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Orient No 6 Mine Coal

Cheyenne Resources, INC. · Surface

Controlled by Jeffrey A Haycraft

Waltonville, Jefferson County, IL · Temporarily Idled

MSHA Mine ID: 1100599

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2017–2018
Latest incident: Aug 2018

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2016

citations

significant & substantial

$13,732

proposed penalties

$13,405

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	96	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	144	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	241	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	213	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	171	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	249	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	169	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	214	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2018 · 1 incident

August 13, 2018 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Springfield Coal Company, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee climbed into bed of semi with a shovel to break loose carbon that was stuck to the bottom of the bed, while using the shovel employee slipped and fell on right shoulder. Employee was taken to Express Care for evaluation, after x-rays it was determined no bones were broken. They recommend seeing an orthopedic doctor.

2017 · 2 incidents

December 7, 2017 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Springfield Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Mechanic was assisting the welder in picking up a plate of metal (4'x10'x1/2"). Two plates were stacked on top of each other on the ground. Employee tried to lift top plate so the forks of the bobcat could slide under top plate. When ee attempted to lift this plate, ee heard a popping sound from the lower right side of back. Employee collapsed onto the ground in pain.

February 21, 2017 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Pittsburgh Energy LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was being task trained on the operation of the water truck. Employee stated that while dismounting facing toward the inside of the cab of the vehicle, pant leg got caught on the edge of a bracket. When the pant leg caught, employee lost grip on the handle and fell to the ground. Employee landed on right arm, resulting in a bad sprain and muscle contusion.