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: 351 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CENTRAL SERVICE has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $260 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-12-01.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 50% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 33%
Stood as issued
1 · 33%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 33%
62%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$260 proposed, $100 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-04-16.
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: 2014-02-20, 12 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Arsenic fumes3
Show the individual readings (54)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2014-02-20
Manganese fumes
0.09
5
0.02
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Zinc oxide fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Vanadium fumes
0.11
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Molybdenum fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Copper fumes
0.97
100
0.01
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Iron oxide fumes
0.25
10
0.03
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Lead fumes
0.72
150
0.00
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Magnesium oxide fumes
0.05
10
0.01
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Nickel fumes
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.55
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
1.01
0.31
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
2.66
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Arsenic fumes
0
500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Beryllium fumes
0.01
2
0.01
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Chromium, insoluble
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2014-02-20
Cobalt fumes
0.05
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-08-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.85
2.05
0.41
Welder, etc.
2009-08-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2009-08-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
1.66
0.09
Mechanic
2009-08-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Warehouse Man
2009-08-11
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.13
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Lead fumes
0
150
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Magnesium oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Molybdenum fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Nickel fumes
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Zinc oxide fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Manganese fumes
0.01
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Arsenic fumes
0
500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Beryllium fumes
0
2
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Chromium, insoluble
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Cobalt fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Copper fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Iron oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Lead fumes
0
150
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Magnesium oxide fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Manganese fumes
0.01
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Molybdenum fumes
0
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Nickel fumes
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Vanadium fumes
0
50
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Zinc oxide fumes
0
5
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Arsenic fumes
0
500
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Beryllium fumes
0
2
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Cadmium oxide fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Chromium, insoluble
0
1
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Cobalt fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Copper fumes
0
100
0.00
Welder, etc.
2009-03-05
Iron oxide fumes
0.02
10
0.00
Welder, etc.
2002-01-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.2
0.81
0.25
Mechanic
2002-01-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Warehouse Man
2002-01-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2002-01-15
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
Mechanic
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.
CENTRAL SERVICE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2016.
Injury rate, 2016
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.59 cases per 100 workers.
In North Carolina, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.52 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2016
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014
3.89
0.00
0.000
2013
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
2.50
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
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
2017
53
2016
49
2015
46
2014
43
2013
51
2012
31
2011
41
2010
40
2009
46
2008
79
2007
85
2006
85
2005
81
2004
74
2003
74
2002
76
2001
76
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CENTRAL SERVICE sits in Forsyth County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Forsyth County, North Carolina · Population 386,740
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$65,541
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
2017 Q1
27,849
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
26,154
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
27,590
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
26,847
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
26,546
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
24,842
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
26,249
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
24,562
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q1
25,513
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
24,986
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
26,440
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
24,964
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
26,327
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
29,823
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
36,143
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
24,703
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
23,570
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
20,478
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
19,647
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
18,731
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
21,159
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
22,782
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
18,654
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
18,050
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
27,348
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
16,113
1
0
62.1
2010 Q3
22,761
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
11,632
3
1
257.9
2010 Q1
15,906
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
18,681
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
20,584
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
16,952
1
0
59.0
2009 Q1
15,141
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
24,590
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
27,970
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
31,935
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
35,333
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
34,849
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
33,308
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
34,112
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
38,311
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
32,999
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
35,827
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
36,435
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
36,455
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
35,035
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
68,786
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
24,620
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
24,127
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
20,429
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
21,980
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
24,027
1
0
41.6
2004 Q1
25,125
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
27,596
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
26,247
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
42,076
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
42,664
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
30,428
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
44,645
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
45,136
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
38,675
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
42,743
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2014 · 2 incidents
December 15, 2014NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
Employee knelt down to put jack under rotor and when he stood up and felt sharp pain in lower back.
January 31, 2014NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
IW was using a battery powered drill to drill a hole in a metal trough and as the drill bit cut through, it pulled his hand into the top of the trough cutting his index finger on this right hand.
2008 · 1 incident
September 5, 2008NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was drilling 1/8 inch metal plate with 3/4 inch drill bit on drill press. He needed to move holding clamp so bit would pass thru plate. While moving holding clamp and trying to align hole in plate, the bit unexpectedly contacted the plate, rotating the plate and cutting the employee's finger.
2007 · 1 incident
October 1, 2007NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EE right thumb was crushed while trying to position a stack of plates on the vertical tilt band saw. When closing it the thumb was crushed between the hydraulic vise and the plate.
2006 · 1 incident
August 28, 2006NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was trying to dislodge a bearing from a shaft by using a hammer to tap on the bearing race as another employee heated the race. A small piece of metal broke off the race and entered EE forehead.
2005 · 1 incident
February 17, 2005NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping another employee wash parts, a spacer off of a 992C Cat Loader was on the bench beside the parts washer. The spacer fell off or was knocked off and hit the floor and then bounced up and struck the employee on the inside of his left ankle.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE UNLOADING OF A CRUSHER. SUPERVISOR WAS OPERATING THE LINKBELT CRANE. THE CHAINS HOLDING THE CRUSHER CAME LOOSE AND BEGAN TO SWING IN A SPIRAL MOTION. SUPERVISOR VERBALL Y WARNED EE TO "WATCH THE CHAINS", EE PUT HIS ARM UP TO BLOCK THE CHAIN BUT A PIECE OF THE CHAIN CAME UP THROUGH HIS ARMS AND HIT HIM IN HIS MOUTH BREAKING OFF 3 TEETH.
January 22, 2003NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
REPLACING TAIL PULLEY ON C-25: EE BENT DOWN TO RELEASE THE SLACK ON THE CONVEYOR BELT SO HE COULD LOOSEN THE COME-A-LONG THAT WAS HOLDING THE BELT CLAMPS. AT THIS POINT, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN G O DOWN HIS LEFT LEG, BUT HE DIDN'T MENTION IT, THINKING IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT.
EE AND COWORKER WERE USING A HAND TRUCK TO TRANSPORT A STARTER CABINET FROM THE ELECTRICAL STORAGE AREA TO THE ELECTRICAL SHOP. THEY LOST CONTROL OF THE HAND TRUCK WHILE CORSSING A UNEVEN AREA ON THE CONCRETE PAD. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE WEIGHT AND THE CAINET FELL ONTO HIS FOOT.
August 7, 2002NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING INSIDE OF 5 1/2 CRUSHER BOWL. HE WAS USING AIR CHISEL TO REMOVE OLD NORDBAK FROM FILLER BLOCKS, ONE OF THE BLOCKS CAME LOOSE AND FELL TO THE FLOOR AND OVER ON TO TOP OF E MPLOYEE'S FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE IN BONE OF LEFT FOOT.
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