ADDCAR System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2013–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
20
citations
5
significant & substantial
$13,324
proposed penalties
$9,094
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,230 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
20 citations across 1,336 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2017-01-10.
On record since 2017.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
ADDCAR System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$13K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
48%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $5K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-04-16.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at ADDCAR System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040 shows 100% of 107 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2026-08-04
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
107
samples
1.19
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
98 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 9 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
AUGER HELPER38
AUGER OPERATOR28
MECHANIC15
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
ADDCAR System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040 recorded 4.07 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
4.07
total case rate
4.07
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Indiana, coal mining averaged 2.61 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
4.07
4.07
0.000
2024 *
4.45
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
9.06
4.53
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
8.39
8.39
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2026
9
120,845
2025
18
707,521
2024
16
479,996
2023
19
555,696
2022
14
190,548
2020
20
261,747
2019
10
60,849
2018
13
106,333
2017
11
163,672
2016
2
2015
11
186,878
2014
15
412,507
2013
17
469,811
2012
18
373,742
2011
23
246,593
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
ADDCAR System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040 sits in Sullivan County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Sullivan County, Indiana · Population 20,766
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$54,985
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2
0
0
0
2026 Q1
12,338
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
12,593
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
11,874
1
0
84.2
2025 Q2
13,364
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
11,300
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
10,587
1
0
94.5
2024 Q3
15,219
1
0
65.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
11,229
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
7,938
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
12,101
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
15,298
1
0
65.4
2023 Q2
16,176
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
3,799
2
0
526.5
2022 Q4
8,389
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
6,065
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
6,596
1
1
151.6
2020 Q3
11,099
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
11,690
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
14,765
1
0
67.7
2019 Q4
3,659
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
4,944
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
11,451
1
1
87.3
2019 Q1
6,838
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
4,554
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
10,209
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
12,366
1
0
80.9
2018 Q1
7,932
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,436
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,868
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
10,457
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
9,087
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,116
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
64
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
232
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
500
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
4,106
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
10,207
1
1
98.0
2015 Q2
6,796
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,108
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
9,756
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
7,652
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
8,529
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
8,543
1
0
117.1
2013 Q4
9,313
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
9,890
3
0
303.3
2013 Q2
12,305
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
7,177
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
7,825
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,747
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
11,245
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
18,574
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
18,295
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
9,615
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2025 · 1 incident
August 13, 2025IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
End loader was pulling up Highwall Miner cable slack. The cable got tight and started sliding toward Employee. EE tried to jump out of the way but caught EE's left ankle knocking EE to the ground
2024 · 1 incident
September 26, 2024IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
As the employee was washing off the back end of the Launch Vehicle used for Highwall Mining, the employee was walking down a set of steps on the Launch Vehicle when the employee stepped on the water hose being used causing foot to roll over sideways.
January 28, 2020IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While installing the next ADDCAR (belt car) in line while mining, the injured employee and another employee was attempting to connect a de-energized 995 volt line connector. During this process, the line connector was inadvertently dropped onto the injured employee's hand which struck against the ADDCAR being installed.
2017 · 1 incident
June 30, 2017IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The injured employee was pulling on a section of 250 MCM power cable and connector on an Addcar being installed on the Launch Vehicle when EE felt a "pop" in the right shoulder. This incident was not reported until 7-4-17.
2013 · 2 incidents
August 19, 2013IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working on the launch vehicle, taking a coal sample. After filling up the coal sample bag he picked the bag up to carry it to the back of the launch vehicle. As he turned with the bag in his hand he experienced some pain in his lower back. This was diagnosed as a lumbar muscle strain.
April 23, 2013IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A temporary employee who works for Custom Staffing reported that he had experienced some lower back pains. The continuous miner had backed up onto the launch vehicle and a power cable fell onto the no. 1 conveyor car. Employee bent over to move the cable off of the car when he felt a pain in his lower back.