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Birmingport Plant Coal

Birmingport, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103146

Birmingport Plant has $434 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
3
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
May 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
3
significant & substantial
$434
proposed penalties
$434
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
14
inspections on record
97
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: 97 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Birmingport Plant has $434 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.
$434
proposed penalties
$434
current assessed
$434
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-03-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Birmingport Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 18 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)
1.63
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
18
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-10-11.
Noise
0%
over PEL
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-10-11.
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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 558 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,261 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,070 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,379 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10,077 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,693 0 0 0.0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 12,566 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 10,683 6 3 561.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2000 · 3 incidents

April 3, 2000 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Birmingham Syn Fuel Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A 3/8" HELPER CHAIN CONNECTED TO A 1 1/2 TON RATED COME-ALONG HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE POINT AUGER OF THE EXTENDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT. THE 3/8" HELPER CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK THE WORKER IN THE LEFT ELBOW.

April 3, 2000 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Birmingham Syn Fuel Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A 3/8" HELPER CHAIN CONNECTED TO A 1 1/2 TON RATED COME-ALONG HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE POINT AUGER OF THE EXTENDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE IT. THE 3/8" HELPER CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK THE WORKER IN THE RIGHT KNEE.

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