Eagan/King Mountain Surface Mine has $94K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2003–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
88
citations
39
significant & substantial
$94,139
proposed penalties
$67,798
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $26,341 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.
Rate withheld: 787 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Eagan/King Mountain Surface Mine has $94K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$94K
proposed penalties
$68K
current assessed
$68K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
85 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $76K in penalties contested before the Commission, $50K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-03-04.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
25citations taken to the federal commission · 28% of citations on record
Settled
24 · 96%
Stood as issued
1 · 4%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 18 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
34%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$76K proposed, $50K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-05-01.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Eagan/King Mountain Surface Mine shows 100% of 140 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: 2009-06-29, 17 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
140
samples
1.47
dust max (mg/m3)
101 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 39 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.
Eagan/King Mountain Surface Mine recorded 7.28 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ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.
7.28
total case rate
2.91
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, coal mining averaged 4.00 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2008
7.28
2.91
0.000
2007
5.66
3.77
0.000
2006 *
7.94
3.97
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
4.11
4.11
0.000
2003 *
10.71
10.71
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)
2009
23
61,387
2008
62
248,631
2007
42
254,297
2006
23
115,361
2005
15
102,745
2004
19
136,251
2003
17
120,434
2002
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Eagan/King Mountain Surface Mine sits in Claiborne County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Claiborne County, Tennessee · Population 32,221
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,587
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
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
14,602
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
24,576
4
2
162.8
2008 Q4
26,790
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
22,649
3
3
132.5
2008 Q2
40,859
16
9
391.6
2008 Q1
47,039
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
36,461
12
5
329.1
Show 20 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3
31,924
27
17
845.8
2007 Q2
25,419
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
12,291
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
10,818
1
0
92.4
2006 Q3
10,399
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
17,159
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
12,012
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
23,028
3
0
130.3
2005 Q3
11,881
4
0
336.7
2005 Q2
9,845
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
5,488
3
0
546.6
2004 Q4
9,345
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,197
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
16,584
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
13,480
2
0
148.4
2003 Q4
11,749
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
9,823
4
0
407.2
2003 Q2
10,675
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
5,084
2
0
393.4
2002 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2008 · 5 incidents
October 22, 2008TN · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing down the ladder of the 777C rock truck and as he approached the last step, it swung under the bottom of the truck resulting in the employee falling to the ground landing on his right side.
July 10, 2008TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was tighting roller bolt on D11R dozer, Employee was lying on his back while tighting bolt and socket spun off head of bolt causing metal shavings to fly in employee eye, Employee did have safety glasses on
April 28, 2008TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was taking out top pin of 992C Loader boom, (Boom Pin) while pushing up on the pin employee felt sharp pain in his lower left side below his rib cage, causing him to pull a muscle.
April 1, 2008TN · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was tamping dirt in drill hole of a rock approx. 4 ft in height, as He was tamping he twisted his back, causing him to pull a muscle in his back.
Dry weather, dry conditions. Employee was servicing loader. While climbing down ladder, his foot slipped off step causing a mild sprain to his right ankle.
January 30, 2006TN · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wet weather, muddy conditions; employee was checking oil on the loader he operators. As he started to descend he slipped on wet material and caught himself by the grab iron.