Mining Incidents

ADDCAR System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040 Coal

Controlled by Daniel W Bunn
Carlisle, IN, Sullivan County, IN  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1202445

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.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
54
inspections on record
1,306
inspection hours
1.5
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 1,306 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, 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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at ADDCAR System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.20 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 102 samples.

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.
0.20
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.19
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
102
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-11-14.
Noise
0%
over PEL
77
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-10-27.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
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
2024 Q2 11,229 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,938 0 0 0.0
Show 45 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 5 2 550.2
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, 2025 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mega Highwall Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2024 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mega Highwall Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing over Continuous miner to put oil in gear case when EE bumped EE's left knee on camera cover.

2020 · 2 incidents

April 15, 2020 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Struck against stationary object

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, 2020 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING 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, 2017 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

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, 2013 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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, 2013 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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.

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The full compliance file on ADDCAR System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.