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: 339 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
LSS10/L110 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $248 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$248
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-12-18.
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.
17citations taken to the federal commission · 31% of citations on record
Settled
16 · 94%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 6%
67%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
42%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$7K proposed, $4K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-03-11.
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.
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: 2018-12-18, 7 years ago
6
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2018-12-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2018-12-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2016-09-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2016-09-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-09-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2002-04-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Screen/Scalper 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
2018
3
2017
4
2016
4
2015
3
2014
4
2013
3
2012
3
2011
3
2010
2
2009
3
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4
2005
5
2004
2
2003
2
2002
3
2001
4
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
LSS10/L110 sits in Glasscock County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Glasscock County, Texas · Population 1,070
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$106,806
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 Q4
1,938
6
1
3096.0
2018 Q3
2,870
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
525
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,384
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
233
15
5
64377.7
2017 Q3
1,267
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,266
2
1
1579.8
2017 Q1
1,294
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q4
1,364
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,039
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
120
1
0
8333.3
2016 Q1
236
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
51
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
190
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
234
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
368
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
0
1
0
2014 Q3
30
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
68
3
0
44117.6
2014 Q1
60
1
0
16666.7
2013 Q4
24
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
85
1
1
11764.7
2013 Q2
330
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
179
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
88
13
2
147727.3
2012 Q3
186
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
926
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
110
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
186
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
4
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
568
4
1
7042.3
2009 Q2
1,065
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
976
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
608
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
704
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
179
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
935
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
323
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
321
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
732
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,070
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
729
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,086
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,225
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,135
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
861
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,558
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,597
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
626
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
433
2
0
4618.9
2004 Q3
1,050
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,186
2
0
1686.3
2004 Q1
1,350
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
776
1
0
1288.7
2003 Q3
872
1
0
1146.8
2003 Q2
780
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
436
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
776
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,827
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,776
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,655
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,133
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,677
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,800
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,575
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
845
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,560
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,578
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2002 · 1 incident
January 15, 2002TX · Metal/Non-Metalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL