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: 105 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Masterson Site has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-05-07.
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 controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2020
8
2019
9
2018
9
2017
9
2016
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Masterson Site sits in Lawrence County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Lawrence County, Alabama · Population 33,182
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,040
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
2020 Q1
3,701
2
0
540.4
2019 Q4
4,892
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
4,285
3
0
700.1
2019 Q2
5,394
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
2,593
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
3,858
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,415
2
0
453.0
2018 Q2
5,348
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q1
3,743
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
3,901
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
3,130
1
0
319.5
2017 Q2
4,370
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
4,478
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
4,159
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,385
2
0
590.8
2016 Q2
4,332
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
4,502
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2017 · 1 incident
February 1, 2017AL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was on elevated platform erecting equipment; reached back with left arm (fully extended) to guide/pull scissor lift to platform; felt a "pop" and left arm went temporarily numb with tingling in fingertips of 4th and 5th fingers; took a break but declined offer to come down; attempted to "work out" discomfort; later, left arm "went out" and miner requested assistance.
2016 · 1 incident
March 7, 2016AL · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was working with another employee loading trailer with hay to spread for erosion control. Miner was in the process of turning to place bale of hay onto trailer when EE felt a sharp pain in low back. Diagnosis by treating physician is low back strain.