Table 9. Effect of Union Status on Persons Affected Penalty Points per S&S Violation

10 Most Common Violation Types

(Kitchen-Sink Version: All Covariates Reported)
Specification Baseline (Hours Worked) Employees Tonnage
Model
Public Fields Only
Confidential Fields
Public Fields Only
Confidential Fields
Public Fields Only
Confidential Fields
Mine/Controller Size Units:
100 Quarterly FTEs
100 Quarterly FTEs
100 Employees
100 Employees
Millions of Tons
Millions of Tons
Union 0.182** 0.274** 0.240** 0.360*** 0.114 0.219**
(0.09) (0.11) (0.10) (0.12) (0.09) (0.11)
Union X Mine Size -0.028 -0.030 -0.056* -0.065** -0.007 -0.044
(0.02) (0.02) (0.03) (0.03) (0.07) (0.08)
Mine Size 0.010 -0.016 0.018 -0.003 -0.036 -0.126
(0.03) (0.03) (0.03) (0.04) (0.07) (0.08)
Log of Controller Size -0.038*** -0.045*** -0.040*** -0.051*** -0.028** -0.035**
(0.01) (0.02) (0.01) (0.02) (0.01) (0.01)
Lost-Day Injuries in Prev. Year -0.008** -0.007** -0.008** -0.007** -0.008*** -0.008***
(0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00)
Penalty Pts. in Prev. Year 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.004 0.003
(0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00)
Mine Age 0.002 -0.001 0.003 -0.000 0.002 -0.001
(0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00)
Productivity -0.006 -0.009* -0.006 -0.009* -0.003 -0.001
(0.00) (0.01) (0.00) (0.01) (0.01) (0.01)
NIOSH Longwall Dummy 0.218**   0.223**   0.235**  
(0.09)   (0.09)   (0.09)  
Number of Coal Beds   0.109   0.119   0.101
  (0.13)   (0.13)   (0.13)
Avg. Coal Bed Thickness (yds.)   -0.071   -0.077   -0.077
  (0.05)   (0.05)   (0.05)
Subsidiary Indicator   -0.005   0.001   -0.001
  (0.06)   (0.06)   (0.06)
Pct. Captive Production   -0.084   -0.093   -0.097
  (0.09)   (0.10)   (0.10)
Recoverable Reserves   -0.000   -0.000   -0.000
  (0.00)   (0.00)   (0.00)
Augur Subunit Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Culm/Refuse Subunit Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Dredge Subunit Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Ind. Shop/Yard Subunit Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Mill/Prep. Plant Subunit Dummy 0.015 0.065 0.022 0.071 0.012 0.064
(0.11) (0.11) (0.11) (0.11) (0.11) (0.11)
Other Mining Subunit Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Strip/Quarry/Pit Subunit Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Surface at Underground Subunit -0.082 -0.071 -0.074 -0.057 -0.075 -0.060
Dummy (0.06) (0.08) (0.06) (0.08) (0.06) (0.08)
Underground Subunit Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Pct. Continuous Mining Method   -0.001   -0.002   -0.002
  (0.00)   (0.00)   (0.00)
Pct. Conventional Mining Method   -0.001   -0.001   -0.001
  (0.00)   (0.00)   (0.00)
Pct. Longwall Mining Method   0.004   0.003   0.003
  (0.00)   (0.00)   (0.00)
Pct. Shortwall Mining Method   -0.011***   -0.011***   -0.012***
  (0.00)   (0.00)   (0.00)
MSHA Coal District 1 Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
MSHA Coal District 2 Dummy -0.853*** -0.853*** -0.867*** -0.866*** -0.873*** -0.875***
(0.16) (0.23) (0.16) (0.23) (0.16) (0.24)
MSHA Coal District 3 Dummy -1.443*** -1.506*** -1.434*** -1.491*** -1.481*** -1.547***
(0.15) (0.21) (0.15) (0.21) (0.15) (0.22)
MSHA Coal District 4 Dummy -0.738*** -0.777*** -0.759*** -0.799*** -0.772*** -0.835***
(0.16) (0.23) (0.16) (0.23) (0.16) (0.23)
MSHA Coal District 5 Dummy -0.550*** -0.714*** -0.561*** -0.725*** -0.565*** -0.742***
(0.17) (0.23) (0.17) (0.23) (0.17) (0.23)
MSHA Coal District 6 Dummy -0.794*** -0.835*** -0.803*** -0.841*** -0.830*** -0.886***
(0.16) (0.22) (0.16) (0.22) (0.16) (0.23)
MSHA Coal District 7 Dummy -1.199*** -1.196*** -1.194*** -1.192*** -1.217*** -1.229***
(0.16) (0.22) (0.16) (0.21) (0.16) (0.22)
MSHA Coal District 8 Dummy -0.796*** -0.754*** -0.815*** -0.774*** -0.779*** -0.766***
(0.20) (0.24) (0.19) (0.23) (0.19) (0.24)
MSHA Coal District 9 Dummy (dropped) 0.177 (dropped) 0.183 (dropped) 0.165
(0.28) (0.27) (0.28)
MSHA Coal District 10 Dummy -0.195 (dropped) -0.189 (dropped) -0.179 (dropped)
(0.25) (0.25) (0.26)
MSHA Coal District 11 Dummy -0.855*** -0.935*** -0.834*** -0.921*** -0.914*** -1.060***
(0.23) (0.25) (0.22) (0.25) (0.22) (0.26)
MSHA Coal District 12 Dummy -0.763*** -0.788*** -0.763*** -0.785*** -0.769*** -0.814***
(0.16) (0.23) (0.16) (0.23) (0.16) (0.23)
MSHA Coal District 13 Dummy (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1993q1 (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1993q2 (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1993q3 (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1993q4 (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1994q1 (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1994q2 (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1994q3 (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1994q4 (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped) (dropped)
Quarter Dummy - 1995q1 0.029 (dropped) 0.209* (dropped) 0.210* (dropped)
(0.12) (0.11) (0.11)
Quarter Dummy - 1995q2 -0.055 (dropped) 0.118 (dropped) 0.119 (dropped)
(0.13) (0.12) (0.12)
Quarter Dummy - 1995q3 -0.014 (dropped) 0.185* (dropped) 0.181* (dropped)
(0.11) (0.10) (0.10)
Quarter Dummy - 1995q4 -0.036 (dropped) 0.149 (dropped) 0.150 (dropped)
(0.11) (0.11) (0.11)
Quarter Dummy - 1996q1 -0.097 (dropped) 0.086 (dropped) 0.088 (dropped)
(0.11) (0.10) (0.10)
Quarter Dummy - 1996q2 -0.073 (dropped) 0.110 (dropped) 0.109 (dropped)
(0.11) (0.09) (0.09)
Quarter Dummy - 1996q3 -0.074 (dropped) 0.126 (dropped) 0.126 (dropped)
(0.11) (0.09) (0.09)
Quarter Dummy - 1996q4 -0.170 (dropped) 0.011 (dropped) 0.005 (dropped)
(0.12) (0.10) (0.10)
Quarter Dummy - 1997q1 -0.171 (dropped) -0.021 (dropped) -0.023 (dropped)
(0.11) (0.10) (0.10)
Quarter Dummy - 1997q2 -0.158 (dropped) 0.036 (dropped) 0.036 (dropped)
(0.11) (0.11) (0.11)
Quarter Dummy - 1997q3 -0.217** (dropped) -0.033 (dropped) -0.033 (dropped)
(0.11) (0.09) (0.09)
Quarter Dummy - 1997q4 -0.144 (dropped) 0.038 (dropped) 0.039 (dropped)
(0.12) (0.10) (0.10)
