Mining (except Oil and Gas)OSHA Violations & Inspection Records
This subsector covers establishments that mine, quarry, or otherwise extract minerals such as coal, metal ores, stone, sand, and gravel. Beneficiating operations such as crushing and screening are also included.
Records current through Jul 7, 2026
Common Workplace Hazards
Common workplace hazards include ground collapse and cave-ins, respirable dust exposure including silica and coal dust, and noise-induced hearing loss. Workers may also encounter risks from blasting operations, heavy mobile equipment, and falls from elevated surfaces.
Most Cited Standards in Mining (except Oil and Gas)
| Standard | Citations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|
| 4002 Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment OSHA citation code: 4002 A | 111 | $100,480 |
| 3212(A)(2)(A) | 88 | $31,340 |
| 7030 OSHA citation code: 7030 B | 72 | $43,300 |
| 3395(I) | 70 | $37,570 |
| 2340.26 | 68 | $41,750 |
| 7046 OSHA citation code: 7046 F | 66 | $15,713 |
| 3314(G)(2)(A) | 65 | $64,670 |
| 7014 OSHA citation code: 7014 G | 59 | $25,014 |
| 461 Permits to Operate OSHA citation code: 461 A | 53 | $7,212 |
| 7010 OSHA citation code: 7010 A | 51 | $15,095 |
Top States for Mining (except Oil and Gas)
| State | Establishments | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,349 | 5,441 |
| Ohio | 76 | 106 |
| Oregon | 64 | 105 |
| Washington | 71 | 105 |
| Pennsylvania | 72 | 87 |
| Texas | 42 | 44 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 43 |
| Michigan | 33 | 40 |
| New York | 30 | 33 |
| Alabama | 26 | 31 |
| Illinois | 26 | 29 |
| Virginia | 24 | 29 |
| Florida | 22 | 28 |
| Georgia | 26 | 26 |
| North Carolina | 19 | 24 |
Industry Size (BLS QCEW, 2024)
National private-industry totals for Mining (except Oil and Gas) (NAICS 212) in 2024, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. These are industry-wide totals from a near-complete federal count of employers. They describe the industry overall and are not a measurement of any single establishment or of OSHA enforcement activity. This is the full count of private-sector establishments in the industry, not only those with OSHA inspection records, so it is not directly comparable to the establishment count shown above.
OSHA Form 300A Reports (ITA, 2024)
What Mining (except Oil and Gas) (NAICS 212) establishments reported on their OSHA Form 300A summaries for 2024, submitted through OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. These are counts employers reported themselves, not the result of an OSHA inspection, and only establishments required to file under 29 CFR 1904.41 are included, so this is not every employer in the industry and is not directly comparable to the inspection counts above. Deaths are employer-recorded on the form, distinct from OSHA-investigated fatalities. These are case counts, not injury rates; for rates see the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
Official Resources
Data Source and Methodology
Data synced dailyData on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement database, accessed via the DOL public data API. Records are updated daily. We strive for accuracy, but errors in data processing or establishment grouping are possible. Penalty amounts reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts after informal conference, settlement, or judicial review. Company pages group inspection records by normalized employer name, city, and state as reported in OSHA records. That grouping is deterministic and non-fuzzy, but it is not a universal legal-entity identifier. If you believe any record is inaccurate, please report it and we will investigate. This product uses the DOL Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the DOL. For official and authoritative records, visit osha.gov.