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Columbia Mine Coal

Vigo Coal Company Inc · Surface

Controlled by Vigo Coal Company Incorporated

Oakland City, Gibson County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1202127

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2000
Latest incident: Jul 2000

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$1,529

proposed penalties

$1,529

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
2002 Q4	8,112	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	20,592	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	20,926	2	2	95.6
2002 Q1	23,242	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	31,577	1	0	31.7
2001 Q3	31,567	2	1	63.4
2001 Q2	27,050	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	26,273	4	3	152.2

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2000 · 2 incidents

July 17, 2000 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Vigo Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EE STARTED UP THE SPOIL RAMP IN #1969 TRUCK. WHEN HE WAS APPROX. 3/4 OF THE WAY OUT OF THE PIT THE ENGINE STALLED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE TRUCK LOST ITS STEERING CAPABILITIES AND THE RETA RDER ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH EMERGENCY STEERING. AS THE TRUCK DESCENDED BACKWARD DOWN THE RAMP, THE OPERATOR CALLED ON THE RADIO TO STAY OUT FROM BEHIND HIS TRUCK. T

June 23, 2000 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE

Vigo Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EARLY IN THE SHIF, EE HAD POURED 2 OZ. OF SOLVENT INTO 4 EXHAUST PORTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING IF THE VALVES WERE BENT ON THE WATER TRUCK WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE EAST BAY OF THE REPAIR SHOP AT COLUMBIA MINE. APPROX. 1530 HE WAS SITTING ON THE RT. FRONT FEND OF THE TRUCK REPLACING THE CYLINDER HEAD. HE ASKED COWORKER TO START THE TRUCK. WHEN STARTED FLAMES HOT FROM THE EXHAU