Mining Incidents

Cottonwood Dba Tiger #1 Coal

Controlled by Greg Lingle
Marion, Williamson County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102870

Cottonwood Dba Tiger #1 has $165 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
4
Years on record
1998–1999
Latest incident
Aug 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$165
proposed penalties
$165
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
43
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: 43 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cottonwood Dba Tiger #1 has $165 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.
$165
proposed penalties
$165
current assessed
$165
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-05-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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
2001 Q4 647 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,277 3 0 701.4
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 3 incidents

August 31, 1999 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cottonwood Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS REMOVING WATER PUMP AND AFTER THE PUMP HAD RUN WITHOUT DISHCARGE FOR SOME TIME, EE WAS REMOVING DISCHARGE HOSE AND THE HOT WATER SPEWED OUT ONTO HIS LEFT HAND AND FOREARM.

August 27, 1999 IL · Coal safety representative MACHINERY
Cottonwood Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WAS HOISTING HEAD ROLLER FOR INSTALLATION & IT FELL ON THE STEEL TOE OF BOOT & STEEL WAS NOT BIGENOUGH TO COVER AREA THAT WAS IN DANGER IT SMASHED THE AREA OF FOOT THAT WAS NOT COVERED BY STEE L TOE OF THE BOOT

1998 · 1 incident

December 13, 1998 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Silvercreek Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING ON 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET, TIGHTENING 1 1/4" BOLTS IN ROLL OVER PROTECTION ON A D-9L DOZER. AFTER TASK COMPLETED EE COMPLAINED RIGHT SHOULDER HURTING. EE FINISHED SHIFT OPERATING A T RACK HOE. (THIS INJURY IS QUESTIONABLE WHETHER IT HAPPENED ON MINE PROPERTY.)

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