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: 359 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Brasell Pit has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-09.
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.
11citations taken to the federal commission · 17% of citations on record
Settled
10 · 91%
Stood as issued
1 · 9%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
14%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $4K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-12-12.
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: 2011-10-19, 14 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (22)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2011-10-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2011-10-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2011-10-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2010-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2010-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-10-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-10-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.99
0.27
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-10-08
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.32
0.84
Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-01-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2006-01-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2006-01-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2006-01-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2006-01-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-08-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-08-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-08-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-08-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2004-08-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dry Screen Plant Operator
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.
Brasell Pit recorded 9.50 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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.
9.50
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.56 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Mississippi, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.47 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
2011 *
9.50
0.00
0.000
2010 *
8.82
0.00
0.000
2009 *
11.25
11.25
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
6.01
6.01
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
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
2012
14
2011
13
2010
13
2009
16
2008
14
2007
12
2006
10
2005
9
2004
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Brasell Pit sits in Panola County, Mississippi, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Panola County, Mississippi · Population 32,965
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$43,990
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
2012 Q4
1,375
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,009
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
6,812
3
0
440.4
2012 Q1
4,394
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
5,044
4
0
793.0
2011 Q3
6,075
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,324
4
3
632.5
2011 Q1
3,620
0
0
0.0
Show 26 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4
5,017
3
1
598.0
2010 Q3
7,017
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
7,506
12
5
1598.7
2010 Q1
3,126
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
8,236
5
4
607.1
2009 Q3
8,479
3
1
353.8
2009 Q2
12,243
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
6,591
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
9,157
5
1
546.0
2008 Q3
11,298
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,790
2
1
345.4
2008 Q1
7,767
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
11,052
2
1
181.0
2007 Q3
10,855
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,144
2
0
325.5
2007 Q1
5,207
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,571
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
5,997
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,086
10
6
1643.1
2006 Q1
6,203
8
4
1289.7
2005 Q4
5,442
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
7,209
2
0
277.4
2005 Q2
6,962
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
6,198
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,001
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
5,645
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2011 · 1 incident
August 22, 2011MS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was removing a lid off of 120lb can of grease with a screw driver. As he was removing the lid the screwdriver slipped lacerating his middle finger on his right hand.
2009 · 2 incidents
February 11, 2009MS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee had been welding and helping another welder weld on a drainage pipe throughout the shift. Employee was diagnosed with flash burn.
2007 · 1 incident
October 24, 2007MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee states he was taking compressor off of engine , had it unbolted, reached for a hammer, when the compressor fell off of mounting studs. He grabbed the compressor to keep it from falling.
2005 · 1 incident
March 28, 2005MS · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)