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Praco Mine: 66 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Twin Pines LLC
Praco, Jefferson County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103271

Praco Mine has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $99 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2009
Latest incident
May 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
66
citations
18
significant & substantial
$9,975
proposed penalties
$9,876
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $99 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Evergreen Mining, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
43
inspections on record
612
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: 612 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Praco Mine has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $99 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$99
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-11.
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.
27.3%
significant & substantial
6.1%
high negligence or reckless
27.3%
reasonably likely or greater
10.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.6% low, 83.3% moderate, 6.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Praco Mine shows 99% of 150 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: 2017-10-11, 8 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
150
samples
6.78
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.
136 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 14 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER32
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR31
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR30

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2009-02-17, 17 years ago
20.7
silica avg (%)
11
samples
31.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR10
  • 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: 2017-10-11, 8 years ago
0%
over PEL
56
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR17
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER14
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR9
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
2017 100% 12
2010 100% 4
2009 94% 32
2008 100% 12
2007 100% 33
2006 100% 37
2005 100% 7
2004 100% 13
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2009 13.4 1
2007 12.2 2
2006 23.7 8
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2017 0% 10
2010 0% 3
2009 0% 7
2008 0% 5
2007 0% 7
2006 0% 5
2005 0% 7
2004 0% 12
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Praco Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.

Injury rate, 2009
ⓘ 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 4.16 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Alabama, coal mining averaged 5.70 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
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 4.14 4.14 0.000
2006 6.27 6.27 0.000
2005 5.89 5.89 0.000
2004 * 4.03 2.01 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. Cherokee Mining LLC 2003 to 2011
  2. Evergreen Mining, LLC 2011 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)
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 3
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 1
2009 16 116,862
2008 19 150,085
2007 20 79,649
2006 54 282,795
2005 67 457,976
2004 42 428,007
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Praco 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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 79 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 3 0
2017 Q3 4,800 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
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 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 239 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 791 1 0 1264.2
2010 Q2 1,011 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 1,478 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 14,418 4 2 277.4
2009 Q1 15,398 1 0 64.9
2008 Q4 16,747 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 18,781 1 0 53.2
2008 Q2 11,690 3 1 256.6
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 5,514 2 0 362.7
2007 Q2 15,945 1 0 62.7
2007 Q1 26,865 5 0 186.1
2006 Q4 24,595 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 35,778 15 1 419.3
2006 Q2 24,374 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 42,801 5 0 116.8
2005 Q4 39,126 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 42,185 6 4 142.2
2005 Q2 48,582 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 39,966 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 43,716 8 7 183.0
2004 Q3 32,007 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 20,276 3 1 148.0
2004 Q1 3,302 4 0 1211.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2009 · 1 incident

2007 · 1 incident

January 7, 2007 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was getting on his dozer when he slipped causing his right leg to strike the track.

2006 · 4 incidents

October 12, 2006 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was getting off dozer to use restroom. He slipped and fell onto the push arm striking his left knee.

June 6, 2006 AL · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee fell from the left track on the Ex800 onto the ground striking his right shoulder.

March 9, 2006 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE BACKED THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING OFF THE NORTH DUMP, TRUCK TURNED UPSIDE DOWN & SLID APPROX. 75-100'TO THE BOTTOM. EE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT & REMAINED IN THE CAB. ANOTHER EE WAS MAINTAINING THE DUMP SITE & OBSERVED THE INCIDENT.

February 1, 2006 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was dismounting the 500 Kamatsu loader. The handrails for the ladder were covered with frost. His left hand slipped off the handrail causing all his weight to bear on his right arm.

2005 · 5 incidents

October 12, 2005 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Cherokee Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING THE 450 JOHN DEERE TRACK HOE. AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE OUTSIDE MIRROR BRACKET. HE JAMMED HIS NECK CAUSING NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS & RIGHT ARM.

October 1, 2005 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing the dust filters on the SKF Reed drill. One of the filters was stuck. When it came loose it fell on his right wrist causing his wrist to strike the frame of the dust filter housing.

August 17, 2005 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cherokee Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating rock truck co. #320 cat 777 when the top of the left front shock failed causing the truck to shake and bottom out aganist the frame. EE's left shoulder struck the side of cab. Left shock is located underneath the cab.

July 7, 2005 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cherokee Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ROCK OFF THE NEW CASTLE SEAM. HE BACKED UP OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS ELBOW ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAB

February 10, 2005 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped upon the berm at fuel station. He slipped on the wet surface causing him to pull a muscle in his back.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 14, 2004 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cherokee Mining LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE LADDER USED FOR FUELING WAS MISSING & EMPLOYEE USED A BUCKET TO STAND ON. HE SLIPPED FROM THE BUCKET & SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE, LADDER WAS PROVIDED. EMPLOYEE WAS RE-INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS USE THE LADDER.

April 12, 2004 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cherokee Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD HELPED THE MECHANIC REMOVE AN IDLER FROM A D-10 DOZER. HE WAS LOADING THE JACK INTO THE MECHANIC'S TRUCK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND EDGE OF THE VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE. LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER (REQUIRED STITCHES.)