Tiger Mine: 48 MSHA citations
Coal
Tiger Mine has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Years on record
- 1998–2001
- Latest incident
- Sep 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
significant & substantial
$16,912
proposed penalties
35% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,965 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 421 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Tiger Mine has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K 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.
48 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-12-18.
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.
58.3%
significant & substantial
14.6%
high negligence or reckless
58.3%
reasonably likely or greater
6.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 85.4% moderate, 10.4% high, 4.2% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Tiger Mine shows 95% of 42 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: 2001-11-13, 24 years ago
25 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 17 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR16
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE16
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER8
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-05-21, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE4
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
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: 2001-05-09, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE8
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
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 |
| 2001 |
88% |
17 |
| 2000 |
100% |
25 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2001 |
4.2 |
4 |
| 2000 |
5.5 |
3 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2001 |
0% |
10 |
| 2000 |
13% |
8 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Tiger Mine recorded 36.85 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year |
total case rate |
days-away |
fatal |
| 2001 * |
36.85 |
10.53 |
0.000 |
| 2000 * |
9.06 |
9.06 |
0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
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Midwest Coal Llc
1997 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) |
| 2001 |
31 |
176,708 |
| 2000 |
35 |
248,754 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Tiger Mine sits in Bates County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Bates County, Missouri · Population 16,121
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$57,914
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 |
| 2001 Q4 |
2,722 |
8 |
2 |
2939.0 |
| 2001 Q3 |
21,707 |
4 |
4 |
184.3 |
| 2001 Q2 |
27,058 |
3 |
3 |
110.9 |
| 2001 Q1 |
24,496 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 |
21,158 |
3 |
1 |
141.8 |
| 2000 Q3 |
18,007 |
7 |
2 |
388.7 |
| 2000 Q2 |
24,174 |
6 |
4 |
248.2 |
| 2000 Q1 |
24,997 |
15 |
12 |
600.1 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
26 on file
2001 · 14 incidents
September 19, 2001
MO · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A BROKEN CHAINON THE DM 45 INGERSOL DRILL. WHILE STANDING ON THE ROTARY HEAD WHICH WAS APPROX 15' ABOVE THE GROUND THE OPPOSITE CHAIN BROKE AND ALLOWED THE ROTARY HEAD TO FREE FALL APPROX 12' WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON IT. THE IMPACT OF THE FALL CAUSED HIS INJURY.
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against a moving object
HE CLAIMS HE HIT BUMP IN ROAD & HURT BACK. WENT TO DOCTOR WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CLAIM WAS MADE 2 HRS AFTER EE WAS FIRED FOR MISUSE OF TRUCK &GETTING IN FIGHT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
July 24, 2001
MO · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against stationary object
PRYING ON BAR WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK. BAR SLIPPED THROWING HIM INTO THE TRUCK.
July 20, 2001
MO · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall onto or against objects
WELDING ON 777, TRIPPED OVER WELDING LEADS LANDING ON BACK. CRACKED LEFT WRIST.
July 20, 2001
MO · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Midwest Coal Llc · Contact with heat
WAS LOADING HOLES GOT TOO HOT AND HAD A HEAT STROKE.
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNLOADING METAL.
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WELDING ON D9 PIECE OF METAL HIT EYE.
May 24, 2001
MO · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
ELECTRICAL
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by flying object
MOVING BATTERY TO GET BOOSTER CABLE WHEN BATTERY BLEW UP.
May 1, 2001
MO · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall from machine
GETTING OFF D7 DOZER.
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUTTING WIRE TO THE AIR HOSE UP KEEP FROM DRAGGING.
April 5, 2001
MO · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall from machine
CLIMBING OFF D9 WHEN FELL HIT RIGHT KNEE ON TRACK.
March 1, 2001
MO · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against stationary object
THE WIPERS WERE STUCK IN UP POSITION, WAS TRYING TO BRAKE LOOSE, WIPER CAME LOOSE A METAL PIECE CUT HIS HAND.
February 8, 2001
MO · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by falling object
WAS PATCHING CRACK ON LOADER, WHEN METAL FELL INTO EYES.
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall onto or against objects
WAS WALKING UP STEPS, SLIPPED AND HIT HIT ELBOW ON STEPS.
2000 · 4 incidents
September 19, 2000
MO · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midwest Coal Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS PUTTING BELT ON CRUSHER WHEN WRIST POPPED.
Midwest Coal Llc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WAS USING POWER WASHER ON MECHANICS TRUCK, SLIPPED ON MUD. POWER WASHER TIP HIT TOP OF FOOT, WATER & STEAM WENT THROUGH BOOT AND BURNT FOOT.
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against a moving object
EE BACKED UP TO EDGE UNSQUARE AND RIGHT SIDE TIRES DROPPED OFF FILL. NOTHING GAVEWAY, EE APPEARED TO HAVE MISJUDGED WHERE HE WAS AT. TRUCK DID A 180 DEGREE TURN LANDING WITH ALL SIX TIRES IN THE AIR.
Midwest Coal Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOOSE BOLTS OUT OF REAR END WHEN PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.
1999 · 7 incidents
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall from machine
CHANGING OIL ON DRILL, HE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW.
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against a moving object
LOADER DROPPED BIG ROCK IN BED OF TRUCK AND JAMMED HIS BACK.
June 1, 1999
MO · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STEPPED OFF LOADER INTO HOLE FILLED WITH WATER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
Midwest Coal Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CARRYING 1/2 SHEET METAL AND SLIPPED ON MUD AND STRAINED UPPER BACK.
May 7, 1999
MO · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall from machine
EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO WORK ON 992 LOADER AND SLIPPED ON LADDFER AND FELL STRIKING LEFT ELBOW.
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS WORKING ON COAL SCREENING UNIT & SCREEN FELL ON RT ARM & WRIST
Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON DOZER BLADE, WAS HIT IN LEFT ARM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HEAD CAME OFF.
1998 · 1 incident
Midwest Coal Llc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WORKING ON BULLDOZER, REPAIRING HYD LEAK SLIPPED AND FELL ON ELBOW CAUSING ELBOW TO SWELL.