFTED ON A SHOVEL FULL & PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK
EMP WAS REPLACI3G SECO SCREEN ON THE SHAKER. HE WAS REPLACING REAR DOOR TO THE SHAKER AND WAS LEANING ON HIS LEFT KNEE ON AN I BEM. WHILE LIFTING THE DOOR HIS LEFT KNEE DISLOCATED AND HE FELL ONTO THE C5TWALK, AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE