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: 956 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Switz City has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$300
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-23.
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.
MSHA sampling at Switz City shows 100% of 56 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2021-09-20, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
56
samples
0.80
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
54 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 2 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Switz City recorded 5.09 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ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.
5.09
total case rate
5.09
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Indiana, coal mining averaged 5.51 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
2002 *
5.09
5.09
0.000
2001 *
11.08
11.08
0.000
2000
0.00
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2022
0
2021
0
2020
1
2019
0
2018
0
2017
3
2016
0
2015
0
2014
1
2013
2
2012
3
2011
3
2010
3
2009
4
2008
3
2007
4
2006
5
2005
5
2004
7
2003
8
2002
15
112,843
2001
27
360,085
2000
39
589,366
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Switz City sits in Greene County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Greene County, Indiana · Population 30,954
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$59,753
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
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
252
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
1,180
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q3
1,920
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
544
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
15
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
110
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
79
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
134
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
926
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,736
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,257
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,183
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,154
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,812
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,771
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,955
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,058
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
2,553
2
0
783.4
2011 Q2
2,189
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,156
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,162
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,126
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,030
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
2,118
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,027
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,246
3
1
924.2
2009 Q2
3,166
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,415
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,015
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,162
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,035
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,191
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,050
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,749
6
1
3430.5
2007 Q2
2,246
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,435
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,679
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,900
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,787
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,598
1
0
384.9
2005 Q4
2,836
13
1
4583.9
2005 Q3
3,288
7
3
2129.0
2005 Q2
3,268
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,567
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,050
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,863
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,957
2
0
505.4
2004 Q1
3,997
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,074
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,462
1
0
224.1
2003 Q2
4,028
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
5,045
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,505
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
6,135
3
2
489.0
2002 Q2
11,173
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
17,507
9
3
514.1
2001 Q4
16,882
3
0
177.7
2001 Q3
18,673
1
0
53.6
2001 Q2
17,812
9
1
505.3
2001 Q1
18,854
7
4
371.3
2000 Q4
20,208
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
30,040
1
1
33.3
2000 Q2
31,343
2
1
63.8
2000 Q1
33,248
1
0
30.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
34 on file
2008 · 1 incident
February 22, 2008IN · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Employee slipped and fell on the ice. The Employee has been treating since that time thinking it would heal with exercise and therapy. In the end they had to go in and repair a small tear causing him to become a lost time on 08/29/2008. Employee is expected to be back on restricted duty on 09/08/2008.
2005 · 1 incident
August 5, 2005IN · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementOTHER
Triad Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Treating pond. Opened a container of caustic soda when wind picked up and blew pellet onto eyebrow. Melted by sweat and ran into right eye.
2002 · 1 incident
February 15, 2002IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLNG A BELLY PAN ON DOZER, WHEN THE CABLE FROM THE BOOM ON SERVICE TRUCK BROKE CAUSING THE BELLY PAN TO FALL LANDING ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE.
January 23, 1997IN · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE REPORTED TO EMPLOYER OF FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE AT WHICH TIME HE DID NOT KNOW HOW OR WHAT WAS IN EYE. THE EE ASSUMED THE OBJECYT WAS BLOWN IN OR FELL IN WHILE WORKING. EE DID HAVE SAFET Y GLASSES ON DURING WORK.
September 27, 1996IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS HAMMERING CHAIN LINK INTO PULL DOQN CHAIN ON GARDNER DENVER DRILL, WHEN METAL BROKE OFF LINK LODGING INTO LEFT PALM, BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER.
March 31, 1995IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INSTALLING GEAR REDUCING MOTOR ON CONVEYOR BELTTHE CHAIN HOLDING GEAR REDUCER BROKE CAUSING ONE END OF GEAR REDUCER TO SWING STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP PORTION OF UPPER RT LEG
January 19, 1995IN · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS EXITING PICKUP TRUCK . AFTER OUT OF TRUCK HE BACK UP ON MUDDY BERM, SLIPPED, LANDING ON RIGHT SIDE. EE STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND ELBOW ON GROUND.
1994 · 10 incidents
December 30, 1994IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHEN RAISING THE TRUCK BED, THE CYLINDER PLATE BROKE. THE CYLINDER WENT THROUGH THE BED OF HTE TRUCK ALLOWING THE BED TO FALL BACK TO IT'S LOWERED POSITION CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE VIOLEN TLY. THE DRIVER WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE CAB.
November 26, 1994IN · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS TIGHTENING THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ON THE MACK TRUCK MODEL P-28. THE FOUR WAY WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL AND BREAKING HIS RIGHT LEG. THE TRUCK WAS ON FLAT DRY GROUND.
January 20, 1994IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BATTERIES WHEN ONE BATTERY STRUCK ANOTHER BATTERY CAUSING THE CAP TO COME OFF LETTING BATTERY ACID TO RELEASE INTO EMPLYEES LEFT EYE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES SLI PPED OFF WHEN BENDING OVER
1993 · 4 incidents
December 9, 1993IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
MOVING A PUMP HOSE ALONG HIGHWALL WITH FREEZING AND THAWING CONDITIONS CAUSING A ROCK TO COME LOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT HIP AND THIGH AREA.
SLIPPED ON CONCRETE STEPS AND FELL.02-15-92 PROBLEMS DID NOT ARISE TILL THIS DATE.03-12-92 INSURANCE COMPANY DECIDED TO PAY WORKAM'S COMP TILL THIS DATE.