Mining Incidents

Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by Chester Franklin
Coalfield, Morgan County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4002966

Mine #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
14
significant & substantial
$1,770
proposed penalties
$1,770
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
22
inspections on record
396
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: 396 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.73 mg/m3 (88% compliant) across 33 samples.

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.
0.73
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.54
dust max (mg/m3)
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
33
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-05-09.
Silica (quartz)
7.2
silica avg (%)
8.5
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-05-10.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-20.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 4,713 4 3 848.7
2000 Q1 7,155 14 11 1956.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 7, 1992 TN · Coal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Dean Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WATER AND MUD MIXED WITH COAL AROUND PUMP.MOVING AND CLEANING PUMP.DAMAGE TO BACK,RIGHT HIP AREA AND RIGHT LEG.

1991 · 2 incidents

July 9, 1991 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tri-Dean Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 18WX48L 2 THICK #4 CROSS ENTRY LEFT DRY AREA VENTILATED COAL HIGH 30 TOP GOOD WORKING PLACE EXAM BEFORE BOLTER ENTERED PLACE.

May 23, 1991 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Dean Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HURTING IN RIGHT LEG MONDAY 5-27-91 300PM. HE REPORTED HE THOUGHT HE DAMAGED HIS LEG 5-23-91 WHILE BUILDING BRIDGE: CONDITIONS-DIP IN BOTTOM, HEIGHT 8' PLUS, ROOF FAIR & BOLT ED & STRAPPED.

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The full compliance file on Mine #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.