C03: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
C03 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
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- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
14
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,563
proposed penalties
$1,563
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
6
inspections on record
93
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: 93 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
C03 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $400 in penalties contested before the Commission, $400 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-18.
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.21.4%
significant & substantial
7.1%
high negligence or reckless
21.4%
reasonably likely or greater
35.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.1% low, 85.7% moderate, 7.1% 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.
4
citations taken to the federal commission · 29% of citations on record
- Settled 4 · 100%
50%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$400 proposed, $400 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 2013-11-25.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2014-94M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2014 | $300 → $300 |
| WEST 2011-1559M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2012 | $100 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- JMAC Resources Inc 2011 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
C03 sits in Adams County, North Dakota, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.Adams County, North Dakota · Population 2,179
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$55,417
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q1 | 571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,655 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,782 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 5,884 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,926 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q4 | 805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 527 | 2 | 0 | 3795.1 |
| 2014 Q2 | 3,255 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 8,431 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 8,797 | 8 | 3 | 909.4 |
| 2013 Q2 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,570 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,948 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,382 | 1 | 0 | 723.6 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,678 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,374 | 3 | 0 | 889.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,227 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.