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.
11 citations across 1,745 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Marshall Mine has $91K 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.
$91K
proposed penalties
$87K
current assessed
$87K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $90K in penalties contested before the Commission, $85K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-12-08.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 27% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
5%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$90K proposed, $85K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-02-25.
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.
MSHA sampling at Marshall Mine shows 100% of 103 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2022-01-04, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
103
samples
0.21
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
73 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 30 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
BULLDOZER OPERATOR58
COAL TRUCK DRIVER11
BACKHOE OPERATOR8
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Marshall Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2021.
Injury rate, 2021
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.35 and the all-US-mining average was 2.19 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, coal mining averaged 0.48 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
3.86
3.86
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2022
14
2021
27
2020
25
83,235
2019
26
185,718
2018
29
185,097
2017
33
240,240
2016
29
213,647
2015
37
210,573
2014
16
3,338
2013
8
2012
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Marshall Mine sits in Harrison County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Harrison County, Texas · Population 69,584
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,040
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
2022 Q1
4,191
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
11,409
1
0
87.7
2021 Q3
13,178
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
10,632
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
9,113
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
9,338
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
11,131
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
12,101
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q1
13,085
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
12,087
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
13,132
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
13,002
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
13,648
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
13,241
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
14,132
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
14,547
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
14,066
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
13,231
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
16,619
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
16,468
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
15,596
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
14,260
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
12,976
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
12,837
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
14,421
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
15,015
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
18,448
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
17,986
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
20,087
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
14,919
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
7,164
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,466
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
5,312
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,326
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,957
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,672
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
4,535
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,075
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,108
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,886
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2019 · 1 incident
May 17, 2019TX · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Worker was sitting in chair, stood up to walk around tool trailer to get a better view of boom raising. Was looking and talking to coworkers while walking and tripped over pallet of light brackets. Fell forward and cut hand on unistrut welded to light bracket and bruised right leg. Worker was not watching where he was walking! Worker received 5 stitches in left hand.