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.
135 citations across 1,487 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bledsoe #1 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $18K 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$525
paid to date
$18K
outstanding
124 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-01-10.
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 Bledsoe #1 shows 100% of 27 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: 2006-05-05, 20 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
27
samples
0.74
dust max (mg/m3)
19 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 8 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.
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)
2007
0
2006
3
5,908
2005
5
6,593
2004
4
2003
3
500
2002
5
2001
3
1,200
2000
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bledsoe #1 sits in Jackson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Jackson County, Alabama · Population 52,839
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,454
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
2007 Q1
0
1
0
2006 Q4
150
12
2
80000.0
2006 Q2
1,920
25
10
13020.8
2006 Q1
1,920
7
2
3645.8
2005 Q4
1,501
2
0
1332.4
2005 Q3
1,040
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,150
13
0
11304.3
2005 Q1
1,050
7
4
6666.7
Show 19 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4
1,186
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,120
2
2
1785.7
2004 Q2
1,250
2
0
1600.0
2004 Q1
1,480
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,510
4
2
2649.0
2003 Q2
2,071
10
3
4828.6
2003 Q1
1,580
22
6
13924.1
2002 Q4
728
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
360
17
7
47222.2
2002 Q2
623
7
1
11236.0
2002 Q1
734
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
1,840
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,060
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
280
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q3
40
4
1
100000.0
2000 Q2
480
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
480
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2005 · 1 incident
December 7, 2005AL · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
A L Select Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BACKING SCOOP OUT OF ENTRY NEGOTIATING TURN TO A BREAK WITH HAND ON SIDE OF SCOOP, CATCHING HAND BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIB AT CORNER OF BREAK - BOTTOM UNEVEN WITH A PITCH WHERE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
ROOF FALL HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION ON THE NO.2 ENTRY AT THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT, LOCATED ONE CROSSCUT IN BY THE FEEDER. THE FALL APPEARS TO BE 5-7 FT HIGH, 20 FT WIDE AND LENGTH IS UNDETERM INED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS, WATER AND PRESSURE IN THE LAMINATED ROCK.