Mining Incidents

Vigo Coal

Farmersburg, Vigo County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202319

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Nov 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
11
citations
2
significant & substantial
$666
proposed penalties
$666
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
2007 Q4 8,390 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,916 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,225 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10,197 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,028 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,528 3 0 459.6
2006 Q2 8,862 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 10,820 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

6 on file

2007 · 1 incident

November 19, 2007 IN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vigo County Synfuel LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting belting using a Razor knife; knife slipped and he received a cut to the left thumb.

2006 · 2 incidents

April 30, 2006 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vigo County Synfuel LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE dislodging object in beltline using pry bar. Pry bar contacted moving part, pinning EE's thumb & hand against frame of machinery, causing severe laceration to right thumb & minor laceration to ring finger. While trying to remove trapped right hand, left hand became injured by pry bar; minor lacerations to left middle & ring fingers, with dislocation to left middle finger.

March 26, 2006 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vigo County Synfuel LLC. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Opening a bag of caustic soda, a puff of dust from the bag caused a small particle to blow under safety glasses into right eye. Flushed out, went to emergency room to be checked. Other than redness and sore, there was no damage or impairment.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 21, 2004 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
PC Illinois Synthetic Fuel #2, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was unloading asphalt truck. Believed truck to be empty. Took hose off without shutting valve on truck. Truck was not empty which resulted in asphalt flowing from valve onto employee.

June 19, 2004 IN · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
PC Illinois Synthetic Fuel #2, LLC · Struck by falling object

Supervisor removing pinion shaft of Dodge Gear Reducer. He applied heat via torch, gear released under force striking his right forearm. Received laceration. He also received 1st degree burn to hand when the grease ignited. It was determined the accident occurred due to the employee inadvertently placing his arm in front of the shaft and gear while he applied heat to gear shaft

2003 · 1 incident

August 20, 2003 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PC Illinois Synthetic Fuel #2, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF 'FLOOR TILE. KNIFE BLADE SLIPPED CUTTING THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. GIVEN FIRST AID AT JOB SITE. TOOK EE TO EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE SUTURES WERE APPLIED TO CLOSE THE WOUNDS. 5 SUTURES TO THE THUMB AND 6 SUTURES TO THE INDEX FINGER