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: 246 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pit #76 Norfolk has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $705 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-01-18.
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 · 8% 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
41%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $705 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2010-10-26.
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: 2014-04-30, 12 years ago
6
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg5
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (6)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2014-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2010-07-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2010-07-07
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
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
2017
4
2016
6
2015
4
2014
5
2013
6
2012
6
2011
6
2010
6
2009
5
2008
6
2007
6
2006
5
2005
6
2004
6
2003
6
2002
6
2001
5
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pit #76 Norfolk sits in Madison County, Nebraska, 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.
Madison County, Nebraska · Population 35,535
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$64,637
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
2017 Q2
439
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
2,667
1
0
375.0
2016 Q4
4,033
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
5,800
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
5,203
3
0
576.6
2016 Q1
2,353
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
3,056
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,969
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2
3,734
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,375
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
2,674
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,648
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
3,609
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
3,364
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,383
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
4,428
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,474
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,215
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,649
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,114
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,376
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
2,850
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
4,016
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
4,722
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,119
1
0
242.8
2011 Q1
1,647
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
4,214
1
0
237.3
2010 Q3
4,423
2
1
452.2
2010 Q2
3,584
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,142
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,277
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,887
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,797
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,862
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
5,286
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,994
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,019
1
0
248.8
2008 Q1
2,363
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,171
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,960
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,793
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,206
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,501
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,616
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,180
3
0
717.7
2006 Q1
2,159
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,679
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,924
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,136
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,023
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,955
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,495
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,355
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,140
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,564
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,203
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
4,094
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,298
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,013
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,902
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,358
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,758
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,908
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
5,142
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,498
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,187
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,901
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,876
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,317
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,621
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2011 · 1 incident
June 29, 2011NE · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorOTHER
While operating the front-end loader, the employee felt ill with chest pains. ambulance was called & employee taken to hospital. He was checked out & his heart was OK. He was diagnosed with COPD - a non-work related illness caused by years of smoking cigarettes.
2008 · 1 incident
May 3, 2008NE · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
The ee was walking across the dredge deck to turn on the pump shut off valve, when he slipped on some ice and fell onto the dredge deck, causing a minor strain to his back and neck-he was given a prescription.
THE EE WAS TAKING TRASH OUT TO THE DUMPSTER FROM THE SCALE OFFICE AND WAS STUNG BY TWO WASPS ON HER RIGHT WRIST AND CHIN. SHE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND GIVEN A SHOT.
1999 · 2 incidents
May 18, 1999NE · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handMACHINERY
THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED THAT THE LOW WATER LIGHT WAS ON FOR THE DIESEL ENGINE ON THE DREDGE. HE WENT TO PUT SOME WATER IN THE RADIATOR BUT FORGOT TO IDLE DOWN THE DIESEL ENGINE. WHEN OPENING THE RADIATOR CAP, HIS LEFT ARM WAS BURNED WITH HOT WATER AND STEAM FROM THE RADIATOR. THESE WERE SECOND DEGREE BURNS WITH BLISTERS.
April 8, 1999NE · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE EE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE DREDGE OPERATOR'S CABIN, WHEN HE SLIPPEED ON SOME WET STEPS AND FELL FORWARD HITTING CHIN ON ANOTHER METAL STEP. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION JUST UNDER HIS CHIN THA T REQUIRED STITCHES.
1994 · 2 incidents
July 14, 1994NE · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE CHANGING A SHAKER SCREEN THE EMPLOYEE HAD A HOLD OF THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHED THE SCREEN FROM TEH BOTTOM FO THE SHAKER DECK. WHEN DOING OS, THEEMPLOYEE AT THE TOP CAUGHT HSI RIGHT THIRD FINGER ON A WIRE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED THE SAME SHIFT.
EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER IN THE SHOP @ THE NORFOLK PIT, WHILE GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL. HE WAS USING A FULL FACE SHIELD WHILE GRINDING. SEVERAL DAYS LATER HIS RIGHT EYE BECAME IRRITATED AN D BOTHERED HIM CONSIDERABLY. THE EE'S WIFE SAID SHE COULD SEE SOMETHING UNDER HIS RIGHT EYE LID. THE EE RECEIVED MED. TRATMENT & A SMALL FLAKE OF METAL WAS REMOVED.
1992 · 2 incidents
July 22, 1992NE · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
38505MPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A CABLE ON THE PIPELINE, WHEN A STRAND OF FRAYED CABLE WENT INTO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION TO REMOVE THE PIECE OF CABLE AND HA 40255ERAL SUTURES FOR THE LACERATION.
May 4, 1992NE · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
THE EMPLOYEE IS A FRONT-END LOADER OPERATOR AND STATED THAT THE CONSTANT PULLING OF LEVERS INT EH LOADERHAS CAUSED PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND A PRESCRIPTION.