(1)MSHA assigns an identification number to each mine or operation and may or may not assign separate identification numbers to related facilities. The
information provided in this table is presented by mine identification number.
(2)The definition of mine under Section 3 of the Mine Act includes the mine, as well as other items used in, or to be used in, or resulting from, the work of
extracting minerals, such as land, structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, and preparation facilities. Unless otherwise indicated, any of these
other items associated with a single mine have been aggregated in the totals for that mine.
(3)Represents the total number of citations issued by MSHA, for violation of health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to a
serious injury if left unabated. If MSHA determines that a violation of a mandatory health or safety standard is reasonably likely to result in a reasonably
serious injury or illness under the unique circumstance contributed to by the violation, MSHA will classify the violation as a “significant and substantial”
violation.
(4)Represents the total number of orders issued, which represents a failure to abate a citation under section 104(a) within the period prescribed by MSHA.
(5)Represents the total number of citations and orders issued by MSHA of the Mine Act for unwarrantable failure to comply with mandatory health or safety
standards. These violations are similar to those described above, but the standard is that the violation could significantly and substantially contribute to the
cause and effect of a safety or health hazard, but the conditions do not cause imminent danger, and the MSHA inspector finds that the violation is caused
by an unwarranted failure of the operator to comply with the health and safety standards.
(6)Represents the total number of imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of the Mine Act. These orders are issued for situations in which MSHA
determines an imminent danger exists in the quarry or mine and results in orders of immediate withdrawal of all persons (except certain authorised persons)
from the area of the quarry or mine affected by its condition until the imminent danger and the underlying conditions causing the imminent danger no longer
exist.
(7)Represents whether a mine has received a written notice of a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could
have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of our mine health or safety hazards under section 104(e) of the Mine Act.
(8)Represents whether a mine has received a written notice of the potential to have a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of
such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of our mine health or safety hazards under section 104(e) of the
Mine Act.
(9)Total dollar value of proposed assessments from MSHA under the Mine Act. These are the amounts of proposed assessments issued by MSHA with each
citation or order for the time period covered by the reports. Penalties are assessed by MSHA according to a formula that considers a number of factors,
including the mine operator’s history, size, negligence, gravity of the violation, good faith in trying to correct the violation promptly, and the effect of the
penalty on the operator’s ability to continue in business.
(10)Pending legal actions before the Commission as required to be reported by Section 1503(a)(3) of the Dodd-Frank Act. All 16 pending legal actions are
contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of 29 CFR Part 2700. There are no contests of citations and orders referenced in Subpart B of 29
CFR Part 2700; no complaints of discharge, discrimination or interference referenced in Subpart E of 29 CFR Part 2700; no complaints for compensation
referenced in Subpart D of 29 CFR Part 2700; no applications for temporary relief referenced in Subpart F of 29 CFR Part 2700; and no appeals of judges’
decisions or orders to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission referenced in Subpart H of 29 CFR Part 2700.
