Mining Incidents

#1 Surface-002 Section Coal

Controlled by James C Justice III
Briceville, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003103

#1 Surface-002 Section has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1999–2003
Latest incident
Dec 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
26
citations
9
significant & substantial
$2,531
proposed penalties
$2,531
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
974
inspection hours
n/a
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: 974 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#1 Surface-002 Section has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-09-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #1 Surface-002 Section shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.25 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 142 samples.

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.
0.25
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.89
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
142
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-12.
Silica (quartz)
9.2
silica avg (%)
36.5
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-07-22.
Noise
0%
over PEL
52
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 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
Show 47 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 2,345 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,992 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,982 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 4,210 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 15,132 5 2 330.4
2008 Q4 10,820 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,020 2 1 990.1
2008 Q2 4,487 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,886 1 1 257.3
2007 Q4 4,365 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,890 1 0 257.1
2007 Q2 3,817 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,124 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,724 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,618 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,010 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,321 2 0 375.9
2005 Q4 4,947 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,441 2 1 367.6
2005 Q2 4,774 1 0 209.5
2005 Q1 4,890 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,166 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,679 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,387 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,319 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,030 1 1 198.8
2003 Q3 5,574 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,273 2 1 468.1
2003 Q1 4,967 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,839 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,202 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,710 1 0 175.1
2002 Q1 5,912 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,157 1 0 162.4
2001 Q3 6,827 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,153 1 0 162.5
2001 Q1 5,272 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,734 4 0 697.6
2000 Q3 5,606 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,095 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,838 1 1 171.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

December 13, 2003 TN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premium Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

RAINING WET MUDDY-GETTING OUT OF BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK-MUD ON SHOE AND CAUSE AND HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.

September 19, 2003 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALLEDGED CLAIM-UNDER INVESTIGATION HURT ARM WHILE REMOVING PART FROM EQUIPMENT.

January 25, 2003 TN · Coal

TRAMMING GRADER BACK TO SHOP ON MOUNTAIN ROAD, IT WENT OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OVER.

2002 · 1 incident

August 20, 2002 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHANGING A DRILL BIT, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BRUSH & SEAL.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 29, 2000 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premium Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE FELL ON ICE & SNOW BREAKING RIGHT WRIST.

1999 · 1 incident

January 26, 1999 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premium Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

FELL AGAINST TRUCK, BRUISED RIB CAGE AREA. GET OUT OF TRUCK.

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The full compliance file on #1 Surface-002 Section

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.