Mining Incidents

Howell Woods Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lester Ray Phillips
Smithfield, Johnston County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102198

Howell Woods Mine has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
56
citations
14
significant & substantial
$38,062
proposed penalties
$21,550
paid to date
57% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,512 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
38
inspections on record
354
inspection hours
n/a
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: 354 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Howell Woods Mine has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$38K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-05-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 2,980 2 0 671.1
2018 Q1 4,131 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,522 2 0 442.3
2017 Q3 4,704 2 0 425.2
2017 Q2 4,757 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,907 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,220 1 0 310.6
Show 49 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q3 4,063 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,953 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,193 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,760 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,446 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,064 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,365 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,836 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,701 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,215 3 0 933.1
2014 Q1 3,053 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,939 1 0 340.3
2013 Q3 3,466 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,776 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,346 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,273 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,186 12 3 3766.5
2012 Q2 3,474 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,437 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,146 5 2 1589.3
2011 Q3 3,972 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,677 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,299 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,094 4 2 1910.2
2010 Q3 2,243 1 0 445.8
2010 Q2 2,025 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,917 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,134 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,339 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,301 1 1 434.6
2009 Q1 2,469 1 1 405.0
2008 Q4 2,600 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,366 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,559 2 1 562.0
2008 Q1 3,172 2 0 630.5
2007 Q4 3,135 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,130 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,646 5 1 1371.4
2007 Q1 3,999 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,648 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,477 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,207 3 1 935.5
2005 Q4 3,156 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,287 3 0 912.7
2005 Q2 2,617 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,824 4 1 2193.0
2004 Q4 1,848 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,774 2 1 1127.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

November 20, 2010 NC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Mid--East Services Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Two Trespassers were involved in an ATV accident approximately 400 yds from the mine gate on the haul road entering the mine. One of the people was fatally injured and the other person was seriously injured. The gate was locked and the accident occurred during non-working hours. Both victims were not employed or associated with the mine.

November 20, 2010 NC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Mid--East Services Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Two Trespassers were involved in an ATV accident approximately 400 yds from the gate entering the Mine. One of the people was fatally injured and the other person was seriously injured. Both victims were not employed by mine nor associated with the mine.

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The full compliance file on Howell Woods Mine

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