Quarter Dummy - 1998q1 -0.093 0.067 0.086 0.069 0.087 0.071
(0.13) (0.10) (0.12) (0.10) (0.12) (0.10)
Quarter Dummy - 1998q2 -0.150 (dropped) 0.025 (dropped) 0.027 (dropped)
(0.12) (0.11) (0.11)
Quarter Dummy - 1998q3 -0.117 0.019 0.025 -0.005 0.023 -0.013
(0.12) (0.10) (0.10) (0.10) (0.10) (0.10)
Quarter Dummy - 1998q4 -0.151 -0.007 0.020 -0.010 0.023 -0.008
(0.12) (0.10) (0.10) (0.10) (0.10) (0.10)
Quarter Dummy - 1999q1 -0.179 0.050 0.007 0.071 0.007 0.073
(0.12) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 1999q2 -0.206* 0.017 -0.057 -0.001 -0.057 -0.003
(0.12) (0.12) (0.11) (0.12) (0.11) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 1999q3 -0.293*** -0.074 -0.118 -0.062 -0.118 -0.065
(0.11) (0.12) (0.09) (0.12) (0.09) (0.12)
Quarter Dummy - 1999q4 -0.183 0.051 -0.003 0.067 -0.003 0.063
(0.12) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2000q1 -0.222** 0.004 -0.047 0.013 -0.043 0.017
(0.11) (0.12) (0.10) (0.12) (0.10) (0.12)
Quarter Dummy - 2000q2 -0.076 0.161 0.115 0.190 0.118 0.192
(0.12) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2000q3 -0.020 0.223 0.164 0.248* 0.161 0.243*
(0.13) (0.14) (0.12) (0.14) (0.12) (0.14)
Quarter Dummy - 2000q4 -0.149 0.102 -0.058 0.028 -0.058 0.027
(0.14) (0.15) (0.10) (0.13) (0.10) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2001q1 -0.159 0.088 0.030 0.112 0.028 0.110
(0.11) (0.12) (0.10) (0.12) (0.10) (0.12)
Quarter Dummy - 2001q2 -0.112 0.132 0.073 0.153 0.068 0.145
(0.11) (0.12) (0.10) (0.12) (0.10) (0.12)
Quarter Dummy - 2001q3 -0.201* 0.052 -0.021 0.072 -0.027 0.058
(0.11) (0.12) (0.10) (0.13) (0.10) (0.12)
Quarter Dummy - 2001q4 -0.188* 0.060 -0.002 0.085 -0.007 0.076
(0.11) (0.13) (0.09) (0.14) (0.09) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2002q1 -0.140 0.100 0.036 0.115 0.032 0.110
(0.11) (0.13) (0.08) (0.13) (0.08) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2002q2 -0.175* 0.061 (dropped) 0.075 (dropped) 0.070
(0.10) (0.13) (0.13) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2002q3 -0.067 0.171 0.108 0.185 0.105 0.173
(0.11) (0.13) (0.08) (0.13) (0.08) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2002q4 (dropped) 0.236* 0.191* 0.266* 0.191* 0.263*
(0.14) (0.10) (0.14) (0.10) (0.14)
Quarter Dummy - 2003q1 0.292** 0.527*** 0.494*** 0.564*** 0.496*** 0.563***
(0.12) (0.15) (0.12) (0.15) (0.11) (0.15)
Quarter Dummy - 2003q2 0.413*** 0.661*** 0.593*** 0.677*** 0.598*** 0.682***
(0.15) (0.15) (0.13) (0.16) (0.13) (0.15)
Quarter Dummy - 2003q3 0.259** 0.504*** 0.430*** 0.511*** 0.435*** 0.512***
(0.11) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2003q4 0.187* 0.435*** 0.358*** 0.444*** 0.360*** 0.445***
(0.11) (0.13) (0.10) (0.13) (0.10) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2004q1 0.147 0.391*** 0.324*** 0.400*** 0.328*** 0.409***
(0.12) (0.15) (0.11) (0.15) (0.11) (0.15)
Quarter Dummy - 2004q2 0.096 0.348*** 0.263*** 0.354*** 0.263*** 0.350***
(0.11) (0.13) (0.09) (0.13) (0.09) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2004q3 0.198* 0.455*** 0.400*** 0.495*** 0.398*** 0.489***
