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: 208 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cromwell Pit has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $809 outstanding across 5 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.
$38K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$809
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-09-11.
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.
43citations taken to the federal commission · 49% of citations on record
Settled
42 · 98%
Stood as issued
1 · 2%
92%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
59%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $6K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2008-12-09.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2008
5
2007
7
2006
7
2005
7
2004
8
2002
5
2001
5
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Cromwell Pit sits in Seminole County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 4.6% 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.
Seminole County, Oklahoma · Population 23,550
4.6%
Mining share of county employment
$46,191
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
2008 Q3
741
20
5
26990.6
2008 Q2
2,378
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,474
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,730
2
0
536.2
2007 Q3
3,186
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,606
2
1
554.6
2007 Q1
2,427
6
2
2472.2
2006 Q4
2,988
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3
3,100
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
3,580
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,539
2
0
787.7
2005 Q4
3,133
4
1
1276.7
2005 Q3
2,489
1
0
401.8
2005 Q2
3,265
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,864
6
0
3218.9
2004 Q4
6
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
5,356
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
6,847
34
12
4965.7
2004 Q1
4,229
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,442
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,480
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,880
4
3
1388.9
2002 Q1
2,601
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4,300
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,730
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,402
5
0
1469.7
2000 Q2
3,564
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,640
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2008 · 1 incident
February 8, 2008OK · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handMACHINERY
Employee stated he was in a boat when he was attempting to lift some heavy pipe and the boat moved causing him to twist and injury his back. He did not report to me until 6/11/07 at which time he raised his leg to climb steps and was unable to move.
2005 · 3 incidents
June 28, 2005OK · Metal/Non-Metalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementSTRIKING OR BUMPING
ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 7/5/05. WORKING ON DREDGE REBUILD. EE STATED HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE TAKING HYDRAULIC PUMP OFF. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. THIS ACCIDENT WAS ALLEGED AFTER EE WAS WRITTEN UP FOR NOT REPORTING FOR WORK AND TERMINATION WAS BEING CONSIDERED.
May 24, 2005OK · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MANUALLY LIFTING GENERATOR OFF THE DREDGE. AS THEY WERE LIFTING OFF THE STAND, THE LEFT CORNER ON INJURED EMPLOYEE'S SIDE CAUGHT THE CORNER OF THE STAND AND CAUSED THE GENERATOR TO TILT. THE GENERATOR FELL AND SMASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE GENERATOR AND 10 INCH PIPE.
1996 · 1 incident
May 14, 1996OK · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handOTHER