Mining Incidents

Range Line Mine Coal

Controlled by White Stallion Energy
Boonville, Warrick County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202305

Range Line Mine has $520 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
2
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
11
citations
0
significant & substantial
$520
proposed penalties
$520
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
29
inspections on record
314
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: 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.

Range Line Mine has $520 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.
$520
proposed penalties
$520
current assessed
$520
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-03-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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 29 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 754 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 1 0
2004 Q4 3,092 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,956 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,359 1 0 186.6
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 3,811 3 0 787.2
2003 Q4 4,048 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,770 1 0 265.3
2003 Q2 3,926 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,753 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,540 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,095 1 0 244.2
2002 Q2 3,945 1 0 253.5
2002 Q1 3,818 2 0 523.8
2001 Q4 4,098 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,095 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,763 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

August 19, 2005 IN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vigo Coal OperatingCompany, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A 1/4" SECTION OF METAL 4' X 8' WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. THE PAIN WORSENED AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 8/24/05. EE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION & WAS RESTRICTED FROM LIFTING OVER 20 LBS. THE RESTRICTION WAS LIFTED ON 8/29/05. (NO LOST WORK DAYS.)

2001 · 1 incident

December 24, 2001 IN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STRIKING OR BUMPING
Vigo Coal Company, Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON DREDGE DRAINING WATER FROM GEAR BOX. AS HE ROSE UP AND BEGAN TO LEAVE THE PUMPROOM HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE STEEL CROSS FRAMERESULTING IN 8 SUTURES. HE HAD TEMPORARILY REMOV ED HIS HARD HAT DUE TO THE TIGHT CONFINING SPACEOF THE WORK AREA.

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