M. E. Group, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
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Burleson North Mine Coal
M.E. Group, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Wes Calvert
Brilliant,
Marion County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103279
Burleson North Mine has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2005
- Latest incident
- Jun 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
83
citations
26
significant & substantial
$13,483
proposed penalties
$9,885
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,598 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
34
inspections on record
525
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 525 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Burleson North Mine has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
81 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Burleson North Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.25 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 77 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.25
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.48
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
77
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-05-09.
Silica (quartz)
22.7
silica avg (%)
34.6
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-04-24.
Noise
0%
over PEL
37
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-10-02.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 6,709 | 6 | 3 | 894.3 |
| 2009 Q1 | 11,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,600 | 9 | 2 | 937.5 |
| 2008 Q3 | 8,500 | 6 | 0 | 705.9 |
| 2008 Q2 | 4,900 | 6 | 2 | 1224.5 |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q1 | 9,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 13,020 | 5 | 3 | 384.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 11,856 | 4 | 3 | 337.4 |
| 2006 Q2 | 8,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 7,680 | 6 | 0 | 781.2 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 5,554 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 5,245 | 30 | 6 | 5719.7 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,786 | 3 | 3 | 518.5 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 6,185 | 2 | 2 | 323.4 |
| 2004 Q2 | 5,685 | 3 | 1 | 527.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 636 | 3 | 1 | 4717.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2005 · 1 incident
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