Mining Incidents

Mine No. 11 Coal

National Coal Corporation · Underground
Norma, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003237

Mine No. 11 has $186K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
51
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
420
citations
186
significant & substantial
$185,906
proposed penalties
$165,087
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,819 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
30
inspections on record
5,187
inspection hours
8.1
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No. 11 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.67 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 638 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.
0.67
dust avg (mg/m3)
7.40
dust max (mg/m3)
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
638
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-03-20.
Silica (quartz)
7.5
silica avg (%)
42.5
silica max (%)
71
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-14.
Noise
8%
over PEL
113
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-08.
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
2009 Q2 995 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,412 9 2 1403.6
2008 Q4 22,604 22 5 973.3
2008 Q3 28,013 26 9 928.1
2008 Q2 24,893 64 23 2571.0
2008 Q1 40,854 34 7 832.2
2007 Q4 37,315 37 19 991.6
2007 Q3 39,259 20 3 509.4
Show 12 earlier quarters
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 46 34 1373.0
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, 2008 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The injured was replacing a lid or cover back on the roof bolting machine. He strained or pulled something in his lower back.

May 3, 2008 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
National Coal Corporation · Flash burns (electric)

Went to plug in shuttle car cat head up to power center, something shorted out and caused a flash and burned EE's right hand.

April 7, 2008 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
National Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Victim was installing roof bolt, he reached to drop head but activated boom swing. causing boom to strike his head pushing him back into coal rib.

February 4, 2008 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He twisted left knee while making belt set up. The first day absent from work was 2/15/2008.

January 22, 2008 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Riding mantrip, his hard hat got caught on water lines pulling head & shoulders into roof.

2007 · 20 incidents

November 29, 2007 TN · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Loading a box of resin on the roof bolter, pulled something in right shoulder.

November 17, 2007 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
National Coal Corporation · Rubbed or abraded

Employee was shoveling belt line while on his knees twisting his right leg at the knee.

September 26, 2007 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Shuttle car operator got his head between roof of the mine and car, causing light concusion and tissue tear.

September 20, 2007 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
National Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Victim was crawling and placed left knee on rock. When he put weight on knee, the knee twisted.

August 22, 2007 TN · Coal pumper MACHINERY
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hand drill to drill a hole in a piece of metal. The drill bit hung causing the drill to twist employee's right hand.

August 17, 2007 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2007 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Employee was putting coveralls on standing next to the shuttle car when a piece of wood or crib block fell striking big toe on left foot.

June 15, 2007 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
National Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was greasing loader. Wind blew dust in his left eye.

June 13, 2007 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was straighting a roof bolt and pulled something in his right arm.

May 21, 2007 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
National Coal Corporation · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee said he squatted down and his knee popped.

May 15, 2007 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
National Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was drilling a hole. The steel stopped up causing dust to blow back in employee's face.

April 30, 2007 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

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, 2007 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Employee was putting a plate on a roof bolt. He bumped his forearm on the head of the roof bolt cutting his forearm.

March 7, 2007 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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, 2007 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Roof bolting, a piece of draw rock broke and hit left ring finger.

January 9, 2007 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

A piece of draw rock fell out between roof bolts striking employee between the neck & shoulder resulting in bruises only.

2006 · 13 incidents

October 16, 2006 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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, 2006 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Loading parts up at the office to bring to the mine, employee hurt his lower back.

August 2, 2006 TN · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing the boom from a roof bolting machine, the boom came off the machine unexpectedly and pulled the employee's left arm & shoulder.

July 24, 2006 TN · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

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, 2006 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

Accelerator pedal didn't return to neutral position causing operator to hit rib.

March 6, 2006 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

While operating roof bolter, a piece of rock fell between last row of bolts and TRS striking EE on neck and left shoulder.

February 9, 2006 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
National Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

While bending roof bolt, EE slipped and fell, striking his chin on a roof bolt plate, resulting in a cut on chin.

February 8, 2006 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
National Coal Corporation · Rubbed or abraded

Right knee swelling while crawling in mine, possibly from small rock lodged between knee pad and knee.

January 10, 2006 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
National Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While operating roof bolter, EE caught left thumb on boom arm, resulting in mashing left thumb tip.

2005 · 12 incidents

December 3, 2005 TN · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

While employee was cleaning water sprays on miner, a piece of draw rock fell from roof striking his upper back.

November 22, 2005 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Piece of draw rock fell from mine roof striking employee's hand against mine floor, cutting hand.

November 21, 2005 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal Corporation · Struck by flying object

Shuttle car tire flipped a rock from mine floor, striking employee's chin.

November 21, 2005 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Employee was riding mantrip out of mine when a piece of debris fell from mine roof and went into employee's ear.

November 3, 2005 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee picked up a box of roof bolt glue and turned with it, straining lower back.

October 29, 2005 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE MINE ROOF FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG.

August 30, 2005 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
National Coal Corporation · Rubbed or abraded

EXTENSIVE CRAWLING IN MINE HAS CAUSED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE TO SWELL.

August 25, 2005 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting conveyer belt to install rollers and felt pain in lower back. Possible back strain.

July 23, 2005 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
National Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While operating roof bolter, employee caught left thumb on bolter head. Crush injury to thumb.

February 3, 2005 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
National Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF HILL SEAM STRIKING EE ON THE NECK AND BACK

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The full compliance file on Mine No. 11

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.