(0.11) (0.14) (0.10) (0.14) (0.10) (0.14)
Quarter Dummy - 2004q4 0.235* 0.482*** 0.413*** 0.496*** 0.412*** 0.500***
(0.13) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2005q1 0.056 0.311*** 0.237** 0.325*** 0.239** 0.330***
(0.10) (0.12) (0.09) (0.12) (0.09) (0.12)
Quarter Dummy - 2005q2 -0.056 0.207 0.126 0.220* 0.126 0.222*
(0.10) (0.13) (0.09) (0.13) (0.09) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2005q3 0.092 0.352*** 0.275*** 0.372*** 0.272*** 0.371***
(0.11) (0.12) (0.09) (0.13) (0.09) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2005q4 0.087 0.347*** 0.265** 0.362*** 0.258** 0.352***
(0.12) (0.13) (0.10) (0.14) (0.10) (0.14)
Quarter Dummy - 2006q1 0.263** 0.508*** 0.443*** 0.523*** 0.438*** 0.519***
(0.12) (0.13) (0.10) (0.14) (0.10) (0.14)
Quarter Dummy - 2006q2 0.462*** 0.717*** 0.647*** 0.742*** 0.642*** 0.737***
(0.11) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13) (0.11) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2006q3 0.506*** 0.755*** 0.676*** 0.765*** 0.669*** 0.753***
(0.13) (0.14) (0.11) (0.14) (0.11) (0.14)
Quarter Dummy - 2006q4 0.386*** 0.649*** 0.563*** 0.665*** 0.558*** 0.657***
(0.11) (0.12) (0.10) (0.13) (0.10) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2007q1 0.270** 0.535*** 0.443*** 0.542*** 0.444*** 0.545***
(0.11) (0.13) (0.10) (0.13) (0.10) (0.13)
Quarter Dummy - 2007q2 0.937*** 1.194*** 1.118*** 1.212*** 1.113*** 1.200***
(0.17) (0.18) (0.16) (0.18) (0.16) (0.18)
Quarter Dummy - 2007q3 1.244*** 1.508*** 1.423*** 1.526*** 1.417*** 1.513***
(0.18) (0.19) (0.19) (0.20) (0.19) (0.20)
Quarter Dummy - 2007q4 1.494*** 1.746*** 1.657*** 1.751*** 1.648*** 1.739***
(0.15) (0.16) (0.15) (0.16) (0.15) (0.16)
Quarter Dummy - 2008q1 0.900*** 1.163*** 1.072*** 1.170*** 1.063*** 1.166***
(0.18) (0.20) (0.17) (0.20) (0.17) (0.20)
Quarter Dummy - 2008q2 0.888*** 1.152*** 1.073*** 1.174*** 1.059*** 1.164***
(0.16) (0.18) (0.16) (0.18) (0.16) (0.18)
Quarter Dummy - 2008q3 1.191*** 1.457*** 1.351*** 1.456*** 1.335*** 1.441***
(0.16) (0.18) (0.16) (0.18) (0.16) (0.18)
Quarter Dummy - 2008q4 1.224*** 1.480*** 1.415*** 1.512*** 1.400*** 1.502***
(0.21) (0.23) (0.20) (0.23) (0.20) (0.23)
Quarter Dummy - 2009q1 1.079*** 1.287*** 1.254*** 1.300*** 1.241*** 1.288***
(0.18) (0.20) (0.17) (0.20) (0.17) (0.20)
Quarter Dummy - 2009q2 0.884*** 1.102*** 1.105*** 1.162*** 1.088*** 1.144***
(0.16) (0.18) (0.16) (0.18) (0.16) (0.18)
Quarter Dummy - 2009q3 1.036*** 1.251*** 1.227*** 1.283*** 1.208*** 1.264***
(0.17) (0.19) (0.17) (0.19) (0.17) (0.19)
Quarter Dummy - 2009q4 0.722*** 0.942*** 0.884*** 0.948*** 0.862*** 0.930***
(0.15) (0.16) (0.14) (0.16) (0.14) (0.16)
I_v_cfr_sec_1 0.742*** 0.867*** 0.750*** 0.875*** 0.746*** 0.878***
(0.10) (0.10) (0.08) (0.12) (0.08) (0.12)
I_v_cfr_sec_2 0.152** 0.192*** 0.158*** 0.201** 0.151*** 0.199**
(0.08) (0.07) (0.06) (0.09) (0.06) (0.09)
I_v_cfr_sec_3 0.443*** 0.508*** 0.447*** 0.511*** 0.439*** 0.509***
(0.09) (0.08) (0.07) (0.10) (0.07) (0.10)
