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: 989 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2017-04-24.
On record since 2017.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Pope's Point has $117K in proposed MSHA penalties and $371 outstanding across 8 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.
$117K
proposed penalties
$60K
current assessed
$60K
paid to date
$371
outstanding
154 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $79K in penalties contested before the Commission, $22K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-01.
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.
20citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
Settled
17 · 85%
Stood as issued
1 · 5%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 10%
45%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 11 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
72%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$79K proposed, $22K 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 2023-11-20.
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: 2026-01-06
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (17)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-01-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2026-01-06
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2020-11-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2020-11-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-11-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2017-04-25
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.31
0.98
0.32
Utility Man
2017-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2017-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Oiler, Greaser
2017-04-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2015-01-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2015-01-27
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.13
Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-08-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.86
0.16
Dredge/Barge Operator
2011-08-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2011-08-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.23
0.49
0.47
Washer Operator
2009-03-11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
1.33
0.17
Utility Man
2009-03-11
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Mechanic
2009-03-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer 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.
Pope's Point recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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 metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Oklahoma, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.92 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
2.45
0.00
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
Year
Employees
2026
22
2025
31
2024
31
2023
32
2022
34
2021
35
2020
35
2019
34
2018
34
2017
51
2016
54
2015
45
2014
30
2013
29
2012
23
2011
18
2010
18
2009
20
2008
29
2007
29
2006
20
2005
13
2004
13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pope's Point sits in Bryan County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Bryan County, Oklahoma · Population 47,237
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$54,280
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
22,239
1
0
45.0
2026 Q1
18,376
3
0
163.3
2025 Q4
17,582
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
13,209
1
0
75.7
2025 Q2
15,797
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
16,533
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
16,656
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
18,508
1
0
54.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
17,222
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
20,303
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
18,936
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
22,876
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
25,358
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
22,559
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
23,034
3
0
130.2
2022 Q3
24,760
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
20,627
3
0
145.4
2022 Q1
19,121
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
22,116
2
1
90.4
2021 Q3
19,891
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
19,912
1
0
50.2
2021 Q1
18,890
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
22,489
2
0
88.9
2020 Q3
21,649
2
0
92.4
2020 Q2
18,807
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
19,972
1
0
50.1
2019 Q4
18,391
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
19,884
2
0
100.6
2019 Q2
21,537
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
22,105
6
1
271.4
2018 Q4
20,760
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
20,297
5
1
246.3
2018 Q2
21,702
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
18,842
4
0
212.3
2017 Q4
23,387
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
13,913
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
39,935
9
1
225.4
2017 Q1
36,358
4
1
110.0
2016 Q4
34,997
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
33,965
5
1
147.2
2016 Q2
30,977
1
0
32.3
2016 Q1
30,148
6
1
199.0
2015 Q4
28,306
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
21,344
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
24,014
4
1
166.6
2015 Q1
21,430
8
2
373.3
2014 Q4
15,557
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
20,513
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
14,398
2
0
138.9
2014 Q1
16,749
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
20,880
2
1
95.8
2013 Q3
20,160
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
17,680
3
1
169.7
2013 Q1
13,884
3
0
216.1
2012 Q4
17,796
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
16,480
2
0
121.4
2012 Q2
13,800
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
13,780
2
0
145.1
2011 Q4
12,122
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
13,570
2
0
147.4
2011 Q2
13,568
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
9,564
1
0
104.6
2010 Q4
11,056
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
11,830
4
0
338.1
2010 Q2
11,648
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
10,855
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
9,880
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
910
16
4
17582.4
2009 Q2
3,480
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
13,910
15
5
1078.4
2008 Q4
18,129
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
17,760
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
25,820
3
3
116.2
2008 Q1
27,628
1
0
36.2
2007 Q4
26,920
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
15,700
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
9,750
2
0
205.1
2007 Q1
18,860
2
0
106.0
2006 Q4
5,230
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
12,960
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,621
1
0
151.0
2006 Q1
7,800
3
0
384.6
2005 Q4
6,630
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
6,805
5
0
734.8
2005 Q2
6,480
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,700
4
3
1481.5
2004 Q4
4,160
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,750
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
9,000
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2018 · 1 incident
June 20, 2018OK · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was replacing v belts on screen. When lifting the motor up with the lifting eyelet on the motor, employee was placing belt back into the correct sheave when the eyelet sheared off. Employee thumb got pinned between belt and sheave.
2017 · 6 incidents
August 27, 2017OK · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was adding hydraulic fluid to loader. When employee got off balance employee grabbed hand rail to steady self and felt employee's shoulder pop. Employee dismounted machine on own power and notified management.
August 19, 2017OK · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necPOWERED HAULAGE
EE, while harnessed in platform of telescopic lift, was injured when boom mechanically failed, quickly descending a short distance before safety stop engaged. Impact of sudden stop forced worker against platform's guardrail, fracturing wrist and causing laceration to chin.
EE, while harnessed in platform of telescopic lift was injured when boom mechanically failed, quickly descending a short distance before safety stop engaged. Impact of sudden stop forced workers against platform's guardrail, causing laceration to left elbow.
July 5, 2017OK · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee had just completed repairs to pipe on dredge and was walking stepping down off of pontoon boat to the ground and felt pain in right knee. Employee did not report injury until 8/1/2017 and sought initial medical treatment on 8/2/2017.
June 5, 2017OK · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was washing under the plant when the rope on the washer came loose causing him to trip over the water hose and fall to ground, resulting in contusion to left elbow.
September 21, 2015OK · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was preparing for washing the parts truck when he tripped over the pressure washer hose, causing him to fall. EE attempted to catch his fall, resulting in a fracture to left wrist.
June 8, 2015OK · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON