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: 119 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Freedom 2 has $54K 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.
$54K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $52K in penalties contested before the Commission, $26K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-08-21.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$52K proposed, $26K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-12-04.
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
1
2015
4
2014
3
2013
6
2012
5
2011
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Freedom 2 sits in Washington County, Minnesota, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Washington County, Minnesota · Population 272,298
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$114,457
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 Q2
1
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
613
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,473
5
1
3394.4
2015 Q2
2,093
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
407
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2
2,636
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,082
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
173
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,602
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,603
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,201
3
3
2497.9
2012 Q3
2,343
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,590
7
4
2702.7
2012 Q1
537
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,633
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2015 · 1 incident
May 13, 2015MN · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS