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.
35 citations across 1,636 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Oxford Mining #2 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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
35 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $867 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-04-16.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 100%
25%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
44%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $867 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-08-12.
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.
MSHA sampling at Oxford Mining #2 shows 99% of 128 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2014-09-17, 11 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
128
samples
1.55
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
120 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 8 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Oxford Mining #2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, coal mining averaged 3.49 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
4.20
4.20
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
3.75
3.75
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2014
18
2013
32
2012
55
374,189
2011
19
36,300
2010
20
6,651
2009
21
146,112
2008
19
165,315
2007
19
168,898
2006
21
169,042
2005
5
31,433
2004
26
91,145
2003
32
132,133
2002
59
477,642
2001
61
706,475
2000
54
684,698
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Oxford Mining #2 sits in Muskingum County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Muskingum County, Ohio · Population 86,382
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$59,203
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
2014 Q4
705
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
14,803
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
13,453
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
13,676
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
14,643
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
16,524
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
15,282
1
0
65.4
2013 Q1
16,729
2
1
119.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4
32,817
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
34,965
1
0
28.6
2012 Q2
35,683
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
30,255
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
21,512
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
9,592
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
9,619
1
0
104.0
2011 Q1
8,993
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
9,497
1
0
105.3
2010 Q3
12,517
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
9,038
3
1
331.9
2010 Q1
16,574
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
13,716
2
1
145.8
2009 Q3
14,464
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
14,243
6
2
421.3
2009 Q1
13,987
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
13,559
2
1
147.5
2008 Q3
14,205
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
13,633
2
0
146.7
2008 Q1
14,088
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
12,094
1
0
82.7
2007 Q3
12,860
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
13,348
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
15,072
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
13,101
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
14,062
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
14,229
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
12,974
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
9,764
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,100
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
8,317
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
18,409
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
19,184
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
21,855
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
27,307
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
17,655
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
29,799
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
20,758
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
27,806
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
37,151
3
1
80.8
2002 Q2
42,364
1
0
23.6
2002 Q1
45,393
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
45,884
6
5
130.8
2001 Q3
44,938
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
41,808
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
37,831
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
37,333
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
36,549
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
35,939
1
0
27.8
2000 Q1
33,904
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2010 · 1 incident
September 29, 2010OH · Coalclerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of salesSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was preforming inventory at our warehouse and was walking across a deck plate that is used to unload semi trucks when she stumbled and fell.
2007 · 1 incident
October 9, 2007OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was moving parts around in his delivery truck to make room for more parts. He smashed his finger between metal lifting bracket and side of bed. Had to go for stitches.
(5/24/05: DETERMINED THAT INJURY DID NOT OCCUR ON MINE PROPERTY.) EE was stepping on boards that were leaning against a wall, trying to break them into smaller sections. The bottom piece flew up between his legs into the groin area.
2003 · 1 incident
December 1, 2003OH · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A CATERPILLAR 992G LOADER WITH GLOVES ON AND A FLASHLIGHT IN HIS HAND WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP DUE TO MUD ON THE STEP AND FELT A SHOOTING PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG.
2001 · 1 incident
March 20, 2001OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS ASKED BY FOREMAN TO GET HIS TRACK SHOVEL ADN GIVE IT TO HIM. IN THE PROCESS EE WENT OUT THE RIGHT DOOR OF HIS CAB AND OBTAINED THE SHOVEL. INSTEAD OF GOING BACK THROUGH HIS CAB, HE ELEC TED TO CROSS OVER THE HOOD OF HIS DOZER. AS HE WAS DESCENDING LEFT SIDE OF DOZER HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT ON A GRAB BAR CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPX 7 FT TO THE GROUND STRIKING LARGE ROCK ON RT SIDE.
2000 · 1 incident
August 17, 2000OH · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorFIRE
EE WAS POSITIONED NEAR THE REAR OF THE MECVHANICS TRUCK WAITING ON MECHANIC TO REPAIR A LEAK IN A HYDRAULIC FITTING ON HIS CATERPILLAR 992C LOADER. MECHANIC FINISHED BRAZING A HOLE IN THE FITT ING AND AFTER WAITING A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HE FOUND IT WAS STILL TOO HOT TO HANDLE. HE THEN PRODUCED AND UNMARKED JUG WHICH HE THOUGHT CONTAINED WATER. WHEN HE APPLIED THIS TO THE FITTING A
EE HAD JUST ARRIVED AT THE MAINTENANCE YARD TO SEE IF HIS ROADGRADER WAS REPAIRED AND READY TO USE. AS HE APPROACHED OTHER EE, A STEEL HEIGHT ADJUSTOR BLOCK, LOCATED ON A LOADED TRAILER, FLEW OUT OF ITS NORMAL POSITION AND STRUCK EE IN THE CHIN, CAUSING TWO HAIRLINE FRACTURES. THE ADJUSTED BLOCK IS USED TO INSURE ROAD CLEARANCE FOR THE TRAILER WHEN IT IS LOADED. THE PROCESS OF LOAD
1998 · 1 incident
March 25, 1998OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerELECTRICAL
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF JUMPSTARTING A CATERPILLER 16G ROAD GRADER. USING A SET OF BOOSTER CABLES EE CLAMPED ONTO THE GRADER BATTERY THEN PROCVCEDED TO CONNECT THE BATTERY ON A CATERPILLER 77 7 END DUP TRUCK. HE CONNECTED T0 THE POSITIVE TERMINAL AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT TO THENEGATIVE TERMINAL AN EXPLOSION OCCURED
1997 · 1 incident
October 10, 1997OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE DOZER CRAWLER PAD LOCATED APPROX. 2 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND GREASING THE LEFT RIPPER PINS. WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PAD AND HE DROPPED TO THE GROUND, HIS LEFT E LBOW STRUCK THE CRAWLER PAD. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT ON 10-11-97 ABOUT 6 AM. X-RAYS TAKEN AT 7:30 AM AT THE HOSPITAAL REVEALED THE FRACTURE.