Solid Fuel, Inc. · Struck by flying object
While an ee was using a hammer & chisel to break chain apart another ee was observing. A small sliver of metal hit that ee in left wrist.
Watson Branch Coal
Solid Fuel, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Darrell Wagner
Clairfield,
Claiborne County,
TN
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003273
Watson Branch has $212K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120K 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
- 2017
- Latest incident
- Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
708
citations
160
significant & substantial
$211,892
proposed penalties
$92,125
paid to date
43% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $119,767 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
112
inspections on record
6,155
inspection hours
11.5
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.708 citations across 6,155 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Watson Branch has $212K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120K 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.$212K
proposed penalties
$212K
current assessed
$92K
paid to date
$120K
outstanding
687 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-12-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Watson Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.38 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 473 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.0.38
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.55
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
473
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-11-22.
Silica (quartz)
4.9
silica avg (%)
13.4
silica max (%)
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-08-24.
Noise
9%
over PEL
125
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-08-15.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1500000.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 15,300 | 41 | 12 | 2679.7 |
| 2016 Q4 | 9,402 | 34 | 3 | 3616.3 |
| 2016 Q3 | 11,275 | 32 | 10 | 2838.1 |
| 2016 Q2 | 11,135 | 47 | 14 | 4220.9 |
| 2016 Q1 | 10,250 | 33 | 10 | 3219.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 12,478 | 37 | 9 | 2965.2 |
| 2015 Q3 | 9,295 | 9 | 5 | 968.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q2 | 7,550 | 14 | 4 | 1854.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 7,926 | 32 | 8 | 4037.3 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,911 | 29 | 6 | 2926.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 24,038 | 64 | 15 | 2662.5 |
| 2014 Q2 | 6,259 | 41 | 4 | 6550.6 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,874 | 11 | 3 | 3827.4 |
| 2013 Q4 | 10,035 | 17 | 4 | 1694.1 |
| 2013 Q3 | 12,625 | 26 | 8 | 2059.4 |
| 2013 Q2 | 10,640 | 20 | 4 | 1879.7 |
| 2012 Q4 | 12,245 | 11 | 1 | 898.3 |
| 2012 Q3 | 8,160 | 21 | 5 | 2573.5 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,765 | 19 | 4 | 6871.6 |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 9,527 | 4 | 3 | 419.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 11,258 | 5 | 2 | 444.1 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2017 · 1 incident
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