Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County,
AL
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Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 0103196
East Brookwood Mine has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
46
Years on record
2002–2011
Latest incident
May 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
134
citations
39
significant & substantial
$65,062
proposed penalties
$64,562
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $500 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.
134 citations across 1,513 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
East Brookwood Mine has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$65K
current assessed
$65K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
131 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-05-17.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 50%
Stood as issued
1 · 50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $5K 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 2011-09-30.
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 East Brookwood Mine shows 98% of 250 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: 2011-05-09, 15 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
250
samples
6.02
dust max (mg/m3)
128 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 122 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.
East Brookwood Mine recorded 2.03 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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.
2.03
total case rate
2.03
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, coal mining averaged 4.75 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
2011 *
2.03
2.03
0.000
2010
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009
7.10
7.10
0.000
2008
1.09
1.09
0.000
2007
6.65
4.43
0.000
2006
12.08
9.88
0.000
2005
9.25
2.31
0.000
2004
4.48
0.90
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)
2011
35
102,408
2010
89
491,194
2009
79
447,397
2008
66
492,630
2007
71
520,211
2006
72
505,266
2005
66
566,335
2004
86
634,192
2003
53
505,765
2002
56
384,959
2001
27
229,190
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
East Brookwood Mine sits in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama · Population 234,036
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$63,947
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
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
1,757
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
31,812
4
0
125.7
2011 Q1
64,926
5
2
77.0
2010 Q4
59,477
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
56,092
1
1
17.8
2010 Q2
55,355
7
1
126.5
2010 Q1
46,486
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4
44,037
5
1
113.5
2009 Q3
41,318
6
4
145.2
2009 Q2
42,410
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
41,367
4
0
96.7
2008 Q4
50,349
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
49,397
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
38,833
6
0
154.5
2008 Q1
44,901
6
0
133.6
2007 Q4
40,684
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
45,989
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
43,774
2
1
45.7
2007 Q1
50,046
3
1
59.9
2006 Q4
50,077
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
47,171
11
0
233.2
2006 Q2
37,250
2
2
53.7
2006 Q1
47,636
4
0
84.0
2005 Q4
40,690
1
0
24.6
2005 Q3
40,402
5
4
123.8
2005 Q2
43,206
2
1
46.3
2005 Q1
48,654
10
3
205.5
2004 Q4
55,913
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
58,174
3
2
51.6
2004 Q2
65,394
2
1
30.6
2004 Q1
43,611
11
1
252.2
2003 Q4
47,027
1
0
21.3
2003 Q3
41,407
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
34,456
1
0
29.0
2003 Q1
24,093
8
3
332.0
2002 Q4
27,489
4
1
145.5
2002 Q3
35,622
2
1
56.1
2002 Q2
46,273
1
0
21.6
2002 Q1
28,772
6
5
208.5
2001 Q4
22,877
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
18,034
2
1
110.9
2001 Q2
19,492
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
10,369
2
1
192.9
2000 Q3
0
0
0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
October 7, 2002AL · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorFatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
ON OCT.7, 2002, A 31 YEAR OLD MINER WAS FATALLY INJURED BY THE FALL OF A SINGLE ROCK/CLAY MASS FROM LOOSE UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL LOCATED ABOVE THE HIGHWALL. RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS & WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN HEAVY JUST PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 6AM SHIFT. MINER WAS HAND SHOVELING RAW COAL FROM THE BASE TO SCOOP INTO LOADER. NOT WEARING A HARD HAT.
Reportable incidents
45 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2011 · 1 incident
May 26, 2011AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was helping other employees reattach a bull hose to a pump using a crow's foot which became unlodeged letting the bull hose swing around & knock employee to the ground hurting his side, shoulder & back.
February 19, 2010AL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While walking to help with pump hose, employee's left foot slipped in mud causing his right foot and leg to fold under him breaking his right ankle and twisting his right knee.
April 28, 2009AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was steam cleaning truck # 212 while climbing front ladder on truck. He fell backwards approx. 4 feet landing on Tail & Back complaining of back pain.
While Employee was moving a pump, the suction hose hung in rocks under pressure. The hose flipped back, hitting employee in the back & back of the Head.
September 9, 2006AL · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee pulled ladder down on equipment in order to climb up. Ladder did not go all the way down, when employee attempted to go up ladder, his foot slipped and caused his Left Knee to hit ladder.
August 26, 2006AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was on a drill and was having trouble with the chain guide. His left third and fouth fingers were smashed between the chain and the chain guide.
November 15, 2004AL · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was placing diesel in his truck. He inserted the nozzle into the tank and turned on the switch. The nozzle popped out and sprayed into his right eye.
October 29, 2004AL · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS