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.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-05-05.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Crusher #1 has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $897 in penalties contested before the Commission, $700 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-07-10.
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 · 7% 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
22%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$897 proposed, $700 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-02-25.
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
2016
2
2015
3
2014
4
2013
3
2012
4
2011
8
2010
7
2009
2
2008
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Crusher #1 sits in Dunn County, North Dakota, where the Census mining category is 7.9% 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.
Dunn County, North Dakota · Population 4,043
7.9%
Mining share of county employment
$94,688
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
2016 Q4
128
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
819
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
95
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
3
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
287
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
422
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
909
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4
482
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,850
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
613
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
9
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
401
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
228
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
323
1
0
3096.0
2012 Q2
952
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,352
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,262
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
874
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,025
6
5
5853.7
2011 Q1
782
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
347
6
5
17291.1
2010 Q3
287
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
179
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
415
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
36
2
1
55555.6
2009 Q3
72
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
83
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2015 · 1 incident
May 1, 2015ND · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Doing daily checks on Case rock truck. He opened the hood, crawled on top of the hood. Walking across the battery case, the case rocked because it was not locked. He slipped and fell on right leg. Knee and shin got scraped. We cleaned the wound and used first aid supplies.