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.
121 citations across 1,956 inspection hours.
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: 2013-09-05.
On record since 2013.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
H & H has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
120 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-08-23.
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.
8citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
8 · 100%
83%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
6%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $9K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2017-10-11.
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 H & H shows 100% of 123 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: 2017-08-23, 9 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
123
samples
1.30
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.
75 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 48 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.
H & H recorded 3.22 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2017.
Injury rate, 2017
ⓘ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.
3.22
total case rate
3.22
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.79 and the all-US-mining average was 2.48 cases per 100 workers.
In Oklahoma, coal mining averaged 9.29 cases per 100 workers that year.
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
2017 *
3.22
3.22
0.000
2016 *
2.17
0.00
0.000
2015
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014
1.67
0.00
0.000
2013
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012
6.69
5.02
0.000
2011
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010
3.41
0.00
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)
2018
0
2017
32
113,801
2016
46
143,286
2015
47
190,909
2014
49
249,330
2013
50
240,140
2012
49
253,630
2011
49
254,087
2010
50
212,817
2009
28
22,814
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
H & H sits in Nowata County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Nowata County, Oklahoma · Population 9,392
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$52,679
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
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
18,706
9
2
481.1
2017 Q2
21,224
2
1
94.2
2017 Q1
22,277
9
4
404.0
2016 Q4
21,769
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q3
25,156
1
1
39.8
2016 Q2
22,698
6
0
264.3
2016 Q1
22,698
10
2
440.6
2015 Q4
24,329
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
26,070
3
1
115.1
2015 Q2
27,448
5
2
182.2
2015 Q1
25,259
5
0
197.9
2014 Q4
31,129
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
29,074
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
29,469
9
1
305.4
2014 Q1
30,406
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
57,566
4
1
69.5
2013 Q3
31,877
12
3
376.4
2013 Q2
31,472
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
31,091
6
3
193.0
2012 Q4
29,535
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
30,190
2
1
66.2
2012 Q2
30,385
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
29,507
10
3
338.9
2011 Q4
26,750
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
26,008
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
26,970
5
1
185.4
2011 Q1
28,572
5
1
175.0
2010 Q4
25,862
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
32,226
2
1
62.1
2010 Q2
31,650
3
1
94.8
2010 Q1
27,558
10
6
362.9
2009 Q4
10,352
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2017 · 1 incident
June 19, 2017OK · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Injured backed 1 ton truck up on a 1 ft high bladed berm on level ground to replace a U-joint. EE put the truck in park, set the brake, and chocked the front wheels. With the drive shaft removed, only the front brake and chocks were left to hold the truck on the berm incline and they slid 2.5 foot forward on the muddy ground causing shoulder bruising by the rear dual wheels.
2016 · 1 incident
May 13, 2016OK · Coalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeySLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While operating a Broce Broom backing up, the injured hit a bump causing the seat to shift on the cushioned seat support pinching his finger. Injury is a broken finger tip from being mashed.
2012 · 4 incidents
November 7, 2012OK · Coaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorMACHINERY
While removing the grill cover on a Cat D11 Dozer, the hinge broke causing the grill to fall onto the injured's hand breaking one finger and lacerating this hand requiring stitches.
May 31, 2012OK · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While changing out of his rain suit and rubber boots, the injured was putting on his normal work boots when he heard a loud pop and his foot started hurting. He fractured his foot while putting on his boots.
2010 · 2 incidents
July 20, 2010OK · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
While being loaded, a large rock dumped into the bed of his end dump, rolled into the side of the bed causing the truck to twist from the blow which broke the window popping a glass shard to to fly and scratch his eye, requiring a presription for pain.
June 24, 2010OK · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
While removing a cylinder pin, the injured smashed his finger with a drive pin and hammer causing the need of stitches on the ring finger of his left hand.