Kopper Glo Preparation Plant has $39K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1987–2018
Latest incident
Nov 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
290
citations
69
significant & substantial
$39,266
proposed penalties
$34,262
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,004 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.
290 citations across 4,932 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kopper Glo Preparation Plant has $39K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 4 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.
$39K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$34K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
285 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $12K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-03-02.
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.
24citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
Settled
14 · 58%
Stood as issued
10 · 42%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 12 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$12K proposed, $10K 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 2013-06-05.
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 Kopper Glo Preparation Plant shows 100% of 309 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: 2020-06-18, 6 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
309
samples
1.35
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.
255 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 54 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.
Kopper Glo Preparation Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.
Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, coal mining averaged 2.12 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
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
7.21
0.00
0.000
2017 *
3.29
3.29
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
3.12
0.00
0.000
2012 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2021
3
2020
9
2019
23
2018
21
2017
23
2016
24
2015
28
2014
27
2013
25
2012
20
2011
17
2010
14
2009
12
2008
10
2007
12
2006
14
2005
15
2004
15
2003
17
2002
18
2001
18
2000
17
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Kopper Glo Preparation Plant 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
2021 Q1
360
3
0
8333.3
2020 Q4
1,352
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,456
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,400
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
15,758
3
0
190.4
2019 Q4
13,650
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
17,416
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
14,036
4
0
285.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1
14,248
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
13,566
8
1
589.7
2018 Q3
13,911
8
1
575.1
2018 Q2
13,878
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
14,105
3
0
212.7
2017 Q4
13,539
1
1
73.9
2017 Q3
16,323
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
15,434
3
0
194.4
2017 Q1
15,453
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
13,325
5
0
375.2
2016 Q3
13,271
5
0
376.8
2016 Q2
12,754
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
17,932
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
14,779
3
1
203.0
2015 Q3
15,993
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
16,589
2
0
120.6
2015 Q1
16,670
5
1
299.9
2014 Q4
15,825
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
16,784
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
16,374
10
1
610.7
2014 Q1
16,551
6
0
362.5
2013 Q4
16,441
2
0
121.6
2013 Q3
17,073
2
0
117.1
2013 Q2
16,611
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
13,894
3
0
215.9
2012 Q4
11,403
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
12,697
10
0
787.6
2012 Q2
11,912
1
0
83.9
2012 Q1
10,342
3
1
290.1
2011 Q4
9,268
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
9,217
5
2
542.5
2011 Q2
8,636
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
9,829
3
2
305.2
2010 Q4
7,964
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
8,274
2
1
241.7
2010 Q2
8,622
2
1
232.0
2010 Q1
7,183
1
0
139.2
2009 Q4
6,045
3
1
496.3
2009 Q3
6,466
8
5
1237.2
2009 Q2
5,921
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
5,366
1
0
186.4
2008 Q4
4,948
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
5,036
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,954
4
1
807.4
2008 Q1
5,072
6
3
1183.0
2007 Q4
4,876
1
0
205.1
2007 Q3
6,448
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,073
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
6,593
3
2
455.0
2006 Q4
6,199
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,636
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
8,003
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
10,290
2
0
194.4
2005 Q4
8,593
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
10,012
1
0
99.9
2005 Q2
9,889
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
9,386
1
1
106.5
2004 Q4
11,424
4
1
350.1
2004 Q3
9,272
2
0
215.7
2004 Q2
10,437
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
8,395
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
7,766
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
8,526
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
10,791
1
0
92.7
2003 Q1
10,658
2
1
187.7
2002 Q4
10,952
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
9,678
2
0
206.7
2002 Q2
10,850
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
10,718
1
0
93.3
2001 Q4
10,601
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
10,017
2
0
199.7
2001 Q2
11,170
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
11,622
4
1
344.2
2000 Q4
10,131
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
10,371
3
0
289.3
2000 Q2
10,967
4
2
364.7
2000 Q1
11,439
2
0
174.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
25 on file
2018 · 2 incidents
November 6, 2018TN · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee was walking down three (3) steps to the concrete basement floor. As the employee was stepping from the last of the 3 steps to the basement, EE caught heel on the last step or the left foot slipped and EE tried to catch self to keep from falling which resulted in an injury to the left ankle.
March 27, 2018TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was using a large hammer to hit on a belt roller to break it loose from the steel structure. EE was holding the roller with their left hand. As EE was swinging the hammer with the right hand and hitting the roller, they missed the belt roller and hit a finger with the hammer. This resulted in a laceration to the left ring finger, requiring six (6) sutures to close the wound.
2017 · 1 incident
July 17, 2017TN · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee was walking beside the Rail Road cars at the load out facility checking the doors on the cars. The employee stepped onto a rock and the rock rolled over and the employee fell into a small ditch. The employee continued to work and did not receive any medical treatment until 7/19/2017.
2013 · 1 incident
December 5, 2013TN · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
While installing drive belts on a 34 flex tooth raw coal crusher employees little finger of his left hand became pinched between the drive sheave and drive belt.
The driver was turning over hill and started to down shift to lower gear. And let it roll too fast and couldn't get in gear. Resulting in a runaway. And overturned the truck causing the skins and abrasions on his body.
Employee was using starter fluid to remove grease when flames were ignited by 500 Watt flood light.
2005 · 2 incidents
November 30, 2005TN · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was pouring muriatic acid from 5 gallon pail into 1000 gallon open tank. Employee's foot slipped and his safety glasses slid to the end of his nose resulting in acid splashing into right eye.
July 28, 2005TN · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE REPAIRING SHEETING THE PLATFORM EE WAS WORKING FROM FELL FROM BOOM TRUCK CAUSING CUT ON KNEE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES AND CAUSED BRUISES AND ABRASIONS ON BODY.
November 5, 1996TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMP ATTEMPTED TO PUSH SKIRT BOARD RUBBER IN ON CROSS BELT WHILE CONVEYOR WAS STIL RUNNING USING A SHOVEL. BELT PULLED SHOVEL AND EMP'S LEFT HANDAND LOWER ARM INTO BELT LINE, RESULTING IN 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND ARM.
1993 · 4 incidents
August 27, 1993TN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
Kopper Glo Fuel Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WEED EATER CUTTING WEEDS ON BELT LINE WHEN HE GOT INTO A YELLOW JACKETS NEST AND WAS STUNG SEVERAL TIMES ALL OVER HIS BODY WITH BEES.
August 20, 1993TN · Coalclerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of salesHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN OIL HAND PUMP TRYING TO TAKE A PIECE OF BROKEN PLASTIC PIPE OUT OF IT WHEN A PIECE OF THE PLASTIC CHIPPED-OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE.
April 10, 1990TN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A PIECE OF 6" CHANNEL IRON FROM PICKUP TRUCK WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HANDS STRIKING RIGHT FOOT ABOVE STEEL TOE BREAKING TWO BONES IN FOOT.
1989 · 2 incidents
December 19, 1989TN · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DURING ICE STORM EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SET STEPS INTO PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY BREAKING ONE RIB AND FRACTURED TWO MORE RIBS.
November 1, 1989TN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE