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Lumpkin Mill: 8 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wienerberger AG
Forney, Cherokee County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103415

Lumpkin Mill has $836 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
8
citations
0
significant & substantial
$836
proposed penalties
$836
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See General Shale Brick Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
12
inspections on record
86
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: 86 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lumpkin Mill has $836 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$836
proposed penalties
$836
current assessed
$836
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $127 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-06-20.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
62.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.0% low, 75.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$127 proposed, $0 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 2017-01-30.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2017-0084 Withdrawal Lesnick 2017 $127 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. General Shale Brick Inc 2009 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 2
2018 1
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Lumpkin Mill sits in Cherokee County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Cherokee County, Alabama · Population 25,224
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,769
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 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 10 2 0 200000.0
2018 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
Show 32 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2 22 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 16 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 13 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 14 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 14 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 14 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 14 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 14 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 14 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 14 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 14 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 14 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 14 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 30 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 36 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 24 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 32 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 72 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 72 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 68 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 60 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 32 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 104 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.