Center Coal Company has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1996–2013
Latest incident
Feb 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
52
citations
11
significant & substantial
$7,168
proposed penalties
$7,168
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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.
52 citations across 1,146 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Center Coal Company has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-30.
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.
MSHA sampling at Center Coal Company shows 100% of 66 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2025-02-04
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
66
samples
0.33
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
66 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER27
MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER10
WEIGHMAN9
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
3
2024
4
2023
4
2022
4
2021
3
2020
4
2019
4
2018
4
2017
4
2016
4
2015
4
2014
5
2013
4
2012
4
2011
5
2010
5
2009
4
2008
4
2007
5
2006
5
2005
4
2004
3
2003
3
2002
3
2001
4
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Center Coal Company sits in Oliver County, North Dakota, where the Census mining category is 6.2% 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.
Oliver County, North Dakota · Population 1,821
6.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,953
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
2026 Q2
470
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
1,128
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
374
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
112
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
761
1
0
1314.1
2025 Q1
1,759
2
1
1137.0
2024 Q4
1,749
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
177
3
0
16949.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
754
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,402
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
1,751
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
94
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
572
2
0
3496.5
2023 Q1
1,456
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,364
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
147
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
621
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,405
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,245
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
188
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
373
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,438
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
4,315
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
157
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
508
1
0
1968.5
2020 Q1
1,617
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
3,045
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
103
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
531
1
0
1883.2
2019 Q1
1,721
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
4,197
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
378
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
416
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,840
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,605
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
225
2
0
8888.9
2017 Q2
517
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,770
2
0
1129.9
2016 Q4
777
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
345
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,768
1
0
565.6
2016 Q1
1,792
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,770
1
0
565.0
2015 Q3
397
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
639
1
0
1564.9
2015 Q1
2,284
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,928
3
0
1556.0
2014 Q3
425
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,166
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,493
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,252
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
413
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
989
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,501
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,973
3
2
1520.5
2012 Q3
233
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
540
1
0
1851.9
2012 Q1
2,506
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,602
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
275
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,173
1
0
852.5
2011 Q1
2,916
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,269
1
0
440.7
2010 Q3
634
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
685
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
2,630
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,160
1
0
463.0
2009 Q3
401
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,047
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,018
3
2
994.0
2008 Q4
2,228
2
2
897.7
2008 Q3
118
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
502
3
0
5976.1
2008 Q1
1,993
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,066
1
1
484.0
2007 Q3
920
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,553
2
2
1287.8
2007 Q1
4,023
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,670
1
0
272.5
2006 Q3
1,876
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,307
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,672
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,360
2
0
847.5
2005 Q3
1,292
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,045
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,003
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,603
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
381
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
401
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,722
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,455
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
68
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
216
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,842
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,525
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
60
9
1
150000.0
2002 Q2
198
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,852
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,459
2
0
1370.8
2001 Q3
100
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
339
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,118
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,403
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
470
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
354
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,216
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2013 · 1 incident
February 14, 2013ND · Coalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL
Faulty fuse disconnect of the air compressor. Worker opened up the disconnect and removed the fuses. While hooking up the ground wire his wrench accidentally touched the top side of fuse holder causing an arc flash and caused 2nd degree burn to left hand. Worker said the fuse holder should have been de-energized because he had removed the fuses. Worker was not wearing gloves.
2009 · 1 incident
March 16, 2009ND · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Customer came to the facility to pick up lump coal. He backed his vehicle to the lump pile. Our loader operator noticed no activity by the pile and called into the office to have some one check it out. Customer was on the ground and unresponsive with no pulse. Called 911. EMT arrived with AED and took over, then tranported customer to Med Center in Bismarck, ND.
2005 · 1 incident
December 14, 2005ND · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee climbed onto 48" x 60" feed conveyor to check bearings on idle roller. He knelt down on the conveyor frame then onto the belt to reach over to check a bearing. The belt twisted under his weight and since he failed to put on fall proctection and lifeline, he fell 10' to the ground, breaking his right elbow, 3 ribs and puncturing his lung. No equipment damage.
1996 · 1 incident
September 4, 1996ND · Coalclerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of salesHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)