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: 557 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CONCORDIA MINE has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
90 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-12-11.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
25%
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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-03-01.
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: 2022-10-12, 3 years ago
10
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg9
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (10)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2022-10-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-10-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2020-09-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-09-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2020-09-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2018-03-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-03-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2016-03-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-03-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2010-09-14
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.22
Front-end Loader 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
5
2025
5
2024
5
2023
6
2022
5
2021
4
2020
3
2019
4
2018
4
2017
4
2016
4
2015
5
2014
6
2013
6
2012
9
2011
8
2010
8
2009
9
2008
10
2007
10
2006
10
2005
9
2004
11
2003
7
2002
8
2001
9
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CONCORDIA MINE sits in Cloud County, Kansas, 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.
Cloud County, Kansas · Population 8,973
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$57,333
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
933
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
389
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
784
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
1,174
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
650
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
358
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
1,062
2
1
1883.2
2024 Q3
1,042
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
749
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
899
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
693
1
1
1443.0
2023 Q3
1,407
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
2,124
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,103
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,332
1
0
750.8
2022 Q3
1,282
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
820
1
0
1219.5
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
880
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
450
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,159
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
371
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
834
1
0
1199.0
2020 Q3
1,155
1
0
865.8
2020 Q2
936
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
281
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,104
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,437
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,103
2
1
1813.2
2019 Q1
125
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
350
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,132
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,343
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
200
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,088
1
0
919.1
2017 Q3
396
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,436
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
684
5
0
7309.9
2016 Q4
1,570
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,436
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,015
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
204
4
1
19607.8
2015 Q4
1,613
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,760
3
0
1704.5
2015 Q2
1,139
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,539
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,686
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,567
4
2
2552.6
2014 Q2
878
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
376
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,332
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,037
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,940
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
4,786
1
0
208.9
2012 Q4
2,784
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,237
4
0
944.1
2012 Q2
3,593
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
3,653
1
0
273.7
2011 Q4
2,661
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,453
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,113
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
4,006
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,348
3
1
896.1
2010 Q3
3,377
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,057
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,288
3
1
912.4
2009 Q4
2,769
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,872
8
3
2066.1
2009 Q2
3,225
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,547
23
2
6484.4
2008 Q4
2,851
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,671
1
0
272.4
2008 Q2
3,980
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,659
9
1
2459.7
2007 Q4
2,913
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,700
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,759
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,060
2
1
653.6
2006 Q4
3,083
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,736
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,128
1
0
242.2
2006 Q1
3,705
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,804
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,506
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,791
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,135
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,529
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,278
7
2
1636.3
2004 Q2
3,170
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,858
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,174
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,853
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,230
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
3,393
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,960
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,153
1
0
317.2
2002 Q2
3,436
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
3,832
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
4,226
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,456
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,019
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
3,372
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,406
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,654
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,260
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,493
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file
2021 · 1 incident
December 17, 2021KS · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was prying on a clutch with a 3' pry bar to line up with a bolt, when he slipped and the pry bar slipped and cut the left nostril of his nose.
2012 · 1 incident
March 29, 2012KS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was removing cutting blade from a loader bucket when the blade fell on his left foot from 2 1/2 ft in the air, fracturing the foot in two places.
2011 · 1 incident
May 16, 2011KS · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
HE WAS WALKING A 24" PIPE THAT WAS PARTIALLY BURIED IN THE SAND & STEPPED ON SOME WIRE CLOTH SCREEN THAT HAD BLOWN ACROSS THE PIPE. NOT REALIZING IT WAS COVERING A HOLE IN THE PIPE, STEPPED IN THE HOLE & FELL.
June 20, 1997KS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanDISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
EE WAS GRINDING ON METAL, OUTSIDE ON A VERY WINDY DAY AND A PIECE OF METAL BEWLW IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HELMET.EE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST SAND OR DIRT, DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL TH REE DAYS LATER. A PIECE OF METAL WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
1995 · 3 incidents
September 6, 1995KS · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE BANK OF THE SAND PIT, LOST HIS FOOTING, WHEN FALLING TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND/OR ARM. CAUSED A MASSIVE TEAR TO THE ROTATOR CUFF IN THE LEFT SHOULDE R.
February 2, 1995KS · Metal/Non-Metalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS