Black Warrior Mine No 1 has $56K 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
17
Years on record
2013–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
115
citations
43
significant & substantial
$56,426
proposed penalties
$56,426
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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.
115 citations across 1,816 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Black Warrior Mine No 1 has $56K 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.
$56K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$56K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-04-12.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Black Warrior Mine No 1 shows 97% of 514 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: 2023-04-27, 3 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
514
samples
9.21
dust max (mg/m3)
12
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
220 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 294 by the operator.
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.
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.
Black Warrior Mine No 1 recorded 2.21 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
ⓘ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.
2.21
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, coal mining averaged 3.24 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
2023 *
2.21
0.00
0.000
2022
0.82
0.00
0.000
2021
1.62
1.62
0.000
2020
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019
3.97
2.65
0.000
2018
2.55
1.27
0.000
2017
1.23
1.23
0.000
2016
0.00
0.00
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.
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)
2024
2
2023
33
84,201
2022
75
225,682
2021
49
156,423
2020
49
222,842
2019
58
276,912
2018
60
352,807
2017
61
356,053
2016
49
313,259
2015
38
263,417
2014
26
133,972
2013
26
145,924
2012
24
117,128
2011
16
44,804
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Black Warrior Mine No 1 sits in Jefferson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
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
2024 Q2
640
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
1,400
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
2,088
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
4,536
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
25,189
4
0
158.8
2023 Q1
58,572
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
59,558
2
0
33.6
2022 Q3
58,539
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q2
88,420
4
0
45.2
2022 Q1
37,936
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
37,049
1
1
27.0
2021 Q3
27,355
1
0
36.6
2021 Q2
31,629
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
27,237
1
0
36.7
2020 Q4
32,895
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
27,933
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
31,888
3
1
94.1
2020 Q1
27,918
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
42,315
3
0
70.9
2019 Q3
37,407
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
38,780
3
1
77.4
2019 Q1
32,710
3
2
91.7
2018 Q4
42,745
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
34,617
4
1
115.6
2018 Q2
41,903
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
37,842
1
1
26.4
2017 Q4
42,494
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
36,973
5
2
135.2
2017 Q2
44,829
1
1
22.3
2017 Q1
38,323
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
41,444
8
2
193.0
2016 Q3
36,672
6
3
163.6
2016 Q2
29,975
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
34,329
17
5
495.2
2015 Q4
30,456
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
34,270
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
19,954
9
2
451.0
2015 Q1
18,378
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
15,742
3
3
190.6
2014 Q3
18,701
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
16,667
3
2
180.0
2014 Q1
19,099
5
3
261.8
2013 Q4
16,787
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
19,683
4
1
203.2
2013 Q2
16,159
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
18,297
5
5
273.3
2012 Q4
16,429
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
17,337
5
2
288.4
2012 Q2
14,070
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
14,940
9
2
602.4
2011 Q4
11,469
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
11,804
4
2
338.9
2011 Q2
2,532
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2023 · 1 incident
March 3, 2023AL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was removing pin from cylinder on 214 rock truck. EE left pin hanging in the eye to reposition self to finish removing and during this process the pin fell sticking EE on right middle finger.
Employee was buckling two suction hoses together. EE was using a 12 inch crescent wrench as leverage. It slipped off the buckle and hit EE in the right side of EE's forehead.
2021 · 3 incidents
September 16, 2021AL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was changing out a turbo on a Hitachi Excavator. The ratchet (hand held tool) EE was using broke causing the hand to strike the turbo flange lacerating the pinky finger.
April 12, 2021AL · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was descending from a bulldozer while servicing it. EE's foot slipped and EE's leg got caught between the pusharm and track. EE fell over and fractured a tibia in their right leg.
January 19, 2021AL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was operating a rock truck. A large rock was loaded onto the truck. The rock rolled from the loader bucket to the truck bed shaking the cab causing the employee to hit the cab framework.
July 25, 2019AL · Coalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeyHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was operating a rock truck in which rocks were being loaded. A large rock was dropped by the loader onto the truck and it caused a jolt. The employee's back was hurt as a result of the impact.
January 12, 2018AL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was passenger in straight truck that tipped over on its side due to poor and muddy road conditions resulting in employee bruising left shoulder and a contusion to forehead.
Employee was line boring/machining a hole with line boring equipment when EE somehow got arm and hand caught in the boring machine causing a fracture to the left arm and ring finger.
March 30, 2017AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON