Cheyenne Saline Co. #1 has $6K 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
4
Years on record
2003–2008
Latest incident
Mar 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
40
citations
14
significant & substantial
$5,584
proposed penalties
$5,584
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
Rate withheld: 800 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cheyenne Saline Co. #1 has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-12-10.
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 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)
2013
1
2012
1
2011
1
2010
1
2009
1
2008
1
2007
1
2006
2
2005
2
2004
2
2003
15
7,099
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Cheyenne Saline Co. #1 sits in Saline County, Illinois, 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.
Saline County, Illinois · Population 23,387
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$54,945
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
Area experienced a 10" to 11" rainfall event with 8" falling in the first 24 hours. This event followed 8.2" in feb. and 3.5" earlier in March. runoff overwhelled. 8" turbine pump in the sump at surface of drift mine even with the start of. 8" diesel backup. Water raised such that water entered the mine beginning at 2 pm on 3/18 and mine became inundation at 7 am on the 4th.
9/23 & 9/24 with reported 10" of rain (guage at mine went to 6") overwhelmed the sump at the drift mine pit and the 8" electric pump and power went off and the 8" diesel backup's clutch went out and water ran into the mine inundating it for the 300' it had advanced. Water roofed on left side 4th & 5th xcuts (#1 entry) and water 3000' at 4th xcut in #7 entry and face.
2003 · 2 incidents
June 19, 2003IL · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
TWO SHUTTLE CARS COLLIDED IN AN INTERSECTION DUE TO A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN OPERATORS AND THE PRESENCE OF A LINE CURTAIN WHICH HINDERED VISIBILITY. THE BUMPER OF ONE CAR ENTERED THE O PERATORS COMPARTMENT OF THE INJURED MANS CAR, SQUEEZING HIM AND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS PELVIS.
RUN OFF OF WATER FROM THE MINE SURFACE AREA ENTERED THE MINE DRIFTS DURING A THUNDERSTORM. THE WATER PARTIALLY BLOCKED THE INTAKE ESCAPEWAY. THE ENTRIES HAD BEEN DEVELOPED BETWEEN 80 AND 150 FEET FROM THE HIGHWALL. THE WATER WAS PUMPED FROM THE MINE. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT OCCURRED.