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.
127 citations across 1,111 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Powhatan Mine has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-10-01.
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.
MSHA sampling at Powhatan Mine shows 94% of 238 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: 2015-12-16, 10 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
238
samples
7.06
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.
152 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 86 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.
Powhatan Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ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 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, coal mining averaged 4.03 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
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
3.31
3.31
0.000
2011 *
2.98
2.98
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
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)
2015
7
28,062
2014
20
90,389
2013
27
140,521
2012
33
105,406
2011
33
98,530
2010
27
81,781
2009
21
53,496
2008
14
47,533
2007
21
21,450
2006
45
19,000
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Powhatan Mine sits in Jefferson County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 669,744
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$64,589
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
2015 Q4
0
1
0
2015 Q3
653
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,256
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
9,812
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
14,615
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
13,627
9
2
660.5
2014 Q1
11,823
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
13,641
2
0
146.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q3
17,025
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
15,593
5
2
320.7
2013 Q1
15,135
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
13,143
2
0
152.2
2012 Q3
15,177
2
1
131.8
2012 Q2
14,742
2
0
135.7
2012 Q1
17,277
16
8
926.1
2011 Q4
17,623
1
0
56.7
2011 Q3
19,694
3
2
152.3
2011 Q2
16,194
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
13,512
13
9
962.1
2010 Q4
13,135
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
17,613
1
0
56.8
2010 Q2
16,827
8
4
475.4
2010 Q1
12,798
4
1
312.5
2009 Q4
9,107
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
8,606
3
0
348.6
2009 Q2
12,602
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
12,431
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
12,995
2
1
153.9
2008 Q3
7,568
2
0
264.3
2008 Q2
6,210
4
1
644.1
2008 Q1
1,343
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
0
4
1
2007 Q1
9,600
24
5
2500.0
2006 Q4
1,080
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
0
1
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2012 · 1 incident
April 5, 2012AL · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
RAC Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Operator close cab door on finger.
2011 · 1 incident
November 30, 2011AL · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Changing Hydraulic Filter on 1800 excavator, lifted up to remove filter and pulled ligaments in left leg. He felt a pop and pain in the ankle area of left leg. He attempted to continue to work but around 11 am he decided to get medical treatment.
2007 · 2 incidents
February 6, 2007AL · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON