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Thompson Mine No 1 Coal

Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Underground
Maylene, Shelby County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103245

Thompson Mine No 1 has $172K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2009–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
159
citations
51
significant & substantial
$171,607
proposed penalties
$145,907
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,700 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
71
inspections on record
1,836
inspection hours
8.7
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.
159 citations across 1,836 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Thompson Mine No 1 has $172K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 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.
$172K
proposed penalties
$146K
current assessed
$146K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
156 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-07-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Thompson Mine No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.66 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 286 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.
0.66
dust avg (mg/m3)
8.18
dust max (mg/m3)
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
286
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-05-11.
Silica (quartz)
10.3
silica avg (%)
19.1
silica max (%)
36
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-05-20.
Noise
7%
over PEL
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-10-19.
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
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 217 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,406 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,813 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,100 1 0 243.9
2010 Q2 24,757 11 2 444.3
2010 Q1 37,175 15 8 403.5
2009 Q4 27,787 23 4 827.7
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3 44,109 27 10 612.1
2009 Q2 41,745 20 9 479.1
2009 Q1 30,828 15 2 486.6
2008 Q4 11,763 22 9 1870.3
2008 Q3 10,274 13 3 1265.3
2008 Q2 5,354 12 4 2241.3
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2010 · 3 incidents

May 3, 2010 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Struck by falling object

Taking mantrip to section, stated that rock fell from roof and hit him in the chest. Carried onto section, got off the mantrip and collapsed.

April 6, 2010 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

EE was loading tram motor for transport. EE asked for a sling to be thrown to him, the sling was thrown to him but one end caught a control lever on the Bobcat. The EE pulled on the sling which activated the control lever causing the Bobcat to run up on his leg.

January 15, 2010 AL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE was standing next to No.3 conveyor tail section observing the tracking of the belt when a stiff jack dislodged and struck him on the upper body. He received contusions to his right side chest wall.

2009 · 3 incidents

March 11, 2009 AL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was trying to unload a 15 hp pump from a scoop bucket.

February 10, 2009 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Injured was walking behind scoop and walked into a roof strap.

February 4, 2009 AL · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tacoa Minerals, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured fell on his leg while moving a shuttle car cable. He had swelling of his ankle and went to emergency room. He was diagnosed with pulled ligament and did not miss work.

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