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: 138 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SMITH BAR has $802 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$802
proposed penalties
$802
current assessed
$802
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-05-12.
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 controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2008
0
2007
0
2006
0
2005
2
2004
3
2003
3
2002
3
2001
3
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
SMITH BAR sits in Douglas County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Douglas County, Oregon · Population 111,807
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,983
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
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
214
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
810
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
433
4
1
9237.9
2005 Q1
8
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
350
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,026
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
1,027
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
528
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
205
1
0
4878.0
2003 Q3
1,000
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,158
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
280
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,091
1
0
478.2
2002 Q3
2,716
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,369
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
33
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
110
1
0
9090.9
2001 Q3
1,998
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
579
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
307
3
0
9772.0
2000 Q4
1,311
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,884
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,783
2
0
1121.7
2000 Q1
1,469
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2004 · 1 incident
June 3, 2004OR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT FROM FEEDER, EUCLID DUMPED MATERIAL INTO FEEDER, EXCESS MATERIAL RAN OVER THE SIDES OF FEEDER HITTING EE. EE TRIED TO ESCAPE IN A CRAWLING POSITION. MATERIAL FELL ON HIS BACK.
April 27, 2000OR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS STEPPING FROM DUCLID ONTO THE LOADER. EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE LOADER STEP WAS WET. HE TRIED TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE LOADER RAIL TO CATCH HIMSELF. PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOU LDER.
1991 · 1 incident
January 21, 1991OR · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ON CRUSHER CONE WITH A TORCH WHEN FINISHED HE REMOVED HIS SAFETY GLASSES.METAL POPPED DUE TO COOLING AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL WEDGED IN LEFT EYE.