MSHA sampling at Sayre Prep Plant shows 100% of 5 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.
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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: 64 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections 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 Sayre Prep Plant shows 100% of 5 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: 2002-09-30, 23 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
5
samples
0.02
dust max (mg/m3)
5 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
CLERK/TIMEKEEPER2
SUPERINTENDENT2
LABORER/BLACKSMITH1
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2003
2
2002
3
2001
11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Sayre Prep Plant 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
2003 Q4
992
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
512
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
504
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,440
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,488
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
120
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,560
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,377
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4
7,152
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,634
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
1983 · 1 incident
June 9, 1983AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerFIRE
EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING BOLTS OFF THE LOADER BUCKET A RAG IN HIS BACK POCKET TOUCHED ONE OF THE HOT BOLTS AND CAUGHT FIRE EMPLOYEE REACHED TO TAKE THE RAG OUT OF HIS POCKET AND BURNED HIS HAND