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: 380 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
NO. 4 MINE has $493 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$493
proposed penalties
$493
current assessed
$493
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-01-26.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $100 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-04-13.
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.
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.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2010-08-10, 16 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg6
Fibers, >5um5
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
Asbestos 0.1f/cc2
Show the individual readings (19)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2010-08-10
Fibers, >5um
0.15
Backhoe Operator
2010-08-10
Asbestos 0.1f/cc
0
0.1
0.00
Backhoe Operator
2010-08-10
Fibers, >5um
0.12
Truck Driver
2010-08-10
Asbestos 0.1f/cc
0
0.1
0.00
Truck Driver
2010-01-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-11-07
Asbestos 2.0f/ml
0
2
0.00
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-11-07
Fibers, >5um
0.74
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-11-07
Asbestos 2.0f/ml
0
2
0.00
Backhoe Operator
2007-11-07
Fibers, >5um
0.33
Backhoe Operator
2007-07-25
Fibers, >5um
0.01
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-11-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-10-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-10-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-04-15
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.29
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-04-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-02
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
0.3
0.97
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2001-08-02
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
Truck Driver
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2011
3
2010
3
2009
2
2008
4
2007
5
2006
5
2005
5
2004
4
2003
3
2002
4
2001
7
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
NO. 4 MINE sits in Lewis County, New York, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Lewis County, New York · Population 26,618
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$68,329
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
2011 Q4
1,127
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,590
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,642
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,036
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,123
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,477
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,435
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
757
1
0
1321.0
Show 40 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4
592
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
836
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
568
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
921
1
0
1085.8
2008 Q4
1,131
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,530
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,186
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,206
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,507
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,753
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,212
1
0
452.1
2007 Q1
1,545
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,752
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,900
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,656
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,519
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,861
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,669
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,814
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,481
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,733
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,910
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,167
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
898
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,741
1
1
574.4
2003 Q3
1,987
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,502
1
0
665.8
2003 Q1
1,031
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
650
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,091
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,212
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,062
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,896
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,263
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,423
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,421
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,868
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,841
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,456
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,266
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2008 · 1 incident
July 7, 2008NY · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Employee filed for worker's compensation hearing loss on 7-7-08. New York State worker's compensation awarded the employee 28.125% loss of hearing on 9-16-08. Employee retired on 5-31-08.
2007 · 1 incident
October 18, 2007NY · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping H.D.Mechanic change bucket teeth on an excavator. He was holding the drive pin when his right thumb was pinched between the drive pin and the retainer pin. The thumb nail was torn off. He continued to work until lunch time. Later in the evening he was seen at the emer. room for x-ray ( not broken ) and dressing. He returned to work on his next scheduled shift.
EE operating a Volco L150C front-end loader scooped up a bucket of ore, drove to hopper. As he drove a 1' x 3' chunk of ore fell out of bucket, EE drove over the chunk causing the EE to bounce in cab of front-end loader, causing the neck injury.
2002 · 1 incident
January 24, 2002NY · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE HELPING CLEAN UP UNDER CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER SHOVELING FINES INTO LOADER BUCKET. AS OF AUGUST 1ST, 2002 EMPLOYEE'S PHYSICIAN HAS TAKEN HIM OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
2001 · 1 incident
October 1, 2001NY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
AS EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE A 2" X 3" PIPE NIPPLE FROM A 90 DEGREE ELBOW WITH AN 18" PIPE WRENCHWITH A 2 FOOT EXTENSION PIPE, THE JAWS SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND STEPPIN G DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT ROLLING HIS ANKLE CAUSING THE INJURY.
October 12, 1999NY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AFTER FUELING JOHN DEERE 790 BACKHOE, EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS FROM MOTOR COMPARTMENT TO TRACK. EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED HANDRAIL WITH RT HAND CAUSING PAIN IN RT SHOULDER. EE IN FOR SH OULDER SURGERY 9-10-98.
1996 · 1 incident
February 13, 1996NY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE MOVING LARGE CHUNK OF ROCK OUT OF RAMP TO 250 LEVEL (BY HAND) EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN TO GROIN.DOCTOR'S APPT.: 09/14/92 REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR: 09/15/92.
1991 · 2 incidents
August 16, 1991NY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJ LEANING OVER BELT CONVEYOR SEPARATING OUT BAD ORE GOING TO CRUSHER,TWISTED LOW BACK.
January 24, 1991NY · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK UP AN INCLINE ROADWAY, WEHN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK RAISED UP AND THEN CAME BACK DOWN, FORCING INJUREDS FACE INTO STEERING WHEEL.
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