What are River Dock's MSHA penalties?

River Dock has $500 in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at River Dock?

MSHA sampling at River Dock shows 100% of 2 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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River Dock: 6 MSHA citations Coal

Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Facility

Controlled by Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc

Jasper, Marion County, TN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4003166

River Dock has $500 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: 0
Years on record: —
Latest incident: —

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2012

citations

significant & substantial

$500

proposed penalties

$500

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

See Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company's full MSHA compliance history →

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

inspections on record

570

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: 570 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$500

proposed penalties

$500

current assessed

$500

paid to date

outstanding

5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2013-01-14.

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.

0.0%

significant & substantial

0.0%

high negligence or reckless

0.0%

reasonably likely or greater

20.0%

permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs

Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.

Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

Health sampling

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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

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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: 2002-01-31, 24 years ago

100%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

0.09

dust max (mg/m3)

2 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.

Most-sampled occupations

MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER1
SUPERINTENDENT1

Noise

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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: 2002-01-31, 24 years ago

over PEL

samples

Most-sampled occupations

MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER1
SUPERINTENDENT1

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

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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

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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
2002	100%	1
2001	100%	1

Noise by year

Year	over PEL	samples
2002	0%	1
2001	0%	1

Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Ownership history

Solid Fuel Energy Corp 2001 to 2001
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company 2001 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
2017	0
2016	0
2015	0
2014	0
2013	0
2012	0
2011	0
2010	0
2009	0
2008	0
2007	0
2006	0
2005	0
2004	0
2003	0
2002	1
2001	0

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

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.

Marion County, Tennessee · Population 29,010

0.0%

Mining share of county employment

$58,103

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
2017 Q3	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

Show 53 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	Per 1M hrs
2015 Q3	0	0
2015 Q2	0	0
2015 Q1	0	0
2014 Q4	0	0
2014 Q3	0	0
2014 Q2	0	0
2014 Q1	0	0
2013 Q4	0	0
2013 Q3	0	1
2013 Q2	0	0
2013 Q1	0	1
2012 Q4	0	0
2012 Q3	0	4
2012 Q2	0	0
2012 Q1	0	0
2011 Q4	0	0
2011 Q2	0	0
2011 Q1	0	0
2010 Q3	0	0
2010 Q2	0	0
2010 Q1	0	0
2009 Q2	0	0
2009 Q1	0	0
2008 Q4	0	0
2008 Q3	0	0
2008 Q2	0	0
2008 Q1	0	0
2007 Q4	0	0
2007 Q3	0	0
2007 Q2	0	0
2007 Q1	0	0
2006 Q4	0	0
2006 Q3	0	0
2006 Q2	0	0
2005 Q4	0	0
2005 Q3	0	0
2005 Q2	0	0
2005 Q1	0	0
2004 Q4	0	0
2004 Q3	0	0
2004 Q2	0	0
2004 Q1	0	0
2003 Q4	0	0
2003 Q3	0	0
2003 Q2	0	0
2003 Q1	0	0
2002 Q4	532	0	0.0
2002 Q3	1,180	0	0.0
2002 Q2	1,300	0	0.0
2002 Q1	0	0
2001 Q4	0	0
2001 Q3	0	0
2001 Q2	0	0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.

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River Dock has $500 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

MSHA sampling at River Dock shows 100% of 2 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

River Dock sits in Marion County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

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Respirable coal dust

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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.