SPSS Data Dictionary for MSHA Address/Employment Files

Variable Information

Variable Position Label

Measurement 

Level Role

Column 

Width Alignment

Print 

Format

Write 

Format

Missing 

Values

mineid 1 Mine ID: MSHA Mine ID 

assigned to a mining 

operation

Nominal Input 9 Left A7 A7

contract 2 Contractor: MSHA Contractor 

code assigned to an 

independent contractor

Nominal Input 10 Left A7 A7 ""

inspoff 3 Inspection Office: Code for 

MSHA Field office exercising 

jurisdiction over this mining 

operation

Nominal Input 9 Right F4 F4 0

state 4 State Code: FIPS code for 

state in which mine is located

Nominal Input 7 Right F2 F2

county 5 County Code: FIPS code for 

county in which mine is 

located

Nominal Input 8 Right F3 F3

sic 6 SIC: Standard Industrial 

Classification for primary 

commodity mined

Nominal Input 7 Right F5 F5

canvass 7 Canvass or Class: Designated 

a general product class based 

on SIC code. Internally 

generated by IEIO

Nominal Input 9 Right F1 F1

minetype 8 Mine Type: Metal/Nonmetal 

mine type code. Based on 

subunit operations code and 

canvass code

Nominal Input 10 Right F2 F2

status 9 Status Code: Code for status 

of operations of mine (active 

to permanently closed)

Nominal Input 8 Left A1 A1

statdate 10 Status Date: Date of latest 

add or change of status in 

YYMMDD format

Nominal Input 10 Left A8 A8

seamhite 11 Seam Height: Coal seam 

height in inches. Coal only

Scale Input 10 Right F4 F4 0

priorst 12 Prior Status Code: When 

status code is changed, the 

previous status code will be 

moved to this position

Nominal Input 9 Left A1 A1

travarea 13 Travel Area: Metal/Nonmetal 

inspection travel area. 1 alpha 

and 2 numeric characters.

Nominal Input 10 Left A3 A3

mailcont 14 Mailing Control: Provides for 

suppression of mailouts

Nominal Input 10 Right F1 F1

compname 15 Company Name: Company 

owning or having primary 

responsibility for the operation 

of this mine

Nominal Input 26 Left A30 A30

minename 16 Mine or Plant Name: Name 

applied to this mine by the 

company

Nominal Input 26 Left A30 A30

streetad 17 Street or PO Box Number: 

Mailing address for this mining 

operation

Nominal Input 26 Left A30 A30

city 18 City: City to which mail is sent 

for this mining operation

Nominal Input 15 Left A13 A13

stateabb 19 State Abbreviation: State 

abbreviation for mailing 

purposes

Nominal Input 10 Left A2 A2

zipcode 20 Zip Code: Zip code for mailing 

purposes

Nominal Input 9 Left A5 A5

countynm 21 County Name: Name of 

county in which mine is 

located

Nominal Input 26 Left A24 A24

injcount 22 Injury Count: Number of 

reportable accidents and 

illnesses for the quarter given 

on Form 7000-2 by the mining 

company

Scale Input 10 Right F4 F4

aveemp01 23 Underground Employees: 

Number of employees in 

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

Variables in the working file

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underground operations 

(subunit 01) ROUNDED

emphrs01 24 Underground Employee-hrs: 

Employee-hrs worked in 

underground operations 

(subunit 01)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

tons01 25 Underground Tons: Tons of 

clean coal produced in 

underground operations 

(subunit 01)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp02 26 Surface at Underground Mine 

Employees: Number of 

employees at surf. operations 

of underground mines (subunit 

02) ROUNDED

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

emphrs02 27 Surface at Underground Mine 

Employee-hrs: Employee-hrs 

worked at surf. operations of 

UG mines (subunit 02)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp03 28 Strip Employees: Number of 

employees at strip mining 

operations (subunit 03) 

ROUNDED

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

emphrs03 29 Strip Employee-hrs: 

Employee-hrs worked at strip 

mining operations (subunit 03)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

tons03 30 Strip Tons: Tons of clean coal 

produced at strip mining 

operations (subunit 03)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp04 31 Auger Employees: Number of 

employees in auger mining 

operations (subunit 04) 

ROUNDED

Nominal Input 10 Right F8 F8

emphrs04 32 Auger Employee-hrs: 

Employee-hrs worked in auger 

mining operations (subunit 04)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

tons04 33 Auger Tons: Tons of clean 

coal produced in auger mining 

operations (subunit 04)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp05 34 Culm Bank Employees: 

