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Somerville South Synfuel Plant Coal

Lakeside Synfuel, LLC · Facility

Controlled by William N Rich

Buckskin, Gibson County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1202389

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2006–2007
Latest incident: Feb 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

citations

significant & substantial

$2,963

proposed penalties

$2,963

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	8,327	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	10,524	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	10,291	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	11,982	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	8,279	8	2	966.3
2006 Q3	618	6	2	9708.7
2006 Q2	618	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

2007 · 2 incidents

February 23, 2007 IN · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant MACHINERY

Lakeside Synfuel, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE received second degree burns to his left thumb when the hose on the torch he was using caught when he went to reposition the torch to begin a new cut.

February 4, 2007 IN · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Lakeside Synfuel, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While trying to remove buildup on rollers, came into contact with moving part and fractured upper right arm.

2006 · 1 incident

May 14, 2006 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Lakeside Synfuel, LLC · Struck by falling object

Two employees were removing a walkway from a belt structure prior to installation of beltline. One was inspecting a support angle to determine where it was welded. Another employee cut his support angle at another location allowing the support truss to fall approx 4" striking the first employee's right thumb, causing laceration injury. Required 2 stitches.