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: 273 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bradford Stone has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 1 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $874 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-03-18.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
55%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $874 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2007-09-10.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2009
4
2008
4
2007
6
2006
5
2005
0
2004
1
2003
0
2002
1
2001
1
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bradford Stone sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
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
2009 Q4
760
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
2,205
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,327
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,939
4
0
2062.9
2008 Q4
2,219
5
0
2253.3
2008 Q3
1,477
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
916
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4
2,414
10
1
4142.5
2007 Q3
2,753
14
2
5085.4
2007 Q2
2,903
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,891
8
1
2767.2
2006 Q4
3,250
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,500
25
2
7142.9
2006 Q2
1,402
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
100
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
96
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
16
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2006 · 1 incident
October 5, 2006WV · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Operator left property complaining of back strain and received medical treatment from Oct 6 thu 19, 2006 from chiropractic center. His report stated the jerking and jarring from a large rock caused pain.