Valley Creek Mine No. 2
Coal
Clairfield,
Claiborne County,
TN
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003231
Valley Creek Mine No. 2 has $725 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004–2005
- Latest incident
- Jan 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
2
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
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: 628 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Valley Creek Mine No. 2 has $725 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-01-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Valley Creek Mine No. 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.41 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 46 samples.
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.
Most recent sample: 2005-03-01.
Silica (quartz)
Most recent sample: 2005-03-07.
Noise
Most recent sample: 2004-11-02.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
| 2005 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2005 Q2 |
1,698 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 |
6,990 |
3 |
1 |
429.2 |
| 2004 Q4 |
13,123 |
7 |
1 |
533.4 |
| 2004 Q3 |
3,756 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
December 21, 2004
TN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · MACHINERY
Tennco Inc · Struck by flying object
EE was changing tire on 10SC shuttle car, had new tire on and was finishing tightening bolts, when the tire exploded and the 2 safety rings struck the victim in the face, left hand and chest area.
Reportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2005 · 1 incident
January 31, 2005
TN · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Tennco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A rock pinned his hand against canopy.
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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and
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