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: 286 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
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: 2010-09-22.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Lisle Pit has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-11-16.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
13%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $3K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-12-09.
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: 2005-09-22, 20 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (4)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2005-09-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.44
0.52
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-09-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.39
0.46
0.85
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-09-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.45
0.33
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-09-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
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
2012
1
2011
3
2010
4
2009
3
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4
2005
5
2004
5
2003
7
2002
5
2001
3
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Lisle Pit sits in Broome County, New York, 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.
Broome County, New York · Population 197,738
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,059
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
2012 Q1
134
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,374
5
1
3639.0
2011 Q3
1,517
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,446
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
978
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,652
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,900
5
2
1724.1
2010 Q2
2,291
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1
762
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,174
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,960
5
1
2551.0
2009 Q2
1,262
6
3
4754.4
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
2,180
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,734
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,178
5
0
1573.3
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
2,518
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,006
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,411
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
439
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,185
2
0
915.3
2006 Q3
2,279
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,925
1
0
341.9
2006 Q1
535
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,554
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,048
12
7
3937.0
2005 Q2
2,961
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,815
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,561
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,504
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,846
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,907
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,438
6
2
1745.2
2003 Q3
5,206
3
2
576.3
2003 Q2
4,964
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,847
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,907
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,153
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,422
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,064
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,310
5
1
2164.5
2001 Q3
1,922
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,650
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
1,318
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,972
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
350
1
0
2857.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2009 · 1 incident
December 2, 2009NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
While standing on a pile of dirt and doing maintenance on a water line, employee reached over to cut a zip tie on the hose. While holding the hose in his left hand and cutting with a razor knife in his right hand, he accidently cut his left index finger which required 4 stitches.
2008 · 1 incident
November 5, 2008NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE originally injured his back on 6/22/07 & 7000-1 filed. On 11/5/08 EE was installing conveyor & hurt his back while turning as he moved conveyor. At the time he thought he had just pulled a muscle or something & didn't report it. On 12/3/08 he reported to our safety director that his back was bothering him & his Dr was taking him off work. EE thinks it is related to '07.
2007 · 1 incident
June 22, 2007NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Empoyee was performing plant maintenance and was carrying heavy parts. While stepping onto a catwalk he slipped on the edge of the catwalk and hurt his back.
2005 · 2 incidents
June 25, 2005NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON