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Bessemer Shale Mine Metal/Non-Metal

USB Alabama, LLC · Surface
Controlled by RemSom, LLC
Bessemer, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0100094

Bessemer Shale Mine has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $217 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
Sep 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
109
citations
30
significant & substantial
$17,362
proposed penalties
$17,145
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $217 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
70
inspections on record
825
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: 825 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bessemer Shale Mine has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $217 outstanding across 2 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$217
outstanding
104 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 256 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 256 1 0 3906.2
2025 Q2 256 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 148 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 148 1 0 6756.8
2024 Q3 128 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 68 1 0 14705.9
2024 Q1 68 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 220 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 220 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 50 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 34 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 180 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 262 2 0 7633.6
2022 Q1 283 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 264 2 0 7575.8
2021 Q3 514 2 0 3891.1
2021 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 450 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 400 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 96 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 96 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 600 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 550 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 600 4 1 6666.7
2017 Q3 600 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 720 2 0 2777.8
2017 Q1 720 1 1 1388.9
2016 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 765 1 0 1307.2
2016 Q2 1,425 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,239 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,262 8 0 6339.1
2015 Q3 750 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 800 2 0 2500.0
2015 Q1 765 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 730 2 0 2739.7
2014 Q3 735 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 751 2 1 2663.1
2014 Q1 769 4 0 5201.6
2013 Q4 771 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 807 8 3 9913.3
2013 Q2 839 1 1 1191.9
2013 Q1 606 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 852 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 841 6 3 7134.4
2012 Q2 700 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 772 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 818 3 0 3667.5
2011 Q3 792 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 745 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 950 2 0 2105.3
2010 Q3 1,072 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 420 4 1 9523.8
2010 Q1 95 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 536 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,278 5 0 3912.4
2009 Q2 692 1 0 1445.1
2009 Q1 399 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,178 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 380 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,423 2 0 1405.5
2008 Q1 881 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,508 3 1 1989.4
2007 Q3 2,144 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,122 2 1 942.5
2007 Q1 1,596 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,855 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,218 12 8 5410.3
2006 Q2 2,176 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,406 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,574 1 0 388.5
2005 Q3 1,901 3 0 1578.1
2005 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6 3 0 500000.0
2004 Q3 6 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6 10 5 1666666.7
2004 Q1 6 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 2,133 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,706 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,756 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,106 4 2 974.2
2002 Q3 4,282 3 2 700.6
2002 Q2 4,053 1 0 246.7
2002 Q1 4,196 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,964 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,886 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,788 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,354 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,963 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,868 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,112 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,997 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1999 · 1 incident

September 1, 1999 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Boral Bricks Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK. THERE WAS SOME MUD ON A RUNG OF THE LADDER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON LADDER RUNG.

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