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: 535 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #1 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $42K 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.
$46K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$42K
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $7K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-02-17.
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.
8citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
8 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
17%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2007-02-07.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2012
0
2011
2
2010
2
2009
2
2008
2
2007
3
2006
4
2005
3
2004
3
2003
2
2002
2
2001
1
2000
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine #1 sits in Clallam County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Clallam County, Washington · Population 77,593
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$67,999
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 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
0
2
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
386
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
360
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
251
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
278
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3
111
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
84
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
195
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
91
1
0
10989.0
2009 Q3
267
4
2
14981.3
2009 Q2
34
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
104
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
387
6
4
15503.9
2008 Q2
623
4
2
6420.5
2008 Q1
617
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
665
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,524
1
1
656.2
2007 Q2
336
3
0
8928.6
2007 Q1
584
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,404
15
12
10683.8
2006 Q3
1,881
7
3
3721.4
2006 Q2
228
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,100
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,394
2
1
1434.7
2005 Q3
1,733
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,035
6
2
5797.1
2005 Q1
765
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
973
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,691
13
5
7687.8
2004 Q2
912
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
202
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
463
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,050
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,404
8
0
5698.0
2003 Q1
799
9
7
11264.1
2002 Q4
736
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,472
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
449
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
263
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
432
4
0
9259.3
2001 Q2
451
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
527
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
428
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
537
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
816
5
0
6127.5
2000 Q1
889
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2007 · 1 incident
July 30, 2007WA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Injured and another EE were removing the main hyd cylinder on a front end loader. EE was tapping a pin out w/handle end of sledge hammer, with his right hand cupped around the head of the hammer. The pin came out, cylinder dropped on EE's fingers, pinching between head of hammer and part of the machine. EE's right middle finger was pinched clean off.