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#1 Surface-002 Section: 26 MSHA citations 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.
See Premium Coal Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
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.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
34.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
34.6%
reasonably likely or greater
7.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #1 Surface-002 Section shows 99% of 142 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2009-01-12, 17 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
142
samples
1.89
dust max (mg/m3)
80 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 62 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR50
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE43
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER19

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2008-07-22, 18 years ago
9.2
silica avg (%)
11
samples
36.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE4
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2009-01-12, 17 years ago
0%
over PEL
52
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE20
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR9
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER9
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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 by year
ⓘ 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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2009 100% 5
2008 100% 14
2007 100% 12
2006 100% 17
2005 100% 15
2004 100% 9
2003 90% 21
2002 100% 20
2001 100% 16
2000 100% 13
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2008 4.3 3
2007 14.9 1
2006 3.4 1
2004 36.5 1
2003 1.6 2
2001 7.8 1
2000 11.2 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2009 0% 5
2008 0% 9
2007 0% 5
2006 0% 3
2005 0% 5
2004 0% 4
2003 0% 4
2002 0% 5
2001 0% 5
2000 0% 7
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

#1 Surface-002 Section recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.

Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, coal mining averaged 4.00 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 9.23 9.23 0.000
2001 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2000 * 17.96 17.96 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Premium Coal Company Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 5
2009 10 27,498
2008 9 43,127
2007 7 39,719
2006 9 42,554
2005 9 27,425
2004 9 31,363
2003 10 34,991
2002 11 37,218
2001 11 46,166
2000 10 41,378
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#1 Surface-002 Section sits in Anderson County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Anderson County, Tennessee · Population 78,175
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$63,171
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,487 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,886 0 0 0.0
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
Premium Coal Company Inc · -

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.