Number of employees in culm 

bank operations (subunit 05) 

ROUNDED

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

emphrs05 35 Culm Bank Employee-hrs: 

Employee-hrs worked in culm 

bank operations (subunit 05)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

tons05 36 Culm Bank Tons: Tons of 

clean coal produced in culm 

bank operations (subunit 05)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp06 37 Dredge Employees: Number 

of employees in dredge 

operations (subunit 06) 

ROUNDED

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

emphrs06 38 Dredge Employee-hrs: 

Employee-hrs worked in 

dredge operations (subunit 

06)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

tons06 39 Dredge Tons: Tons of clean 

coal produced in dredge 

operations (subunit 06)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp12 40 Other Surface Mining 

Employees: Number of 

employees in other surface 

mining operations (subunit 12) 

ROUNDED

Nominal Input 10 Right F8 F8

emphrs12 41 Other Surface Mining 

Employee-hrs: Employee-hrs 

worked in other surface 

mining operations (subunit 12)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp17 42 Independent Shop & Yard 

Employees: Number of 

employees in independent 

shops and yards (subunit 17) 

ROUNDED

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

emphrs17 43 Independent Shop & Yard 

Employee-hrs: Employee-hrs 

worked in independent shops 

and yards (subunit 17)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp30 44 Mill or Prep Plant Employees: 

Number of employees in mills 

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

Variables in the working file

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or prep plants (subunit 30) 

ROUNDED

emphrs30 45 Mill or Prep Plant Employeehrs: Employee-hrs worked in 

mills or prep plants (subunit 

30)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

aveemp99 46 Office employees: Number of 

employees in offices (subunit 

99) ROUNDED

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

emphrs99 47 Office Number of Employeehrs: Employee-hrs worked in 

offices (subunit 99)

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

totprod 48 Total tons of clean coal 

produced

Scale Input 10 Right F10 F10

tothrs 49 Total number of employeehoursScale Input 10 Right F10 F10

avenemp 50 Average number of 

employees (Rounded at 

subunit level)

Scale Input 10 Right F8 F8

year 51 Calendar year of data file 

(computed)

Scale Input 10 Right F4 F4

coalmetl 52 Coal/Metal-nonmetalstone-s&g identifier 

(computed)

Nominal Input 10 Left A1 A1

opercont 53 Operator/Contractor identifier 

(computed)

Nominal Input 10 Left A1 A1

district 54 MSHA District Office: Code for 

MSHA district exercising 

jurisdiction over this mining 

operation (recoded)

Nominal Input 10 Left A3 A3 ""

commod 55 Commodity based on 

CANVASS (recoded)

Nominal Input 10 Right F1 F1

Variables in the working file

Variable Values

Value Label

mineid 0000000 Contractor

inspoff 100 Coal Dist 1-Wilkes Barre, PA (inactive)

102 Pottsville, PA (inactive)

103 Shamokin, PA (inactive)

200 Coal Dist 2- New Stanton, PA

201 Ruff Creek, PA

202 Kittanning, PA

203 Washington, PA (inactive)

204 Johnstown, PA

205 Indiana, PA

206 Clearfield, PA

207 Carrolltown, PA (inactive)

208 Frackville, PA (100-103 prior to 2013)

211 Monroeville, PA (inactive)

212 Waynesburg, PA (inactive)

213 Kittanning, PA (inactive)

214 Washington, PA (inactive)

221 Johnstown, PA (inactive)

222 Indiana, PA (inactive)

223 Clearfield, PA (inactive)

224 Carrolltown, PA (inactive)

300 Coal Dist 3-Morgantown, WV

301 Morgantown, WV

302 Fairmont, WV (inactive)

303 Bridgeport, WV

304 McHenry, MD

305 St. Clairsville, OH

306 Cadiz, OH (inactive)

307 New Lexington, OH (inactive)

308 Wellston, OH (inactive)

311 Morgantown, WV (inactive)

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312 Fairmont, WV (inactive)

313 Clarksburg, WV (inactive)

315 Oakland, MD (inactive)

316 Elkins, WV (inactive)

321 St. Clairsville, OH (inactive)

322 Cadiz, OH (inactive)

323 New Lexington, OH (inactive)

324 Wellston, OH (inactive)

400 Coal Dist 4-Mt Hope, WV

401 Mt. Hope, WV

402 Mt. Carbon, WV

403 Summersville, WV

404 Princeton, WV (changed to 1202 in 2010)

405 Pineville, WV (changed to 1201 in 2010)

406 Madison, WV

407 Logan, WV (changed to 1203 in 2010)

411 Mt. Hope, WV (inactive)

412 Mt. Carbon, WV (inactive)

413 Summersville, WV (inactive)

421 Princeton, WV (inactive)

422 Pineville, WV (inactive)

431 Madison, WV (inactive)

432 Logan, WV (inactive)

500 Coal Dist 5-Norton, VA

501 Norton, VA

502 Vansant, VA

503 Grundy, VA (inactive)

504 Pikeville, KY (601 prior to 2016)

505 Elkhorn City, KY (602 prior to 2016)

506 Phelps, KY (603 prior to 2016)

507 Whitesburg, KY (606 prior to 2016)

511 Norton, VA (inactive)

521 Richlands, VA (inactive)

522 Grundy, VA (inactive)

600 Coal Dist 6-Pikevile, KY (inactive)

601 Pikeville, KY (changed to 504 in 2016)

602 Elkhorn City, KY (changed to 505 in 2016)

603 Phelps, KY (changed to 506 in 2016)

604 Paintsville, KY (inactive)

605 Martin, KY (changed to 710 in 2016)

606 Whitesburg, KY (changed to 507 in 2016)

607 Hindman, KY (inactive)

611 Pikeville, KY (inactive)

613 Elkhorn City, KY (inactive)

614 Sidney, KY (inactive)

616 Phelps, KY (inactive)

621 Paintsville, KY (inactive)

623 Prestonburg, KY (inactive)

624 Whitesburg, KY (inactive)

700 Coal Dist 7-Barbourville, KY

701 Barbourville, KY

702 Harlan, KY

703 Jacksboro, TN

704 Hazard, KY

705 Hindman, KY (inactive)

706 Hyden, KY (inactive)

707 Jasper, TN (inactive)

710 Martin, KY (605 prior to 2016)

711 Barbourville, KY (inactive)

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712 Harlan, KY (inactive)

714 Jellico, TN (inactive)

715 Jacksboro, TN (inactive)

722 Jasper, TN (inactive)

723 Hueytown, AL (inactive)

724 Jasper, AL (inactive)

731 Hazard, KY (inactive)

732 Hindman, KY (inactive)

733 Hyden, KY (inactive)

800 Coal Dist 8-Vincennes, IN

801 Vincennes, IN

802 Marion, IL

803 Litchfield, IL

804 Sparta, IL (inactive)

811 Vincennes, IN (inactive)

812 Benton, IL (inactive)

813 Hillsboro, IL (inactive)

814 Sparta, IL (inactive)

900 Coal Dist 9-Denver, CO

901 McAlester, OK (inactive)

902 Farmington, NM

903 Sheridan, WY (inactive)

904 Gillette, WY

905 Price, UT

906 Craig, CO

907 Delta, CO

908 Castle Dale, UT (inactive)

911 McAlester, OK (inactive)

912 Trinidad, CO (inactive)

913 Sheridan, WY (inactive)

914 Gillette, WY (inactive)

921 Price, UT (inactive)

922 Glenwood Springs, CO (inactive)

923 Delta, CO (inactive)

924 Castle Dale, UT (inactive)

1000 Coal Dist 10-Madisonville, KY

1001 Madisonville, KY

1002 Sturgis, KY

1011 Madisonville, KY (inactive)

1012 Morganfield, KY (inactive)

1013 Beaver Dam, KY (inactive)

1100 Coal Dist 11-Birmingham, AL

1101 Bessemer, AL

1102 Jasper, AL (inactive)

1103 Longview, TX (moved from 901 in 2013)

1200 Coal Dist 12-Pineville, WV

1201 Pineville, WV (405 prior to 2010)

1202 Princeton, WV (404 prior to 2010)

1203 Logan, WV (407 prior to 2010)

2000 Northeast District - Warrendale, PA

2621 Wyomissing, PA

2622 Wyomissing (North), PA (inactive)

2641 Staunton, VA

2651 Hebron, OH

2671 Beckley, WV (inactive)

2681 Warrendale, PA

2800 Albany, NY (inactive)

2811 Watertown, NY (inactive)

2831 Springfield, MA (inactive)

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2841 Dover, NJ (inactive)