I_v_cfr_sec_4 2.092*** 2.327*** 2.104*** 2.338*** 2.100*** 2.341***
(0.10) (0.10) (0.09) (0.12) (0.09) (0.12)
I_v_cfr_sec_5 1.406*** 1.510*** 1.407*** 1.511*** 1.404*** 1.515***
(0.11) (0.10) (0.09) (0.12) (0.09) (0.12)
I_v_cfr_sec_6 0.746*** 0.805*** 0.748*** 0.807*** 0.745*** 0.812***
(0.09) (0.08) (0.07) (0.10) (0.07) (0.10)
I_v_cfr_sec_7 0.061 0.100 0.066 0.106 0.060 0.108
(0.08) (0.07) (0.06) (0.09) (0.06) (0.09)
I_v_cfr_sec_8 -0.170** -0.162** -0.167*** -0.157* -0.172*** -0.157*
(0.08) (0.07) (0.06) (0.09) (0.06) (0.09)
I_v_cfr_sec_9 -0.004 (dropped) (dropped) 0.006 (dropped) 0.011
(0.08) (0.09) (0.09)
I_v_cfr_sec_10 (dropped) -0.008 0.007 (dropped) 0.002 (dropped)
(0.09) (0.08) (0.08)
Constant 1.838*** 1.699*** 1.648*** 1.693*** 1.617*** 1.651***
(0.21) (0.35) (0.20) (0.36) (0.20) (0.37)
Observations 106,483 83,968 104,030 82,081 104,030 82,081
# of Union Mines / # of Total Mines 226 / 1,547 150 / 1,134 225 / 1,540 150 / 1,129 225 / 1,540 150 / 1,129
R2 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.12
Regression Date/Time 12/2/11 22:28 12/2/11 22:28 12/2/11 22:28 12/2/11 22:29 12/2/11 22:29 12/2/11 22:29

Definitions: Significance Levels: *** 1%, ** 5%, * 10%. FTE is defined as 2,000 man-hours.

Models: All models are ordinary least squares regressions; standard errors (shown in parentheses) are clustered at the mine level. The unit of analysis for all models is the s&s violation

10 most common violation types

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Sample: public sample is: (sig_or_sub==1) (ten_most_common_violation==1) (violator_contractor==0) (underground_mine==1) (coal_dummy==1) (bituminous==1) (active==1) (first_qtr_of_production==0) inrange(year, 1995, 2009). private sample is: (sig_or_sub==1) (ten_most_common_violation==1) (violator_contractor==0) (underground_mine==1) (coal_dummy==1) (bituminous==1) (active==1) (first_qtr_of_production==0) inrange(year, 1998, 2009).

Independent Variables: All models include the following regressors: union dummy, union-size interaction term, mine size measure (defined as specified in column headers), logged controller size measure (defined as specified in column headers), mine age, productivity, number of lost-work injuries (in hundreds) in the previous four quarters, total penalty points (in thousands) in the previous four quarters, a constant term, dummies indicating presence of each type of mine subunit, quarter dummies, district dummies, and dummies for each violation type (i.e., section of CFR deemed to have been violated. In addition: "Public Fields Only" models include the NIOSH longwall dummy; and "Confidential Fields" models include number of coal beds, mean coal bed thickness (in yards), subsidiary indicator, captive production as a percentage of total production, recoverable coal reserves, and mining method percentages.

Dependent Variable: the number of penalty points assigned due to the number of persons that could be affected per S&S violation (limited to ten most common violation types).