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.
420 citations across 5,187 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 11 has $186K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 5 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.
$186K
proposed penalties
$180K
current assessed
$165K
paid to date
$15K
outstanding
410 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $23K in penalties contested before the Commission, $18K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-05.
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 · 6% of citations on record
Settled
16 · 67%
Stood as issued
7 · 29%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 4%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 21 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
23%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$23K proposed, $18K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2008-11-10.
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 Mine No. 11 shows 90% of 638 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: 2009-03-20, 17 years ago
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
638
samples
7.40
dust max (mg/m3)
279 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 359 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.
Mine No. 11 recorded 8.59 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ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.
8.59
total case rate
8.59
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, coal mining averaged 4.00 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2008
8.59
8.59
0.000
2007
24.81
16.54
0.000
2006
17.19
17.19
0.000
2005
21.79
14.53
0.000
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2009
11
7,576
2008
59
242,366
2007
74
357,753
2006
65
370,597
2005
49
326,449
2004
7
10,455
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No. 11 sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 39,568
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,260
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
2009 Q2
995
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
6,412
9
2
1403.6
2008 Q4
22,604
21
5
929.0
2008 Q3
28,013
23
8
821.0
2008 Q2
24,893
61
21
2450.5
2008 Q1
40,854
34
7
832.2
2007 Q4
37,315
37
19
991.6
2007 Q3
39,259
20
3
509.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2
32,937
55
28
1669.9
2007 Q1
35,577
6
1
168.6
2006 Q4
28,042
14
9
499.3
2006 Q3
38,524
34
22
882.6
2006 Q2
33,504
35
27
1044.7
2006 Q1
39,562
14
7
353.9
2005 Q4
34,296
5
3
145.8
2005 Q3
34,653
21
7
606.0
2005 Q2
25,686
8
4
311.5
2005 Q1
15,518
4
2
257.8
2004 Q4
3,093
1
1
323.3
2004 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
51 on file
2008 · 6 incidents
May 28, 2008TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loading a box of resin on the roof bolter, pulled something in right shoulder.
November 17, 2007TN · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Employee raised up to get a piece of candy from the top of the MBC. His right foot was outside the operating compartment and was caught between the MBC and the belt structure.
July 9, 2007TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
No. 6 Entry between break 30 & 32, 2 breaks inby spad 834. The roof strata was soft shale with a fault. The fall was 75 ft long 20 ft. wide 6.5 ft high.
April 26, 2007TN · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was unloading belt structure from a utility trailer. As he was pitching a piece of structure, it hung his light cord causing him to mash his right thumb between the structure and trailer.
February 27, 2007TN · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
The face boss on the section was crawling between lo lo structure and coal rib.The front of the MBC hit tailpiece and shoved the lo lo belt structure mashing the victim's legs against the coal rib.
October 11, 2006TN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A piece of rock 6' X 3' X 4" fell from the rib to the bolt, striking employee in the head & shoulders forcing him to the floor. The rock also hit the roof bolting machine on the way down.
June 5, 2006TN · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE