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Mine No 2 Coal

EMCOAL INC. · Surface
Controlled by Claude W Renfro
Flat Rock, Jackson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102933

Mine No 2 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1992–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
68
citations
12
significant & substantial
$14,229
proposed penalties
$6,321
paid to date
44% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,908 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
47
inspections on record
683
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: 683 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 No 2 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 7 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-08-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Mine No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.36 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 107 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.
0.36
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.38
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
107
samples
Most recent sample: 2014-10-28.
Silica (quartz)
28.5
silica avg (%)
43.2
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-08-22.
Noise
2%
over PEL
51
samples
Most recent sample: 2014-10-28.
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
2023 Q3 440 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 426 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,440 0 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
Show 43 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 Q3 2,139 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 3,148 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 0 6 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 2,527 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 26,577 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 25,277 6 1 237.4
2011 Q4 36,044 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 23,556 4 1 169.8
2011 Q2 4,377 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 260 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 988 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,706 2 0 539.7
2010 Q2 6,449 14 4 2170.9
2010 Q1 1,953 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 8,378 4 0 477.4
2009 Q3 1,323 6 0 4535.1
2009 Q2 1,621 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,683 1 0 594.2
2008 Q4 16,706 11 4 658.4
2008 Q3 13,829 5 2 361.6
2008 Q2 15,216 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 13,575 3 0 221.0
2007 Q4 14,806 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 13,058 2 0 153.2
2007 Q2 11,582 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 1 0
2006 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 14,574 1 0 68.6
2006 Q2 11,968 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 9,858 2 0 202.9
2005 Q4 8,120 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,723 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

August 10, 2010 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee standing on a track of a Komatsu D475 observing a tilt cylinder being laid down by a mechanic, when the tilt cylinder suddenly shifted, the employee stepped backwards, loosing his footing and fell four feet to the ground.

May 14, 2010 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was changing grease fitting on track hoe boom, ee backed fuel truck up to stand on caught another ee between rear of fuel truck and the track hoe boom. Mashed and tore right shoulder and arm pit, few cuts and bruises on right arm, chest and back. Ambulance was called ee was transported to Erlinger Hospital.

2009 · 3 incidents

November 5, 2009 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking around machine, stepped in divot and twisted right ankle. Injured man is not an EE of this mine.

October 11, 2009 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Putting hose on suction pump. EE slipped, resulting in hurt/swollen leg.

September 3, 2009 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Greasing suction hose on 8" pump to stop at flow was standing on pump to service it and fell off. Hit back on pump suffered minor abrasions.

2008 · 2 incidents

September 17, 2008 AL · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Scaling wall with track hoe rock came off and hit windshield breaking it. Glass got in operator's eye.

January 5, 2008 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
GTM Energy Partners, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

A can of soup was put on the manifold of a D8 dozer to heat. The soup got too hot; when the employee started opening the soup it exploded, burning his face and neck.

1994 · 1 incident

January 4, 1994 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mountainbrook Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DIRT WITH BLADE OF DOZER RAN OVER SMALL ROCK WHICH JARRED HIM CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK

1992 · 1 incident

May 11, 1992 AL · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainbrook Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MASTER MECHANIC WAS REMOVING TRACK ADJUSTER ASSEMBLY WHEN RETAINER BROKE RESULTING IN SUDDEN RELEAS OF SPRING TENSION. THE BROKN RETAINER STRUCK MECHANIC CAUSING FRACTURE OF RIGHT FOREARM AND LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE.

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