2851 Geneva, NY

2861 Manchester, NH

2881 Albany, NY

3000 Southeast District-Birmingham. AL

3611 Bartow, FL

3631 Macon, GA

3641 Staunton, VA (inactive)

3651 San Juan, PR

3661 Birmingham, AL

3800 Knoxville, TN (inactive)

3811 Franklin, TN

3821 Lexington, KY

3851 Columbia, SC

3861 Knoxville, TN

3871 Sanford, NC

4000 North Central District-Duluth, MN

4611 Hibbing, MN (inactive)

4631 Lansing, MI

4641 Marquette, MI

4651 Duluth, MN

4661 Hibbing, MN

4671 Fort Dodge, IA

4821 Peru, IL

4851 Hebron, OH (inactive)

4861 Vincennes, IN (inactive)

5000 South Central District-Dallas, TX

5600 Dallas, TX (inactive)

5611 San Antonio, TX

5631 Carlsbad, NM

5641 Albuquerque, NM

5651 Denham Springs, LA

5671 Dallas, TX

5831 Topeka, KS (inactive)

5841 Omaha, NE (inactive)

5851 Rolla-North, MO

5852 Rolla-South, MO

5861 Norman, OK

5871 Little Rock, AR

6000 Rocky Mountain District-Denver, CO

6611 Grand Junction, CO (inactive)

6621 Rapid City, SD

6641 Denver (West), CO (inactive)

6642 Denver, CO

6651 Topeka, KS

6800 Salt Lake City, UT (inactive)

6811 Moab, UT (inactive)

6821 Helena, MT

6831 Green River, WY

6841 Boulder City, NV (inactive)

6851 Salt Lake City, UT

6861 Mesa North, AZ

6862 Mesa South, AZ

7000 Western District-Vacaville, CA

7600 Bellevue, WA (inactive)

7611 Boise, ID

7621 Coeur D'Alene, ID (inactive)

7631 Albany, OR (inactive)

7641 Kent ,WA

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7651 Albany, OR

7800 Phoenix, CA (inactive)

7811 Tucson, AZ (inactive)

7821 Vacaville, CA

7831 San Bernardino, CA

7841 Henderson, NV

7851 Elko, NV

7861 Anchorage, AK

7871 Boise, ID (inactive)

9998 Contractor (no inspection office)

state 1 Alabama

2 Alaska

4 Arizona

5 Arkansas

6 California

8 Colorado

9 Connecticut

10 Delaware

11 District of Columbia

12 Florida

13 Georgia

15 Hawaii

16 Idaho

17 Illinois

18 Indiana

19 Iowa

20 Kansas

21 Kentucky

22 Louisiana

23 Maine

24 Maryland

25 Massachusetts

26 Michigan

27 Minnesota

28 Mississippi

29 Missouri

30 Montana

31 Nebraska

32 Nevada

33 New Hampshire

34 New Jersey

35 New Mexico

36 New York

37 North Carolina

38 North Dakota

39 Ohio

40 Oklahoma

41 Oregon

42 Pennsylvania

44 Rhode Island

45 South Carolina

46 South Dakota

47 Tennessee

48 Texas

49 Utah

50 Vermont

51 Virginia

53 Washington

54 West Virginia

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55 Wisconsin

56 Wyoming

60 American Samoa (AS)

61 Panama Canal Zone

66 Guam (GU)

69 Northern Mariana Islands (MP)

72 Puerto Rico

78 Virgin Islands

98 Contractor-no state

county 998 Contractor-no county

sic 10110 Iron ore

10210 Copper Ore

10310 Lead and/or Zinc Ore

10410 Gold (lode and placer)

10440 Silver ores

10510 Aluminum Ore

10610 Ferroalloy ores

10611 Chromite

10612 Cobalt

10613 Columbium - Tantalum

10614 Manganese

10615 Molybdenum

10616 Nickel

10617 Tungsten

10920 Mercury

10940 Uranium - vanadium ores

10941 Uranium

10942 Vanadium

10990 Metal ores, NEC

10991 Antimony

10992 Beryl

10993 Platinum group

10994 Rare earths

10995 Tin ore

10996 Titanium

10997 Zircon

11110 Coal, Anthracite

12110 Coal, Bituminous

13111 Oil shale

13112 Oil sand

13113 Oil mining

14110 Stone, dimension, NEC

14111 Granite (dimension)

14112 Limestone (dimension)

14113 Marble (dimension)

14114 Sandstone (dimension)

14115 Slate (dimension)

14116 Traprock (dimension)

14119 Mica (dimension)

14220 Limestone (crushed and broken)

14230 Granite (crushed and broken)

14290 Stone, crushed & broken, NEC

14291 Marble (crushed & broken)

14292 Sandstone (crushed & broken)

14293 Slate (crushed & broken)

14294 Traprock (crushed & broken)

14296 Mica (crushed & broken)

14410 Sand & gravel

14420 Construction S&G; Sand, common

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14460 Sand, Industrial; Ground silica/quartz

14530 Clay (fire)

14550 Clay (common)

14590 Clay, Ceramic and refractory, NEC

14591 Aplite

14592 Brucite

14593 Feldspar

14594 Kyanite

14595 Magnesite

14596 Shale (common)

14720 Barite

14730 Fluorspar

14740 Potash, soda, & borate minerals, NEC

14741 Boron Materials

14742 Potash

14743 Trona

14744 Sodium compounds

14750 Phosphate rock

14760 Salt (rock)

14770 Sulfur

14790 Chemical and fertilizer, NEC

14791 Lithium

14792 Pigment mineral

14793 Pyrites

14794 Strontium

14920 Gypsum

14960 Talc, soapstone, & pyrophylite

14990 Nonmetallic minerals, NEC

14991 Asbestos

14992 Gemstones

14993 Gilsonite

14994 Mica

14995 Peat (before 1979)

14996 Perlite

14997 Pumice

14998 Vermiculite

28190 Industrial chemicals, NEC

28191 Alumina (Mill)

28193 Bromine

28991 Salt (evaporated)

28992 Salt (in brine)

29900 Leonardite

32410 Cement

32740 Lime

99998 Contractor-no SIC

canvass 1 Anthracite Coal

2 Bituminous Coal

3 Sub-bituminous (not used)

4 Lignite (not used)

5 Sand and Gravel

6 Stone

7 Nonmetal

8 Metal

9 Contractor

minetype 1 Underground metal

2 Underground nonmetal

3 Underground stone

4 Surface metal

5 Surface nonmetal

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6 Surface stone

7 Mills - metal

8 Mills - nonmetal

9 Mills - stone

10 Sand & gravel

11 Underground coal

12 Surface coal

13 Mills - coal

14 Contractor

status 1 Full-time permanent (M/NM)

2 Intermittent (including seasonal) (M/NM)

3 Non-producing (M/NM)

4 Permanently abandoned (M/NM)

A Active (coal)

B Mine closed by MSHA (coal)

C Temporarily closed (coal)

D Permanently abandoned (coal)

E Active, men working, not producing (coal)

F Active, men not working, not producing (coal)

G New, under construction (coal)

H New, no men working (coal)

priorst 1 Full-time permanent (M/NM)

2 Intermittent (including seasonal) (M/NM)

3 Non-producing (M/NM)

4 Permanently abandoned (M/NM)

A Active (coal)

B Mine closed by MSHA (coal)

C Temporarily closed (coal)

D Permanently abandoned (coal)

E Active, men working, not producing (coal)

F Active, men not working, not producing (coal)

G New, under construction (coal)

H New, no men working (coal)

coalmetl C Coal

M Metal/Nonmetal/Stone/S&G

opercont C Contractor

O Operator

district C01 C01-Wilkes Barre, PA (Inactive starting 2013)

C02 C02-New Stanton, PA (Combined with C01 in 2013)

C03 C03-Morgantown, WV

C04 C04-Mt. Hope, WV (Split into C04/C12 in 2010)

C05 C05-Norton, VA (Added some C06 offices in 2016)

C06 C06-Pikeville, KY (Inactive starting 2016)

C07 C07-Barbourville, KY (Added some C06 offices in 2016)

C08 C08-Vincennes, IN

C09 C09-Denver, CO

C10 C10-Madisonville, KY

C11 C11-Birmingham, AL

C12 C12-Pineville, WV (Split from C04 in 2010)

CNT CNT-Contractor (No District)

MNC MNC-North Central-Deuluth, MN

MNE MNE-Northeast-Warrendale, PA

MRM MRM-Rocky Mountain-Denver, CO

MSC MSC-South Central-Dallas, TX

MSE MSE-Southeast-Birmingham, AL

MWE MWE-Western-Vacaville, CA

commod 1 Coal operator

2 Metal operator

3 Nonmetal operator

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4 Stone operator

5 Sand & gravel operator

6 Coal contractor

7 Noncoal contractor

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