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Baldwin Plant Coal

Controlled by James C Justice III
Oliver Springs, Anderson County, TN  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4002467

Baldwin Plant has $162K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 20 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1986–2011
Latest incident
Nov 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
451
citations
152
significant & substantial
$162,374
proposed penalties
$126,095
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $36,279 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
164
inspections on record
4,155
inspection hours
10.9
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.
451 citations across 4,155 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Baldwin Plant has $162K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 20 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.
$162K
proposed penalties
$142K
current assessed
$126K
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
414 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Baldwin Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 91 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.
0.23
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.29
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
91
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-04-30.
Silica (quartz)
8.6
silica avg (%)
9.7
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-04-16.
Noise
14%
over PEL
71
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-05-28.
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
2025 Q4 1,150 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,074 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,036 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,064 1 0 939.8
2024 Q3 1,087 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 2 0
2024 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,080 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,920 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,920 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,008 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,196 2 0 910.7
2022 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,040 1 0 490.2
2021 Q4 2,080 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,920 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,136 5 0 2340.8
2021 Q1 2,460 2 0 813.0
2020 Q4 1,920 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,920 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,920 6 0 3125.0
2020 Q1 2,080 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,020 2 0 990.1
2019 Q3 2,080 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,640 6 0 2272.7
2019 Q1 2,260 3 0 1327.4
2018 Q4 1,920 3 0 1562.5
2018 Q3 1,440 3 0 2083.3
2018 Q2 1,320 2 0 1515.2
2018 Q1 1,260 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,240 1 0 446.4
2017 Q3 1,604 1 0 623.4
2017 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 490 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 488 2 0 4098.4
2016 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 452 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 504 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 472 1 0 2118.6
2015 Q1 505 4 0 7920.8
2014 Q4 452 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 300 2 0 6666.7
2014 Q2 231 1 1 4329.0
2014 Q1 0 14 1
2013 Q4 684 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 201 22 3 109452.7
2013 Q2 363 26 10 71625.3
2013 Q1 1,194 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 0 23 5
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 3,013 13 3 4314.6
2012 Q1 2,785 66 25 23698.4
2011 Q4 8,000 54 24 6750.0
2011 Q3 7,926 3 1 378.5
2011 Q2 9,097 14 5 1539.0
2011 Q1 11,194 34 30 3037.3
2010 Q4 15,711 1 0 63.6
2010 Q3 20,472 6 3 293.1
2010 Q2 14,082 17 3 1207.2
2010 Q1 13,671 29 10 2121.3
2009 Q4 14,295 14 7 979.4
2009 Q3 12,935 12 7 927.7
2009 Q2 10,940 4 1 365.6
2009 Q1 9,678 3 0 310.0
2008 Q4 7,880 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,563 8 3 757.4
2008 Q2 5,205 2 0 384.2
2008 Q1 2,511 2 1 796.5
2007 Q4 2,079 3 1 1443.0
2007 Q3 1,499 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,396 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,085 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,454 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,053 11 8 1817.3
2006 Q2 3,588 6 0 1672.2
2006 Q1 0 2 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q4 96 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 100 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 100 1 0 10000.0
2003 Q1 100 4 0 40000.0
2002 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 1 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 2 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 2 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 1 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

April 19, 2011 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was adding water to the radiator of the dozer and hot water was expelled from the radiator, which contacted the EE's arm and upper right quadrant of torso, resulting in burns to the arm.

2009 · 1 incident

November 16, 2009 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting a cross tie to make a storage platform for parts.

1998 · 1 incident

January 19, 1998 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A WATER HOSE ADN CLAIMS TO HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE (OR POSSIBLY HERNIA). NO REPORT OR COMPLAINT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

1997 · 1 incident

February 12, 1997 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS MINING FLOCCULANT WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SPILLED WATER AND FELL CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO BACK AND NECK.

1996 · 3 incidents

October 19, 1996 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Fall down stairs

EMPLOOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILLE DESCENDING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. INFLICTING ABRASIONS TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND BACK.

August 24, 1996 TN · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE PLACEMENT OF RAILROAD CARS PRIOR TO BEIGN LOADED. AS HE STARTED TO STEP UP ON THE STEP HE SLIPPED FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND HIS RIG HT FOOT GO TANGLE DIN THE TRAIN WHEELS, WHICH WRERE SLOWING ROLLIGN BACKWARDS, AND THIS PULLED HIM UNDER THE TRAIN CAR AMPUTATING HIS RIGHT LEG APPROXIMATELY 6" FROM THE HIP.

August 13, 1996 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND OR TENDON.

1995 · 2 incidents

October 31, 1995 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 2 CONTAINERS OF OIL UP THE CAT WALK TO THE COAL LOADOUT, WHEN HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING (BACK STRAIN).

1990 · 5 incidents

December 28, 1990 TN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Industrial Processing Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL WAS WASHING FLOORS IN PLANT WITH FIREHOSE. HE STEPPED IN SOME CHEMICAL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL.

December 1, 1990 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Industrial Processing Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS TAKING BOTTOM OFF CYCLONE. AFTER TAKING ALL BOLTS OUT BOTTOM FELL ON FINGER.

June 4, 1990 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Industrial Processing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EMPL WAS CLIMBING OFF OF BULLDOZER HE SAID SOMETHING GAVE OUT IN BACK.

February 27, 1990 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Industrial Processing Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLEANING IN TUNNEL EMPL TRIPPED & HIT RIGHT KNEE ON BELT STRUCTURE.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1989 TN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Industrial Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HELPING REMOVE A MOTOR FROM A VIBRATOR SCREEN USING A SEIVE BLOCK AND CABLE, HHOK SLIPPED OFF OF BEAM, LETTING SEIVE BLOCK FALL STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT COLLAR BONE AREA.

March 3, 1989 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Industrial Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLEANING WALK WAY ON BELT LINE,PULLED A PIECE OF PIPE INTO ELBOW. THE ELBOW SWELLED AND PINCHED NERVE.

1986 · 1 incident

August 8, 1986 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Industrial Processing Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS CLENAING3ROLLERS ON A COAL CONVEYOR BELT USING A 4 FT BAR WHILE USING BAR HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON HAND RAIL CONVEYOR BELT WAS NOT RUNNING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT

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