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Norweigen: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Matthew Ratteree
Harrison, Madison County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401784

Norweigen has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2010
Latest incident
Jan 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
24
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,941
proposed penalties
$4,941
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Belmont Mining & Explorations's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
14
inspections on record
322
inspection hours
n/a
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: 322 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Norweigen has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-05-05.
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.
17.4%
significant & substantial
13.0%
high negligence or reckless
17.4%
reasonably likely or greater
47.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.0% low, 73.9% moderate, 13.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2010-11-04.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2011-191M Settlement Pope II 2012 $2K → $2K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2010-01-21, 16 years ago
50%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Diesel particulate (total carbon)21 over
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz3
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
  • Fibers, >5um1
Show the individual readings (12)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2009-11-19 TC @ 160 235 160 1.47 Miner, Drift
2010-01-21 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 Mechanic
2010-01-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.5 Miner, Drift
2010-01-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.53 Miner, Drift
2009-11-19 EC @ 160 89 160 0.56 Miner, Drift
2009-11-19 TC from EC @ 160 111 160 0.69 Miner, Drift
2009-11-19 TC from EC @ 160 0 160 0.00 Miner, Drift
2009-11-19 EC @ 160 14 160 0.09 Miner, Drift
2009-11-19 TC @ 160 135 160 0.84 Miner, Drift
2009-09-23 Fibers, >5um 0.05 Miner, Drift
2009-09-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2009-09-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2009-11-19, 16 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2009-11-19 TC from EC @ 160 0 UG ACTIVE MINING AR
2009-11-19 EC @ 160 277 UG ACTIVE MINING AR
2009-11-19 TC @ 160 345 UG ACTIVE MINING AR
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.
Ownership history
  1. Norweigen Minerals 1985 to 2008
  2. Belmont Mining & Explorations 2009 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2011 0
2010 7
2009 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Norweigen sits in Madison County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Madison County, Montana · Population 8,975
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$67,420
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 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q4 1,352 4 0 2958.6
2010 Q3 3,419 1 0 292.5
2010 Q2 3,563 5 1 1403.3
2010 Q1 4,787 3 1 626.7
2009 Q4 4,320 5 0 1157.4
2009 Q3 400 5 2 12500.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2010 · 1 incident

January 7, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Belmont Mining & Explorations · Struck by falling object

Miner barred down the face after bolting the back and ribs. Miner checked face after each lifter was drilled and collar pipe installed. During inspection of the just drilled third lifter and during the installation of the collar pipe, a rock dislodged from the face and struck the miner on the back.