After replacing the conveyor belt on an ADDCAR conveyor car, the employee was tightening the belt by pumping grease into take-up cylinders. They stopped to check the tightness of the belt when they heard a loud "pop" and grease had entered into two fingers of right hand.
ADDCAR System 6 HWM Serial No. LV23006: 4 MSHA citations Coal
Eagle Highwall Mining Systems, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
David Michael Jamison; Petri E Koivula
Petersburg,
Pike County,
IN
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1202511
ADDCAR System 6 HWM Serial No. LV23006 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2023–2024
- Latest incident
- Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
4
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,463
proposed penalties
$2,463
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
17
inspections on record
314
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 314 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
ADDCAR System 6 HWM Serial No. LV23006 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-11-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.75.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
75.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at ADDCAR System 6 HWM Serial No. LV23006 shows 100% of 19 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2024-08-12
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
19
samples
0.75
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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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.19 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH6
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
- AUGER HELPER2
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2024-02-06
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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.0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH7
- AUGER OPERATOR1
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | 9 |
| 2023 | 100% | 10 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0% | 5 |
| 2023 | 0% | 5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
ADDCAR System 6 HWM Serial No. LV23006 recorded 8.73 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.
Injury rate, 2024
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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.8.73
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.16 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Indiana, coal mining averaged 3.82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 * | 8.73 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 3.72 | 3.72 | 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.
Ownership history
- Eagle Highwall Mining Systems, LLC 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 18 | 539,176 |
| 2023 | 21 | 290,979 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
ADDCAR System 6 HWM Serial No. LV23006 sits in Pike County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Pike County, Indiana · Population 12,187
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$66,250
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,097 | 1 | 0 | 196.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 11,829 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 13,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 15,582 | 1 | 1 | 64.2 |
| 2023 Q4 | 14,359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q3 | 14,970 | 1 | 1 | 66.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 11,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 13,229 | 1 | 1 | 75.6 |
| 2022 Q4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2024 · 2 incidents
Eagle Highwall Mining Systems, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Eagle Highwall Mining Systems, LLC · Struck against stationary object
After employee finished installing both belt splice hinges onto conveyor belt, EE then proceeded to pick up the nails that break off the splice rivets after installation. While doing this, EE struck EE's hand on the corner of the splice fixture causing laceration to palm.
2023 · 1 incident
October 30, 2023
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Highwall Mining Systems, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee overexerted their back while turning a cutterhead.