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Old Union: 98 MSHA citations Coal

Mays Mining, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Rodney Mays
Nauvoo, Winston County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103358

Old Union has $28K 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
2009–2017
Latest incident
Sep 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
98
citations
36
significant & substantial
$28,152
proposed penalties
$28,152
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mays Mining, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
48
inspections on record
933
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: 933 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Old Union has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-19.
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.
36.7%
significant & substantial
4.1%
high negligence or reckless
36.7%
reasonably likely or greater
8.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.4% low, 75.5% moderate, 4.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Old Union shows 99% of 218 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: 2018-01-31, 8 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
218
samples
3.33
dust max (mg/m3)
2
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.
156 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 62 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR79
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR76
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE30

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2016-11-28, 9 years ago
17.5
silica avg (%)
10
samples
45.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR5
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2017-10-24, 8 years ago
0%
over PEL
78
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR28
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR19
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE15
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2018 100% 1
2017 100% 20
2016 93% 28
2015 100% 46
2014 100% 7
2013 100% 21
2012 100% 13
2011 100% 7
2010 100% 23
2009 100% 17
2008 100% 19
2007 100% 16
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2016 12.6 4
2015 18.1 3
2012 13.1 1
2010 45.4 1
2007 12.4 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2017 0% 3
2016 0% 14
2015 0% 7
2013 0% 13
2012 0% 7
2011 0% 7
2010 0% 7
2009 0% 6
2008 0% 7
2007 0% 7
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Old Union recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.

Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ 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 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, coal mining averaged 2.96 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2015 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. Birmingham Coal & Coke Co Inc 2006 to 2020
  2. Mays Mining, Inc. 2020 to present
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)
2020 0
2019 1
2018 1
2017 12 26,655
2016 22 42,559
2015 47 193,069
2014 60 211,677
2013 60 284,563
2012 46 254,088
2011 41 248,368
2010 33 227,336
2009 27 171,627
2008 28 238,353
2007 17 168,844
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Old Union sits in Winston County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Winston County, Alabama · Population 23,637
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$48,032
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
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 745 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
Show 43 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 591 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 8,861 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 9,317 1 1 107.3
2016 Q4 8,604 3 1 348.7
2016 Q3 739 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 19,505 7 2 358.9
2015 Q4 26,944 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 29,230 2 1 68.4
2015 Q2 30,324 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 32,059 2 2 62.4
2014 Q4 32,119 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,560 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 38,481 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 42,454 5 0 117.8
2013 Q3 45,198 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 43,851 10 0 228.0
2013 Q1 30,302 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 36,838 4 2 108.6
2012 Q3 30,839 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 28,849 3 1 104.0
2012 Q1 27,980 1 0 35.7
2011 Q4 25,133 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 27,134 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 19,919 3 0 150.6
2011 Q1 21,578 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 21,977 3 1 136.5
2010 Q3 21,340 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 20,725 4 1 193.0
2010 Q1 16,809 7 2 416.4
2009 Q4 14,198 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 15,228 6 1 394.0
2009 Q2 16,430 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 17,175 1 0 58.2
2008 Q4 19,219 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 18,905 3 2 158.7
2008 Q2 16,781 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 16,975 15 8 883.7
2007 Q4 15,275 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 14,278 8 6 560.3
2007 Q2 12,163 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 6,834 4 1 585.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2017 · 1 incident

2009 · 1 incident