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: 185 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Dollar Dredge has $61K 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.
$61K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $60K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-07-28.
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 · 14% 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
83%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$60K proposed, $10K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-04-22.
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
2017
2
2016
3
2015
2
2014
2
2013
2
2012
2
2011
2
2010
3
2009
2
2008
1
2007
1
2006
1
2005
1
2004
1
2003
2
2002
0
2001
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Dollar Dredge sits in Minidoka County, Idaho, 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.
Minidoka County, Idaho · Population 21,922
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$70,060
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 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
2
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
6
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
2
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
8
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
10
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
210
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
12
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4
7
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
16
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
6
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
39
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
49
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
10
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
4
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
17
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
174
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
29
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
7
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
70
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
55
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
73
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
6
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
25
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
56
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
7
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
21
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
25
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
16
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
24
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
88
1
0
11363.6
2009 Q2
10
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
66
3
2
45454.5
2008 Q3
79
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
69
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
40
1
0
25000.0
2007 Q2
34
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
23
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
142
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
30
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
46
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
10
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
120
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
38
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
105
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
60
2
0
33333.3
2001 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2008 · 1 incident
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