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: 359 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Plant 2 has $812 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.
$812
proposed penalties
$748
current assessed
$748
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $124 in penalties contested before the Commission, $60 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-11-18.
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 · 14% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
0%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
52%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$124 proposed, $60 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2005-08-29.
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: 2009-05-21, 17 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Fibers, >5um3
Asbestos 2.0f/ml2
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (12)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2009-05-21
Fibers, >5um
0.08
Bagging Operator
2007-08-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2007-08-29
Fibers, >5um
0.07
Pelletizer Operator
2007-08-29
Asbestos 2.0f/ml
0.07
2
0.04
Pelletizer Operator
2006-03-30
Asbestos 2.0f/ml
0.06
2
0.03
Forklift Operator
2006-03-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Loader
2006-03-30
Fibers, >5um
0.12
Forklift Operator
2005-06-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bagging Operator
2005-06-07
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-06-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Loader
2005-06-07
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Bagging Operator
2001-04-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.44
0.34
Forklift 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
2011
5
2010
6
2009
7
2008
7
2007
7
2006
7
2005
8
2004
7
2003
7
2002
7
2001
7
2000
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Plant 2 sits in Mitchell County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 6.2% 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.
Mitchell County, North Carolina · Population 14,973
6.2%
Mining share of county employment
$58,089
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
3,794
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
2,472
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,307
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,836
2
1
705.2
2010 Q3
2,902
1
0
344.6
2010 Q2
3,807
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,577
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,438
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3
3,683
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
2,882
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,609
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,871
1
0
258.3
2008 Q3
2,847
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,619
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,789
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,400
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,461
2
1
812.7
2007 Q2
2,608
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,695
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,390
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,705
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,629
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,938
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,444
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,587
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,887
1
0
346.4
2005 Q1
3,029
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,890
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,844
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,482
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,972
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,875
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,492
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,497
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,782
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,808
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,769
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,639
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,709
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,487
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,851
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,737
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,797
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,652
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,219
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,898
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,990
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2007 · 2 incidents
December 18, 2007NC · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee jumped into an excavation at the end of the shift to retrieve some tools instead of using a ladder that was provided. Jumped about 4' causing a slight ankle sprain.
July 14, 2007NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The miner was using a 2 lb. hammer to flatten the bolts holding a belt lacing together. When he attempted to strike a bolt, the hammer hit a bin which was above the belt, deflecting the hammer which struck the middle finger of his right hand. The miner's finger received a small laceration and fractured the bone in the finger.
2003 · 1 incident
March 26, 2003NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EE WAS CARRYING AN EMPTY GARBAGE CAN INTO THE OFFICE WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE STEPS LEADING INTO THE OFFICE TRAILER. THE EE STRUCK HIS RT. FOREARM ON THE DOOR LATCH OPENING ON THE DOOR FRAME . THE EE CUT HIS RT. FOREARM.
1993 · 1 incident
March 5, 1993NC · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE THOUGHT RAILCAR HAD MANUAL BRAKES LIKE MOST OF OUR CARS.THIS ONE HAD A TRIP SWITCH EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LOOSEN BRAKE LIKE A MANUAL CAR AND INJURED NECK.EMPLOYEE FIRST THOUGHT ARM HAD BEE N INJURED WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE NECK INJURY.
1989 · 1 incident
May 10, 1989NC · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
CARLESSNESS ON THE PART OF THE CUSTOMER TRUCK DRIVER, BY NOT CHECKING TO SEE IF ALL LOADING HAD BEEN STOPPED OR FINISHED ON HIS TRUCK BEFORE MOVING. NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF BOTH THE SUPERVIS OR AND HOURLY EMPLOYEE FOR NOT CHOCKING THE TRUCK BEFORE LOADING HAD BEGUN. BOTH WERE AWARE THAT IT WAS A COMPANY SAFETY RULE THAT NO VESSAL HAS TO BE LOADED BEFORE CHOCKS HAD BEEN PLACED TO
EMPLOYEE WAS HA6LING SAND FROM PLANT 1 TO PLANT 2 ON HIGHWAY 197 NORTH WHEN A PIICK-UP TRUCK RAN HIM OFF THE ROAD WHERE HE LOSS CONTROL AND SKIDDED BACK ACCROSS THE HIGHWAY, OVERTURNING HIS TR UCK. 3
HAUL TRUCK WAS 6ACKING AROUND BLIND CORNER OF DRY GRIND BLDG. RT REAR OF HAUL TRUCK STRUCK FORKLIFT BROADSIDE OVERTURNING IT. ALL SAFETY FEATURES WERE WORKING ON BOTH VEHICLES. AT THE TIME O HAUL TRUCK DRIV9R WAS BACKING AROUND BLIND CORNER OF DRY GRIND BLDG. RT REAR OF HAUL TRUCK STRUCK FORKLIFT BROADSIDE, OVERTURNING IT. ALL SAFETY FEATURES WERE WORKING ON BOTH VEHICLES. AT TH
March 17, 1987NC · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
USED A DIRT PACKER FOR 1 1/2 HRS. FELT NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS. YET NUMBNESS PERSISTED IN RIGHT HAND THAT EVENING & HAS CONTINUED PLUS IMPAIRED LATERAL MOBILITY OF FINGERS.
1983 · 2 incidents
May 2, 1983NC · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
FOREMAN WAS RECEIVING 2 100LBS BAGS FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF 3 STACKED PALLETS AS SECOND BAG CAME DOWN TO FOREMAN HE FELT A CRAMP IN HIS SHOULDER. THAT NIGHT HIS SHOULDER HURT SO MUCH HE COULDNT SLEEP.
April 15, 1983NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AN OFF PALLET CAR TAKING BAGS OF SAND OFF OF A PALLET ON A FORKLIFT AND PUTTING THEM ON THE FLOOR OF A RAILROAD BOX CAR. IN DOING SO HE HURT HIS BACK