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White Oak Mine: 52 MSHA citations Coal

Tennco Inc · Underground
White Oak, Campbell County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4003175

White Oak Mine has $4K 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
7
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
52
citations
18
significant & substantial
$4,346
proposed penalties
$4,199
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $147 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Tennco Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
29
inspections on record
746
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: 746 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

White Oak Mine has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-01-13.
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.
35.3%
significant & substantial
2.0%
high negligence or reckless
41.2%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 98.0% moderate, 2.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at White Oak Mine shows 92% of 72 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: 2002-05-17, 24 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
72
samples
3.44
dust max (mg/m3)
42 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 30 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR27
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)7
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)6

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-11-19, 24 years ago
3.9
silica avg (%)
1
samples
3.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2001-12-27, 24 years ago
22%
over PEL
9
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)2
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2002 95% 37
2001 89% 35
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Tennco Inc 2001 to present
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)
2002 22 168,852
2001 28 154,918
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

White Oak Mine 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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 15,016 6 3 399.6
2002 Q1 20,828 13 6 624.2
2001 Q4 19,647 19 7 967.1
2001 Q3 5,826 13 2 2231.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2002 · 4 incidents

May 27, 2002 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING OFF OF FORKLIFT AND FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT BRACKET WITH KNEE.

February 21, 2002 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tennco Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS BOLTING TOP WITH FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & CAME BETWEEN ATRS & CANOPY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG AND BROKE LEG.

2001 · 3 incidents

December 16, 2001 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY OF MAINLINE. ROOF FALL IS IN #4 BREAK AND IS APPROX. 16'X 40' AND 20'HIGH.

December 16, 2001 TN · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCKFALL WAS IN #4 ENTRY IN MAINS. 18'X 30' AND 20'HIGH. ROCKFALL WAS IN #7 BREAK ON MAINLINE.

November 12, 2001 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tennco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AND WRENCH POPPED OUT AND HIT LEFT FOREARM.