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Surface Mine #2 Coal

Controlled by Damian Caldwell
Marion, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003147

Surface Mine #2 has $5K 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
10
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Nov 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
61
citations
17
significant & substantial
$4,833
proposed penalties
$4,833
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
51
inspections on record
768
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: 768 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Surface Mine #2 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-07-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Surface Mine #2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.43 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 75 samples.

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.
0.43
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.27
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
75
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-02-12.
Silica (quartz)
0.4
silica avg (%)
0.6
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-06-02.
Noise
18%
over PEL
22
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-04-15.
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
2004 Q1 27,161 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 29,875 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 27,839 6 0 215.5
2003 Q2 31,077 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 32,265 7 2 217.0
2002 Q4 38,713 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 31,969 7 1 219.0
2002 Q2 34,818 0 0 0.0
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1 33,833 3 0 88.7
2001 Q4 30,568 1 1 32.7
2001 Q3 39,826 9 2 226.0
2001 Q2 24,411 5 3 204.8
2001 Q1 20,568 13 6 632.0
2000 Q4 25,072 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 21,985 5 1 227.4
2000 Q2 19,067 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 17,188 5 1 290.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2002 · 5 incidents

November 30, 2002 TN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING BLADE LINER OUT OF D-11 DOZER BLADE. LINER SPRUNG OUT HITTING HIM KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND RESULTING IN BROKEN RIB ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY #8 RIB.

November 26, 2002 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OUT OF MACK SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

October 10, 2002 TN · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING (WELDING) ON 60 TON TRUCK BED-WHILE CRAWLING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BY LEFT HAND, FELT BURNING IN LEFT WRIST.

August 16, 2002 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHECKING OIL IN LOADER, EMPLOYEE SQUATED DOWN; LEG AND ANKLE POPPED.

2001 · 3 incidents

May 1, 2001 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE PUT ON HAND BRAKE UNDER STEERING WHEEL INSTEAD OF MAXI BRAKE, WHILE AT THE BACK OF TRUCK, TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET BACK IN TRUCK AND WHEN UNABLE, HE JUMPED OFF TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE, EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY OFFICE OR SUPERVISOR.

March 20, 2001 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ON 992C LOOKING FOR OIL LEAK, RAISED UP STRUCK BOLT ON BOTTOM OF MIRROR. CUT TOP OF HIS HEAD, REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.

February 24, 2001 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WHEN TOPPING HILL STARTING DOWN, SERVICE TRUCK DIED & EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK IN GEAR OR BRAKES TO SLOW TRUCK, EMPLOYEE AIMED TRUCK AT GRAVEL PILE AND JUMPED OFF. EMPLOYEE WAS BETWEEN JOB 2 AND JOB 4.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 19, 2000 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Mountainside Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A KOMATSU 375 DOZER, OPERATOR BACKED OVER A ROCK. WHEN BACK OF DOZER CAME DOWN, RIPPED HIT GROUND FIRST CAUSING SUDDEN STOP.

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