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Cane Creek Mine: 23 MSHA citations Coal

Cordova, Walker County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103372

Cane Creek Mine has $2K 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
1
Years on record
2010
Latest incident
Jan 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
23
citations
8
significant & substantial
$2,438
proposed penalties
$2,438
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
32
inspections on record
357
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: 357 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cane Creek Mine has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-07-01.
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.
34.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
34.8%
reasonably likely or greater
8.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.3% low, 95.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Cane Creek Mine shows 100% of 66 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: 2017-05-31, 9 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
66
samples
1.25
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.
64 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 2 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR21
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE19
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER11

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2008-02-21, 18 years ago
12.2
silica avg (%)
2
samples
15.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2017-05-31, 9 years ago
3%
over PEL
39
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR14
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE11
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2017 100% 2
2014 100% 11
2013 100% 19
2010 100% 5
2009 100% 21
2008 100% 8
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2017 0% 2
2014 0% 5
2013 0% 14
2010 0% 5
2009 14% 7
2008 0% 6
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Cane Creek Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.

Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, coal mining averaged 3.76 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
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. Burton Industries Inc 2007 to 2008
  2. Cane Creek LLC 2008 to 2021
  3. Best Coal Inc. 2021 to 2024
  4. Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC 2024 to present
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)
2019 0
2018 0
2017 1
2016 0
2015 2 4,372
2014 16 74,826
2013 13 66,258
2012 6 6,698
2011 0
2010 10 18,013
2009 21 140,199
2008 5 2,400
2007 6 3,000
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Cane Creek Mine sits in Walker County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Walker County, Alabama · Population 64,886
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$54,509
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
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2 950 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q1 1,428 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 16,107 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,517 1 1 79.9
2014 Q2 9,676 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,659 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 8,168 3 0 367.3
2013 Q3 8,150 1 0 122.7
2013 Q2 8,511 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,572 2 1 264.1
2012 Q4 6,667 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 208 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,173 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 9,334 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 12,301 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 15,153 1 0 66.0
2009 Q3 14,397 1 1 69.5
2009 Q2 15,251 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 13,531 5 0 369.5
2008 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 128 8 5 62500.0
2007 Q4 2,880 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2010 · 1 incident

January 5, 2010 AL · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cane Creek LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking down ramp in the E-10 pit to check pump when EE slipped on the ice. EE caught himself with his right hand causing injury to right wrist.