Mining Incidents

Universal Understanding Metal/Non-Metal

Cumbie Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Judith Cumbie
Eufaula, Barbour County, AL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103424

Universal Understanding has $476 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
1
Years on record
2013
Latest incident
Jan 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$476
proposed penalties
$476
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
14
inspections on record
115
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: 115 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Universal Understanding has $476 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.
$476
proposed penalties
$476
current assessed
$476
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-06-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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
2018 Q1 560 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 900 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 500 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 128 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 224 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 592 0 0 0.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 2,566 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,501 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,438 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 703 1 0 1422.5
2013 Q4 1,084 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,263 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,900 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,606 1 0 622.7
2012 Q4 1,247 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,203 1 0 453.9
2012 Q2 2,570 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,190 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,140 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,507 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,407 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,213 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,613 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,799 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,838 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,126 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2013 · 1 incident

January 15, 2013 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumbie Inc. · Fall from machine

The miner was preparing to end shift due to a rain shower. When the miner stepped off of a D7G dozer a slip/fall accident occurred. Wet clay, rain and wet metal caused the miner to fall about 4ft. to the ground where he suffered a fracture to the left leg.

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