THE CONTINOUS MINER HAD LOADED 3 SHUTTLE CARS OUT OF THE #4 HDG. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON THE VALUE CHEST. THE MINER COULD NOT BE RAN BY REMOTE CONTROL,THE INTERSECTION STARTED WORKING & H AD TO LEAVE MINER, RESULTING IN THE MINER BEING COVERED UP BY ROOF FALL.
No 9 Mine: 5 MSHA citations Coal
New Century Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Jerry C Whitt; Daryn M Bookout
Maylene,
Shelby County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103105
No 9 Mine has $720 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 1997–1998
- Latest incident
- Jan 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
1
significant & substantial
$720
proposed penalties
$720
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
47
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: 47 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 9 Mine has $720 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.$720
proposed penalties
$720
current assessed
$720
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-12-11.
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.20.0%
significant & substantial
20.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 80.0% moderate, 20.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Oak Mountain Energy Llc 1997 to 1997
- Island Fork Construction Ltd 1997 to 2000
- New Century Mining Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 9 Mine sits in Shelby County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.Shelby County, Alabama · Population 226,955
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$93,543
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1998 · 1 incident
Island Fork Construction Ltd · Accident type, without injuries
1997 · 1 incident
Island Fork Construction Ltd · Accident type, without injuries
THE SCOOP WAS STUCK IN 3 ENTRY. THE ROOF STARTED WORKING, BEFORE THE SCOOP COULD BE PULLED OUT THE ROOF FALL ON THE SCOOP. THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 8 FT HIGH AND 30 FT LONG.