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Plant 3: 92 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Case E Stedham
Orofino, Clearwater County, ID  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1002036

Plant 3 has $23K 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
2005
Latest incident
Apr 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
92
citations
28
significant & substantial
$22,612
proposed penalties
$20,048
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,564 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Western Construction of Lewiston, Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
29
inspections on record
498
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: 498 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 3 has $23K 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
92 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-24.
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.
30.4%
significant & substantial
5.4%
high negligence or reckless
30.4%
reasonably likely or greater
58.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.0% low, 81.5% moderate, 5.4% 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.
10 citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
  • Settled 10 · 100%
67%
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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
25%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$10K proposed, $8K 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 2009-12-17.
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 2010-411M Settlement McCarthy 2011 $10K → $8K
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: 2014-11-06, 11 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (6)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2014-11-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 2.45 0.14 Truck Driver
2009-09-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-06-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 1.16 0.22 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-06-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.98 0.14 Front-end Loader 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.
Ownership history
  1. Tripco, Inc 2003 to 2022
  2. Western Construction of Lewiston, Inc 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 4
2025 4
2024 4
2023 5
2022 5
2021 9
2020 18
2019 8
2018 13
2017 6
2016 10
2015 10
2014 18
2013 15
2012 7
2011 7
2010 10
2009 6
2008 4
2007 6
2006 4
2005 3
2004 6
2003 9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Plant 3 sits in Clearwater County, Idaho, 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.
Clearwater County, Idaho · Population 8,921
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$57,961
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
2026 Q2 548 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 832 2 1 2403.8
2025 Q3 1,245 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,615 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,051 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,124 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 732 2 1 2732.2
2024 Q2 989 0 0 0.0
Show 85 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 814 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 745 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,478 4 0 2706.4
2023 Q2 1,960 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 412 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 277 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,701 1 0 587.9
2022 Q2 1,070 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 2,274 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,509 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,227 21 7 6507.6
2021 Q1 721 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,389 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,034 1 1 967.1
2020 Q2 2,245 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 443 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 523 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 558 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,443 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,136 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,220 1 0 819.7
2018 Q3 525 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,595 3 2 1880.9
2018 Q1 515 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 513 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,251 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 451 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 951 3 1 3154.6
2016 Q3 585 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,794 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 509 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 462 2 0 4329.0
2015 Q3 545 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,416 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,629 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 0 2 1
2014 Q3 716 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,958 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 997 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,261 2 1 1586.0
2013 Q3 579 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,392 2 0 836.1
2013 Q1 950 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 197 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,674 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,486 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 842 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,098 7 1 6375.2
2011 Q3 2,621 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 266 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 293 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,041 3 2 1469.9
2010 Q3 3,211 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,291 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,333 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,897 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,980 14 5 7070.7
2009 Q2 1,960 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1,978 1 0 505.6
2008 Q3 2,072 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,560 9 3 5769.2
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,496 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,339 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,861 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,630 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,894 7 0 3695.9
2006 Q3 1,662 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,298 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 635 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,375 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,606 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,089 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,358 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,172 4 2 1841.6
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 1,702 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,153 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,177 1 0 239.4
2003 Q1 2,163 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

April 18, 2005 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tripco, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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