Mccollum/Sparks Branch Mine Coal
Quality Coal, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Rodney Mays
Jasper,
Walker County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103195
Mccollum/Sparks Branch Mine has $57K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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 2003
126
citations
30
significant & substantial
$56,949
proposed penalties
$49,691
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,258 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
987
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 987 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mccollum/Sparks Branch Mine has $57K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$57K
proposed penalties
$50K
current assessed
$50K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
126 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-06-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Mccollum/Sparks Branch Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.17 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 173 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.17
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.16
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
173
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-09-28.
Silica (quartz)
7.7
silica avg (%)
11.0
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-06-23.
Noise
1%
over PEL
75
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-02-18.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 5,327 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 8,269 | 17 | 4 | 2055.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 7,157 | 8 | 2 | 1117.8 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q4 | 8,764 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 9,085 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 6,942 | 7 | 4 | 1008.4 |
| 2016 Q1 | 7,291 | 4 | 1 | 548.6 |
| 2015 Q4 | 6,401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,966 | 4 | 0 | 805.5 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,356 | 1 | 0 | 229.6 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,455 | 9 | 1 | 6185.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,061 | 4 | 0 | 1940.8 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,729 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 825 | 2 | 0 | 2424.2 |
| 2013 Q4 | 2,794 | 3 | 0 | 1073.7 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,223 | 4 | 0 | 947.2 |
| 2013 Q1 | 5,984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,495 | 5 | 1 | 1112.3 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,478 | 3 | 1 | 547.6 |
| 2012 Q2 | 4,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 6,272 | 8 | 1 | 1275.5 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,507 | 2 | 0 | 1327.1 |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 9,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 7,960 | 1 | 1 | 125.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 14,129 | 7 | 1 | 495.4 |
| 2009 Q4 | 16,647 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,708 | 2 | 0 | 170.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 9,912 | 2 | 0 | 201.8 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,680 | 6 | 4 | 1056.3 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,546 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,672 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,211 | 4 | 2 | 1245.7 |
| 2007 Q4 | 11,944 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,477 | 9 | 7 | 2588.4 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,092 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 8,939 | 8 | 0 | 895.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,966 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 8,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 6,760 | 3 | 0 | 443.8 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,795 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,876 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,868 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 16,539 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 13,148 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 7,378 | 3 | 0 | 406.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,868 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 981 | 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.
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The full compliance file on Mccollum/Sparks Branch Mine
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