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.
268 citations across 2,239 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Garland Mine has $234K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 16 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.
$234K
proposed penalties
$174K
current assessed
$173K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
264 assessments are final orders; 16 contested dockets.
Of $123K in penalties contested before the Commission, $69K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-07-27.
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.
52citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
48 · 92%
Stood as issued
2 · 4%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 4%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 23 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
44%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$123K proposed, $69K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2016-06-21.
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.
MSHA sampling at Garland Mine shows 98% of 109 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2016-11-17, 9 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
109
samples
2.01
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
82 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 27 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Garland Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
2.19
2.19
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
7.56
2.52
0.000
2005 *
3.45
0.00
0.000
2004 *
6.85
6.85
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2017
0
2016
4
2015
5
2014
6
16,793
2013
6
22,150
2012
6
15,864
2011
8
37,257
2010
36
132,691
2009
31
184,812
2008
39
180,967
2007
37
210,943
2006
32
254,077
2005
25
170,658
2004
15
70,650
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Garland Mine sits in Bourbon County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Bourbon County, Kansas · Population 14,384
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$67,555
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 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
631
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,470
1
0
680.3
2016 Q2
2,941
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,947
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,675
2
0
747.7
2015 Q3
2,852
3
1
1051.9
2015 Q2
2,692
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q1
2,396
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
3,399
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,170
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
3,481
18
7
5170.9
2014 Q1
3,447
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,389
4
1
1180.3
2013 Q3
4,221
2
1
473.8
2013 Q2
3,444
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,949
4
1
1356.4
2012 Q4
5,859
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
3,886
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,149
3
0
2611.0
2012 Q1
5,066
12
5
2368.7
2011 Q4
8,557
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
5,351
3
0
560.6
2011 Q2
901
3
2
3329.6
2011 Q1
4,003
3
1
749.4
2010 Q4
27,067
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
23,605
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
25,642
6
4
234.0
2010 Q1
19,027
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
22,549
13
5
576.5
2009 Q3
17,807
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
20,428
51
26
2496.6
2009 Q1
16,674
24
8
1439.4
2008 Q4
26,173
26
17
993.4
2008 Q3
21,307
4
1
187.7
2008 Q2
26,987
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
16,757
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
7,956
43
12
5404.7
2007 Q3
25,423
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
19,796
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
22,991
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
19,910
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
22,205
8
3
360.3
2006 Q2
16,930
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
20,287
1
0
49.3
2005 Q4
16,820
8
2
475.6
2005 Q3
18,644
2
1
107.3
2005 Q2
10,883
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
11,627
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
9,096
4
1
439.8
2004 Q3
11,121
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
6,988
1
0
143.1
2004 Q1
2,013
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2012 · 1 incident
April 5, 2012KS · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While walking down the stairs of the Hitachi 1800 Track Hoe, the injured slipped on the last step and fell backward on the steps straining his back. Missed 3 days, worked 2 days and then missed one more day.
2008 · 1 incident
February 8, 2008KS · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Tipple operator was grinding on parts for the tipple when the grinding wheel he was using fell apart and hit the claimant in the right hand. The claimant was standing 20 feet away at the time.
June 15, 2006KS · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
No unusual conditions, employee instaling cutting edges on D-11 Dozer using 1" Drive Impact over head. He states it caused damage to his neck causing a pinched nerve and numbness. He also had extreme pain in his left arm & shoulder.
2005 · 1 incident
September 28, 2005KS · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER