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Tackett Creek Mine: 18 MSHA citations Coal

Kopper Glo Fuel, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Keith D Dyke
Clairfield, Claiborne County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003230

Tackett Creek Mine has $1K 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
2
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
18
citations
12
significant & substantial
$1,248
proposed penalties
$1,248
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Kopper Glo Fuel, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
5
inspections on record
206
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: 206 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Tackett Creek Mine has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-05-25.
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.
66.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
66.7%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
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.

MSHA sampling at Tackett Creek Mine shows 92% of 13 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: 2004-12-10, 21 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
13
samples
1.81
dust max (mg/m3)
7 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1

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: 2004-11-16, 21 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Tennco Inc 2004 to 2005
  2. Kopper Glo Fuel, Inc. 2005 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)
2005 1
2004 7 13,613
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Tackett Creek Mine sits in Claiborne County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Claiborne County, Tennessee · Population 32,221
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,587
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
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 36 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 52 8 8 153846.2
2005 Q1 30 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,091 10 4 2444.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

February 15, 2005 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kopper Glo Fuel, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred in #5 entry at the 1st break. The fall was approximately 20' long x 20' wide x 6' high. The area has been dangered off.

February 15, 2005 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kopper Glo Fuel, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred in #4 entry at the 10th break toward the 9th break. the fall was approx. 70'long x 20' wide x 10' high. the area has been dangered off.