The Peabody: 65 MSHA citations
Coal
The Peabody has $79K in proposed MSHA penalties and $79K 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
- 2006
- Latest incident
- May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
15
significant & substantial
$78,836
proposed penalties
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $78,836 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
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: 549 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
The Peabody has $79K in proposed MSHA penalties and $79K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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.
42 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-23.
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.
35.7%
significant & substantial
11.9%
high negligence or reckless
35.7%
reasonably likely or greater
31.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.9% low, 76.2% moderate, 11.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at The Peabody shows 100% of 19 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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: 2006-03-31, 20 years ago
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 7 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR8
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER1
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: 2005-11-02, 20 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR2
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- MECHANIC1
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 |
| 2006 |
100% |
11 |
| 2005 |
100% |
8 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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The Peabody LLC
2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2006 |
8 |
5,051 |
| 2005 |
5 |
2,318 |
| 2003 |
0 |
|
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
The Peabody sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.
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.
Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 39,568
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,260
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 |
| 2006 Q3 |
1,780 |
1 |
0 |
561.8 |
| 2006 Q2 |
1,780 |
54 |
11 |
30337.1 |
| 2006 Q1 |
4,320 |
7 |
2 |
1620.4 |
| 2005 Q4 |
2,324 |
3 |
2 |
1290.9 |
| 2005 Q3 |
1,917 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2003 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2006 · 2 incidents
May 2, 2006
TN · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
The Peabody LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The mine foreman was repairing a continuous miner in the #7 right crosscut. The new employee approached him with AR-4 scoop and failed to stop when the foreman told him to stop. The foreman and his helper were pinned between the scoop batteries and the miner cutter head.
May 2, 2006
TN · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
The Peabody LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The EE was helping the mine foreman in repairing a continuous miner in the #7 right cross-cut. The new EE approached on the AR-4 scoop and failed to stop when told by the mine foreman. The foreman and his helper were pinned between the scoop batteries and the cutter head of the miner.