Moore Pit Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Moore Pit (mine ID 1401639). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
5
inspections on record
33
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 33 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
1
citations taken to the federal commission
- Stood as issued 1 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$60 proposed, $0 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2007-02-12.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2007-130M | Dismissal | Manning | 2007 | $60 → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- APAC-Kansas Inc Shears 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Moore Pit sits in Ellis County, Kansas, where the Census mining category is 2.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Ellis County, Kansas · Population 28,870
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$59,889
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.