Marion Pit has $57K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1987–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
156
citations
52
significant & substantial
$57,269
proposed penalties
$36,571
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,698 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
1,045
inspection hours
14.9
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.
156 citations across 1,045 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Marion Pit has $57K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 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.
$57K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
154 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-11-25.
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
2025 Q4
0
0
0
2025 Q3
137
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
152
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
107
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
0
2
0
2024 Q3
9
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
50
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
448
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
9
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
8
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
131
1
0
7633.6
2022 Q4
24
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
51
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
21
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
133
9
2
67669.2
2021 Q4
30
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
52
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
460
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
523
3
3
5736.1
2020 Q4
146
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
95
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
608
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
247
3
1
12145.7
2019 Q3
199
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
299
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
843
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
234
2
1
8547.0
2018 Q3
426
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
552
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,130
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
166
1
0
6024.1
2017 Q3
188
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
575
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,672
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
299
1
1
3344.5
2016 Q3
355
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
329
1
0
3039.5
2016 Q1
756
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
528
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,509
3
0
1988.1
2015 Q2
1,710
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,195
2
0
1673.6
2014 Q4
1,275
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,661
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,947
2
1
678.7
2014 Q1
2,936
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,241
3
0
925.6
2013 Q3
2,791
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,191
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,068
1
0
483.6
2012 Q4
2,068
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,537
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,870
1
0
205.3
2012 Q1
3,415
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
5,237
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
4,994
11
4
2202.6
2011 Q2
5,556
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
4,843
1
1
206.5
2010 Q4
5,607
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
5,506
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
6,141
2
2
325.7
2010 Q1
5,043
1
0
198.3
2009 Q4
4,527
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,351
9
5
2685.8
2009 Q2
4,891
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,617
5
2
1382.4
2008 Q4
2,960
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
4,339
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
5,307
5
2
942.2
2008 Q1
4,432
3
1
676.9
2007 Q4
3,743
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,496
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
4,845
7
2
1444.8
2007 Q1
5,425
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
5,426
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
6,337
42
17
6627.7
2006 Q2
5,526
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,435
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
5,057
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,712
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,962
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,833
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,035
6
2
1487.0
2004 Q3
5,207
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,484
1
0
223.0
2004 Q1
3,658
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,216
4
2
1243.8
2003 Q3
4,278
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,862
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
3,451
3
0
869.3
2002 Q4
3,308
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,062
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,791
3
1
791.3
2002 Q1
3,857
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
4,112
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,798
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,170
6
1
1892.7
2001 Q1
3,203
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,252
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,244
12
1
3699.1
2000 Q2
3,872
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,409
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file
2023 · 1 incident
August 18, 2023NC · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was working at cone return belt, removing sticks. The tighten loop on work glove got caught on lacings on the belt and jerked hand across the troughing idler. The jerking motion caused a strain of wrist and hand.
Was a domestic violence issue between husband & wife after hours. He was working on his personal car. She came to Johnson Paving and EE went into parking lot and approached her car. She began to shoot at him hitting his right hand. She is in county jail under $100,000 bond for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
2001 · 1 incident
April 30, 2001NC · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WAS STANDING ON THE EDGE OF ROCK CRUSHER, HE SLIPPED HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. HE SLID DOWN THE SIDE OF CRUSHER, TRIED TO REACH IRON BEAM AND FELL ABOUT 8' DOWN BELT.
1997 · 2 incidents
April 14, 1997NC · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WAS HELPING PUT IN A SCREEN, HAND GOT WEDGED BETWEEN SCREEN.
April 1, 1997NC · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WAS GREASING CRUSHER AND FELL IN A HOLE BETWEEN CRUSHER AND RETURN BELT TO SHAKER.
1996 · 2 incidents
September 3, 1996NC · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED. WENT BEHIND STEP AND FUEL TANK AND FELL BACKWARDS.
February 22, 1996NC · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
TEARING DOWN MACHINE TO MOVE TO NEXT HOLE, CAUGHT HAND ON CABLE. CABLE PULLED HAND INTO PULLEY. SEVERELY CUTTING HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGER MASHING OTHER FINGERS.
January 8, 1993NC · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WELDING ON DRIVE SHAFT OF TRUCK,PIECE OF WELD FLEW UP AND WENT DOWN HIS EAR.
February 23, 1990NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WEDGING ROCK IN3CRUSHER WEDGE FLEW OUT ANDSTRUCK EMPL.
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