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.
145 citations across 1,034 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
White Oak Job has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 13 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.
$49K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
Of $26K in penalties contested before the Commission, $20K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
46citations taken to the federal commission · 32% of citations on record
Settled
40 · 87%
Stood as issued
6 · 13%
78%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 45 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
24%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$26K proposed, $20K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-08-16.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at White Oak Job shows 100% of 94 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2013-02-27, 13 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
94
samples
1.26
dust max (mg/m3)
88 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘ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.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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
ⓘ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.
White Oak Job recorded 3.61 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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.
3.61
total case rate
3.61
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
About average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, coal mining averaged 7.13 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2012
3.61
3.61
0.000
2011
1.32
1.32
0.000
2010
2.41
1.21
0.000
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2013
24
37,301
2012
45
141,464
2011
53
185,676
2010
63
218,565
2009
33
65,950
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
White Oak Job sits in Campbell County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 39,568
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$50,260
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2013 Q2
5,450
11
7
2018.3
2013 Q1
23,799
15
4
630.3
2012 Q4
23,634
4
1
169.2
2012 Q3
28,468
2
1
70.3
2012 Q2
24,758
25
16
1009.8
2012 Q1
34,024
14
8
411.5
2011 Q4
39,387
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
32,288
7
2
216.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2
42,657
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
36,632
9
6
245.7
2010 Q4
37,708
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
43,965
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
45,253
16
3
353.6
2010 Q1
38,827
11
1
283.3
2009 Q4
41,544
3
1
72.2
2009 Q3
26,123
5
4
191.4
2009 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2012 · 2 incidents
October 5, 2012TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was standing on the bumper of the truck checking his oil, as he started to descend down off the bumper of the truck he lost his balance and as he was reaching out to hold his self the employees index finger was lacerated on an unidentified object.
April 4, 2012TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Service Tech. was atempting to climb up on a dozer, as he grabbed the hand rail his hand slipped off the rail, resulting in the employee slipping backward and falling on the ground landing on his back.
2010 · 2 incidents
December 16, 2010TN · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stepped out of truck and took a few steps and employees feet flew out from under him, resulting in hitting his head and knocking him out for a brief period.
Employee was cutting on the bed of a 777C Rock Truck and the springy part of the metal broke and threw the employee approx. 2 feet in the air and as employee came down the metal landed on his left fore arm causing a small laceration on employee's forearm needing 8 stitches.
2009 · 1 incident
November 4, 2009TN · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was decending down the ladder of his loader. When he approached the bottom step of the ladder his feet slipped off the step, resulting in him losing his balance and landing on his back.