LGEX-Perm-Larrabee has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2016–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
40
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,044
proposed penalties
$5,044
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 260 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
LGEX-Perm-Larrabee has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
40 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $943 in penalties contested before the Commission, $943 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-08-18.
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 · 20% of citations on record
Settled
8 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$943 proposed, $943 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 2008-03-12.
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.
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.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2018-10-31, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (5)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2018-10-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-10-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-10-31
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-04-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
1.05
0.26
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-04-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.8
0.34
Washer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2025
0
2024
0
2023
0
2022
1
2021
1
2020
2
2019
4
2018
5
2017
4
2016
5
2015
5
2014
12
2013
7
2012
8
2011
9
2010
7
2009
2
2008
5
2007
5
2005
0
2004
0
2003
1
2002
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
LGEX-Perm-Larrabee sits in Sioux County, Iowa, 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.
Sioux County, Iowa · Population 35,984
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$84,736
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
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
0
0
0
2023 Q2
0
0
0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4
0
0
0
2022 Q3
0
0
0
2022 Q2
322
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
329
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
460
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
597
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
578
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
103
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
554
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,056
2
0
1893.9
2020 Q2
1,275
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
465
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,049
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,986
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
2,470
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
174
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
2,075
5
1
2409.6
2018 Q3
3,008
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
3,999
2
0
500.1
2018 Q1
1,570
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,634
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
3,429
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,867
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,140
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
2,092
5
2
2390.1
2016 Q3
3,567
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,025
4
2
1322.3
2016 Q1
1,017
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,081
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,965
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,300
6
1
1818.2
2014 Q4
4,304
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
4,836
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
4,420
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,806
3
0
1661.1
2013 Q2
1,857
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
480
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,138
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,574
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,651
1
0
605.7
2012 Q1
10
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
3,174
1
0
315.1
2011 Q3
4,380
1
0
228.3
2011 Q2
140
1
0
7142.9
2010 Q3
1,600
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
415
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
160
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
501
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,201
4
2
1817.4
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q4
333
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
269
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
750
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
313
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
671
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
694
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
635
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
151
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2018 · 2 incidents
December 4, 2018IA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While removing overburden, the excavator slipped on wet black dirt down bench approximately 8 to 10 feet coming to rest on it's side. The operator was wearing EE's seatbelt and exited the equipment on EE's own. Emergency responders were summoned to the site and the operator was transported for medical review. The equipment was inspected by a vendor mechanic, no repairs needed.
2016 · 1 incident
May 24, 2016IA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE