Iluka Resources Inc. · Struck against a moving object
Lull overturned in stockpile. Operator egressed through rear window. Operator was diagnosed with contusion in shoulder. Restricted to no heavy lifting.
Brink Mine & Concentrator: 78 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Iluka Resources Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Iluka Resources Ltd
Emporia,
Greensville County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407250
Brink Mine & Concentrator has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2009–2015
- Latest incident
- Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
78
citations
17
significant & substantial
$25,861
proposed penalties
$24,588
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,273 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
25
inspections on record
510
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 510 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Brink Mine & Concentrator has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$26K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
78 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.21.8%
significant & substantial
26.9%
high negligence or reckless
23.1%
reasonably likely or greater
56.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.3% low, 71.8% moderate, 26.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
12
citations taken to the federal commission · 15% of citations on record
- Settled 7 · 58%
- Stood as issued 5 · 42%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
14%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $8K 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 2013-10-17.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA 2013-41M | Settlement | Rae | 2014 | $4K → $4K |
| VA 2014-19M | Default | Lesnick | 2013 | $3K → $3K |
| VA 2013-181M | Settlement | Rae | 2014 | $2K → $1K |
| VA 2013-46M | Settlement | Feldman | 2013 | $540 → $108 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2010-06-09, 16 years ago
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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.3
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (3)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2010-06-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2010-06-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer 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.
Brink Mine & Concentrator recorded 6.17 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
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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.6.17
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.26 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Virginia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 * | 6.17 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2014 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2013 * | 2.87 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2012 * | 4.57 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2011 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2010 * | 2.49 | 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.
Ownership history
- Iluka Resources Inc. 2009 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 56 |
| 2014 | 46 |
| 2013 | 38 |
| 2012 | 35 |
| 2011 | 32 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2009 | 30 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Brink Mine & Concentrator sits in Greensville County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Greensville County, Virginia · Population 11,304
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$56,759
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q4 | 23,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 24,171 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 28,527 | 3 | 1 | 105.2 |
| 2015 Q1 | 21,163 | 1 | 1 | 47.3 |
| 2014 Q4 | 16,638 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 23,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 20,138 | 1 | 0 | 49.7 |
| 2014 Q1 | 20,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q4 | 23,604 | 4 | 1 | 169.5 |
| 2013 Q3 | 14,725 | 10 | 3 | 679.1 |
| 2013 Q2 | 17,189 | 1 | 0 | 58.2 |
| 2013 Q1 | 14,251 | 1 | 0 | 70.2 |
| 2012 Q4 | 22,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 21,990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 21,857 | 13 | 4 | 594.8 |
| 2012 Q1 | 21,729 | 7 | 0 | 322.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 18,304 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 15,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 23,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 19,890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 21,116 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 21,882 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 21,794 | 1 | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2010 Q1 | 15,445 | 3 | 2 | 194.2 |
| 2009 Q4 | 15,653 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 15,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 18,876 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file2015 · 3 incidents
July 9, 2015
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iluka Resources Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was directing adjustment placing of pipe on a pipe welding machine. Pipe made a sudden movement thinking it was going to fall the employee made an effort to move. He placed his hand on a part of the machine which was not in use. This was on the lower half of a clamp. The upper half dropped hitting the middle finger on the left hand. Finger was fractured
April 29, 2015
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iluka Resources Inc. · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was bringing tools to another Employee and slipped on concrete floor which had "flock" on it. Employee's elbow hit an anchor bolt.
2013 · 1 incident
Iluka Resources Inc. · Struck against stationary object
Employee was observing the discharge of a sanded line. When the slug broke loose, the line pulled free and sprayed material. The employee was turning to get out of the line of fire and hit his head on a piece of fixed equipment.
2012 · 3 incidents
Iluka Resources Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
An employee was assisting the operators mechanic with a routine inspection on a piece of plant equipment. When prying the piece of equipment with a pry bar, the pry bar slipped and struck the employee in the lower lip. The employee went to seek medical treatment and was given 2 stitches to seal the sustained injury.
August 1, 2012
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iluka Resources Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking in mining field flagging power cable when his left heel stepped on something (unknown) and employee fell with left leg underneath him. Employee said it burned and he reported incident to his supervisor. On 8/2 employee asked to see Dr. and was diagnosed with strained calf and given 2 weeks light duty.
June 28, 2012
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iluka Resources Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee stepped inside CAT generator trailer with heel of boot landing on lip of catch pan causing employee to fall forward and burn arm on diesel engine turbo. Employee received a "dollar bill" size second degree burn to left forearm.
2010 · 1 incident
Iluka Resources Inc. · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was walking toward pipe valves, slipped and fell in mud, striking right shin just below the knee on bolted metal pipe flange. Employee was seen in ER, diagnosed with large hematoma below knee, given 2 days of restricted duty, pain medicine and anti-imflammatories.
2009 · 2 incidents
October 7, 2009
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iluka Resources Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Plant operator was pulling a rolling ladder across the floor when one of the legs caught the toe plate causing the ladder to come to an abrupt stop. This caused a sudden twisting to his lower back resulting in a muscle strain.
Iluka Resources Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Supertindent was walking to parking lot attempted to step over silt fence and got r foot caught in fence. Fell to ground breaking both lower leg bones, Dislocating ankle and tearing ligament. Required surgery (6 pins/plat) to repair fracture.