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.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-08-20.
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.
16citations taken to the federal commission · 24% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 6%
Stood as issued
15 · 94%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
1%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$8K proposed, $8K 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 2012-04-23.
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 2 shows 94% of 107 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: 2014-10-28, 11 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
107
samples
5.38
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
78 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 29 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 2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, coal mining averaged 4.66 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
6.74
3.37
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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)
2023
3
2022
2
2018
0
2017
0
2016
0
2015
2
3,939
2014
0
2013
0
2012
24
47,991
2011
29
18,752
2010
7
33,623
2009
9
35,563
2008
24
109,589
2007
16
95,878
2006
16
59,454
2005
9
14,296
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 sits in Jackson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Jackson County, Alabama · Population 52,839
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,454
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
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
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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
5
0
3779.3
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
4
1
289.2
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
1
0
101.4
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, 2010AL · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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, 2010AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
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, 2009AL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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, 1994AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
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.