Mining Incidents

BRC Chinook LLC Coal

BRC Chinook LLC · Surface
Controlled by Steve Rickmeier
Riley, Clay County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202397

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2007–2011
Latest incident
Apr 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
31
citations
8
significant & substantial
$11,278
proposed penalties
$4,882
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
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,440 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,200 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

2011 · 1 incident

April 28, 2011 IN · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Covol Engineered Fuels · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Heavy rain and deep mud, the employee was going up and down on the track hoe, when he slipped on the steps of the track hoe and caught himself with right hand and straining his right shoulder.

2010 · 2 incidents

October 12, 2010 IN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Covol Engineered Fuels · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was tightening the bolts on the pipe line for the dredge and pulled his shoulder and bicep of his left arm.

February 19, 2010 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Covol Engineered Fuels · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

10dB STS on right ear from annual evaluation on 9/16/09 and a 25dB reportable loss since baseline evaluation on 12/10/07.

2008 · 1 incident

July 15, 2008 IN · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Covol Engineered Fuels · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drilling 4.5" hole in siding @ plant overhead. Once drill went thru it grabbed and turned bit into 3rd & 4th finger on left hand.

2007 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2007 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Covol Engineered Fuels · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was bending down to pick up plastic pipe. Employee stated that he was not doing anything out of his routine duties. Nothing strenuous or unsafe. He said he felt the pain when he bent over.

August 9, 2007 IN · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Covol Engineered Fuels · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding steel with a hand held grinder throughout the day. Wearing a faceshield and glasses, when he got home he felt an irritation in his right eye.