Mining Incidents

Carbon #2 Coal

Controlled by Douglas E Miller
Lynnville, Warrick County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202233

Carbon #2 has $8K 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
8
Years on record
1998–2003
Latest incident
Jun 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
75
citations
28
significant & substantial
$7,555
proposed penalties
$7,555
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
435
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 435 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Carbon #2 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-12-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Carbon #2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.22 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 21 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.
0.22
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.24
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
21
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-03-17.
Noise
0%
over PEL
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-03-17.
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
2006 Q1 1,867 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,925 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,081 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,878 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,972 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 11,683 8 5 684.8
2004 Q3 14,167 4 3 282.3
2004 Q2 12,261 0 0 0.0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 12,617 6 3 475.5
2003 Q4 11,906 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,887 3 0 275.6
2003 Q2 13,298 1 0 75.2
2003 Q1 12,561 32 15 2547.6
2002 Q4 10,842 1 0 92.2
2002 Q3 11,552 5 2 432.8
2002 Q2 11,313 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 10,501 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 10,046 1 0 99.5
2001 Q3 8,945 1 0 111.8
2001 Q2 7,982 4 0 501.1
2001 Q1 9,079 1 0 110.1
2000 Q4 8,467 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,884 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,422 4 0 538.9
2000 Q1 7,326 4 0 546.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

June 7, 2003 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS USING A 5FT PRY BAR TO REMOVE ADEFECTIVE IMPACT ROLLER ON THE BELT LINE. HE PLACED THE BAR IN THE FRAME OF THE ROLLER & APPLIEDDOWN FORCE AS HE DID THE ROLLER TURN OVER, HE LO ST CONTROL OF BAR. THE BAR CAME AROUND WITH THE ROLLER & FRAME & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD & NECK. MRI RAN EE--AWAITING RESULTS

June 7, 2003 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ASSISTING A FELLOW EMPLOYEE TO REMOVE THE FEED CHUTE DOOR OF THE PELLET MILL. HE STATED THE DOOR WAS HEAVIER THAN HE EXPECTED AND HAD TO LOWER IT QUICKLY. AS HE DID HE F ELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK. COMPLETED SHIFT DIDN'T REPORT INCIDENT TILL NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED SHIFT.

2001 · 3 incidents

August 29, 2001 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · Contact with heat

DURING A CLEAN-UP OPERATOR, SUBJECT BECAME OVERCOME DUE TO HEAT. AS A PRECAUTION, SUBJECT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.

August 24, 2001 IN · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WASHING DOWN BELT, EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 3 1/2 FT FROM PLATFORM TO LOWER PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE SCALP ABOVE THE LEFT EAR.

2000 · 1 incident

August 22, 2000 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HOLDING THE BUCKET LEVER ON 988 END LOADER WHILE DRIVING TO FIRE COAL STOCKPILE WHEN HE HIT A 8-10" DITCH WHICH PITCH HIM FORWARD AND JAMMED HIS WRIST.

1999 · 1 incident

July 20, 1999 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONTRACTOR WAS HOLDING SHEAVE ON MOTOR WITH A PIPE WRENCH WHEN WRENCH MOVED AND HE SMASHED THE END OF HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND CORNER OF MACHINE.

1998 · 1 incident

September 1, 1998 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Carbon Operations of Indiana, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A MACK RD DUMP TRUCK HAULING COAL FINES. AS HE RAISED THE BED TO DUMP THE MATERIAL DIDN'T COME OUT OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE THROWING DRIVER AGAINST DOOR .

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