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Preparation Plant Coal

Whitwell, Marion County, TN  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4001144

Preparation Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1983–1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
14
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,605
proposed penalties
$523
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,082 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
89
inspections on record
1,684
inspection hours
0.8
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.
14 citations across 1,684 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Preparation Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$523
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-06-24.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 866 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,300 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 866 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 866 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 660 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 2 0
2024 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 978 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 978 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,177 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 981 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 787 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,202 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 332 1 0 3012.0
2022 Q1 640 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,280 0 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 1 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 1,024 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 944 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 992 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 992 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 944 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,024 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 900 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,260 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,230 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,300 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,240 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,270 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,280 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,030 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,270 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,250 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,260 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,010 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,220 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,240 1 0 806.5
2014 Q1 1,260 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,160 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,280 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,240 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 788 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,000 2 0 2000.0
2012 Q2 968 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,024 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,128 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,270 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,716 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,024 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,280 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,076 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,200 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,170 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,270 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,386 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,366 1 0 732.1
2008 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,260 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,280 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,260 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,798 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,280 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,260 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,260 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,240 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,320 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,110 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 890 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,280 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,050 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,236 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,354 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,265 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,093 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,205 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,183 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,261 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1997 · 1 incident

June 2, 1997 TN · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRAUAL ONSET OF BACK PAIN BEGINNING 5/94.

1994 · 5 incidents

November 12, 1994 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SUFFERED HEART ATTACK WHILE OPERATING 988 CAT LOADER.

June 16, 1994 TN · Coal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN LOOSE ROCKS, WHILE WALKING DOWN A HILL CARRYING SURVEYORS PRISM AND ROD, PREPARING TO SURVEY A POINT.

May 23, 1994 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS RAISING THE TRAILER TO DUMP AND TURNED OVER. DRIVER WAS TRAPPED FOR A SHORT TIME.

March 18, 1994 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STUCK FINGER IN ROLLER TO REMOVE COAL MASHED END OFF INDEX FINGER.

1992 · 2 incidents

August 27, 1992 TN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

54736YEE WAS PREPARING TO BURN PLATE WORK FOR REMOVAL. AFTER LIGHTING TORCH, HE PLACED DOWN TO PUT ON GLOVES AND GOGGLES. FLAME FROM TORCH SCATHED HIS RIGHT INSIDE WRIST AND PALM. 1ST DEGREE B 495?0

July 16, 1992 TN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PICKING UP ROCK IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & CAUGHT THE THIRD FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK & A PIECE OF STEEL

1991 · 3 incidents

June 14, 1991 TN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WORKS FULL TIME AT WAREHOUSE WHILE LIFTING ROOF MATS SHE TURNED TO LOAD ONTO VEHICLE INJURED RT KNEE

May 10, 1991 TN · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I NAME LOCKED GRINDER IN TABLE VISE & HONED EDGE OF HAMMER HE TURNED OFF GRINDER TO EXAMINE WORK & WHILE GRIND WAS STILL ROTATING IT FELL FROM IVST & TOUCHED HIS FOREARM

1990 · 1 incident

April 10, 1990 TN · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL PICKING UP PARTS AT CENTRAL WAREHOUSE.ON RETURN TRIP TO PLANT,WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM HWY 108 TO PLANT ENTRANCE (POCKET ROAD).RAINING AT THE TIME.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 2, 1988 TN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SHEER-PIN AND GUARD IN WAHSHER PLANT INJURY REQUIRED TWO STITCHES

January 20, 1988 TN · Coal IMPOUNDMENT
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A RUPTURE OCCURRED IN DRAINAGE TILE BEHING THE DAM OF THE IMPOUNDMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 16, 1987 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPL DISLODGING3COAL FROM FINES CHUTE FOOT SLIPPED FELL 6' TO CONCRETE FLOOR BRUISING LEFT KNEE AND LEFT SHOULDER.

October 9, 1987 TN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

A NEW WATER PUM1 HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO PUMP WATER TO THE PREP PLANT FROM A CATCH POND. THE PUMP CASE HEATED, WHEN THE PUMP WAS TURNED OFF, THE SECTION LINE BLEW OFF THROWING HOT WATER ON EMPLO EE. 3

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

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