Mining Incidents

Mine #2 Coal

Bremen, Cullman County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103117

Mine #2 has $99K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
108
citations
30
significant & substantial
$106,091
proposed penalties
$106,091
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
44
inspections on record
892
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: 892 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 #2 has $99K 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.
$99K
proposed penalties
$99K
current assessed
$99K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-05-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.30 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 132 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.
0.30
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.94
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
132
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-09-27.
Silica (quartz)
23.5
silica avg (%)
60.0
silica max (%)
18
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-06-02.
Noise
12%
over PEL
49
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-03.
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
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
Show 57 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 1,960 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 12,810 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 9,895 5 0 505.3
2010 Q1 9,700 1 1 103.1
2009 Q4 5,265 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 28,486 1 0 35.1
2007 Q4 28,080 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 41,559 2 1 48.1
2007 Q2 44,356 6 0 135.3
2007 Q1 56,568 4 0 70.7
2006 Q4 49,170 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 67,819 1 1 14.7
2006 Q2 51,733 25 4 483.3
2006 Q1 57,756 15 5 259.7
2005 Q4 55,151 3 0 54.4
2005 Q3 58,502 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 49,531 24 7 484.5
2005 Q1 33,936 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 33,611 2 0 59.5
2004 Q3 33,816 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 36,731 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 31,549 3 2 95.1
2003 Q4 34,113 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 33,086 13 9 392.9
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 2, 2007 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was getting back on dozer to move for a shot. A co-worker was backing beside the dozer. He struck employee, and ran over him with pickup truck. Employee suffered trauma to his head and chest.

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2007 · 3 incidents

October 5, 2007 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was getting off his dozer; he slipped and as he fell his left leg got caught between the push arm and the track. The employee broke both bones in his lower leg.

January 22, 2007 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was operating a trackhoe, clearing in advance of the mining. He was working in an area of trees; he moved his machine and a limb broke and came into the cab striking him in the left shoulder.

2006 · 3 incidents

August 1, 2006 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE was fueling his dozer at the end of his shift, when he slipped and fell from the dozer, to the ground.

May 20, 2006 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

The employee was leveling up on the highwall when he backed his dozer over the edge. The dozer went down the 40' wall backwards turning slightly to the right. The dozer appears to have hit on the right track at the back of the machine, then laid over on its side. During this fall the employee's head hit something on the inside of the cab. He had to have 7 stitches.

May 19, 2006 AL · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

PC1800 was digging on a hard place in the pit. The bucket came in contact with an unfired booster and set it off. The bucket was on top of the primer. No damage just a few rocks sprayed in the immediate area. Also a loud bang.

2005 · 1 incident

October 4, 2005 AL · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

He was lifting a piece of steel. He place a chain on the plate and on a loader bucket. When he lifted the plate he reached under the plate to move a cross tie; then the chain slipped off the loader bucket. The plate dropped and caught his right thumb and index finger.

2004 · 2 incidents

July 19, 2004 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS PULLING PIN THAT HOLDS TOOTH (CAT LOADER). PIECE OF METAL WENT IN UPPER RIGHT THIGH - LODGED IN MUSCLE.

May 21, 2004 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Contact with heat

Very hot weather conditions, working put pipe in and dehydrated.

2003 · 1 incident

November 14, 2003 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin Pines Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

1 1/2 CHAIN BROKE - PIECE OF CHAIN HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT WRIST.

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The full compliance file on Mine #2

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.