Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 34 ENTRY 4TH AND 5TH BRK IN MAIN RETURN. THE FALL WAS APPROX 50 FT LONG BY 5 FT LONG BY 12 FT WIDE. THE AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RE-BOLTED.
No. 2: 3 MSHA citations Coal
Straight Creek Mining, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Ronnie H Carroll
Clairfield,
Claiborne County,
TN
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003179
No. 2 has $193 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$193
proposed penalties
$193
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
15
inspections on record
562
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 562 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 2 has $193 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$193
proposed penalties
$193
current assessed
$193
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-10-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No. 2 shows 98% of 48 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2002-10-31, 23 years ago
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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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
48
samples
1.61
dust max (mg/m3)
18 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 30 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR27
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR5
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)4
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-03-20, 24 years ago5.5
silica avg (%)
1
samples
5.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2002-10-31, 23 years ago
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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.40%
over PEL
10
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR2
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
No. 2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
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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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, coal mining averaged 6.96 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.
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.
Ownership history
- Straight Creek Mining, Inc. 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14 | 34,229 |
| 2001 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 2 sits in Claiborne County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Claiborne County, Tennessee · Population 32,221
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,587
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 3,206 | 1 | 0 | 311.9 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,493 | 1 | 1 | 154.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,678 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 4,079 | 1 | 0 | 245.2 |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2002 · 4 incidents
Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN RETURN AIRWAY BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH BREAKS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 30 FT LONG X 16 FT WIDE X 6 FT HIGH. THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND RE-BOLTED.
Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #4 ENTRY OF RETURN AIRWAY FROM #3 TO #4 BREAK. THE FALL WAS APPROX 70 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X UNKNOWN HEIGHT. THE AREA WILL BE DANGERED OFF.
Straight Creek Mining, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN BELT ENTRY BETWEEN #5 AND ACROSS INTERSECTION OF #6 BREAKS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 85' L X 20' W X 6' H. THE AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP AND REBOLTED.