Bennetts Fork TN Mine has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1992–2003
Latest incident
Nov 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
60
citations
34
significant & substantial
$45,057
proposed penalties
$38,153
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,904 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
22
inspections on record
376
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: 376 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bennetts Fork TN Mine has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
60 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-09-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Bennetts Fork TN Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.28 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 26 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.
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
2008 Q4
312
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
14,100
26
22
1844.0
2008 Q1
11,530
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
13,555
10
5
737.7
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
19
1
0
52631.6
2004 Q2
1,456
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
11,714
5
0
426.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4
12,506
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
14,410
7
1
485.8
2003 Q2
15,200
2
1
131.6
2003 Q1
8,560
2
0
233.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2003 · 2 incidents
November 22, 2003TN · Coalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeySLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
OPERATOR DROVE HIS BACKDUMP TRUCK UPON THE FILL AREA AT LUNCH BREAK, AND IN THE PROCESS OF STEPPING DOWN THE LADDER HIS LEFT FOOT MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP ADN CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO TWIST TO ONE SIDE. THERE WAS NO PAIN OR DISCOMFORT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE WAS GETTING OUT OF BED.
1999 · 1 incident
January 21, 1999TN · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE BENDING OVER TO PULL STARTER ROPE ON A 3IN WATER PUMP WHEN EMPLOYEE PULLED ROPE STRAINED BACK MUSCLE
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