Solar Sources Preparation Plant 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
13
Years on record
1991–2014
Latest incident
Sep 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
26
significant & substantial
$8,115
proposed penalties
$8,115
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: 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.
Solar Sources Preparation Plant 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
54 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-08-29.
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 violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Solar Sources Preparation Plant shows 100% of 12 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2005-09-26, 20 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
12
samples
0.78
dust max (mg/m3)
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
COAL SAMPLER3
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
TIPPLE OPERATOR2
Noise
ⓘ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.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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
ⓘ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.
Solar Sources Preparation Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2016.
Injury rate, 2016
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.79 and the all-US-mining average was 2.59 cases per 100 workers.
In Indiana, coal mining averaged 2.48 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
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
4.21
0.00
0.000
2013 *
8.57
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
5.17
5.17
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
9.77
9.77
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2017
32
2016
28
2015
29
2014
19
2013
9
2012
10
2011
13
2010
14
2009
15
2008
13
2007
11
2006
13
2005
14
2004
16
2003
10
2002
8
2001
9
2000
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Solar Sources Preparation Plant sits in Pike County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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.
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
ⓘ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
Employee was taking bearing races off a pump shaft when it he hit the race with a hammer the shaft slipped and fell and caught his little finger on his left hand between the end of the shaft and the edge of the bench he was working on. Cutting his little finger and requiring 11 stitches.
Employee was removing wheel studs from a truck wheel he hit his left hand below the thumb. A bandage was applied but it kept bleeding so he went to doctor and received 4 stitches.
2011 · 1 incident
September 27, 2011IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was changing parts from one engine to another when he took a bolt out of an engine mount causing the engine to roll over on its side. He put his left hand out trying to catch the engine. When it fell it caused a deep laceration on his left hand thumb and fractured the tip of his thumb. 7 stitches.
2009 · 2 incidents
October 22, 2009IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was using an air die grinder when it slipped from his hand and he tried to catch it. The grinder was still running and it cut his left thumb requiring 6 stitches.
January 9, 2009IN · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was holding a punchas it was being hit with a hammer a piece of the punch broke off and hit him on the left side of his face the piece of metal was embedded in his cheek. It was removed and he received three stitches.
Employee was removing a radiator hose from a truck. He slipped and pulled the hose off. Hot antifreeze burned his left arm and hand, second degree burn.
2004 · 2 incidents
May 6, 2004IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Employee was using the hydraulic hose press to take old fillings off old hose. Somehow he got his thumb in between the plates of the press and smashed his thumb.
2002 · 1 incident
June 19, 2002IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL AT THE CARBONDALE PLANT. THE CXDRIVER DUMP ON UNLEVEL GROUND WQHICH CAUSED THE TRAILER TO TURN OVER. THE DRIVER HAD A BUMP ON THE HEAD ANDKNEE. HE WAS TOOK TO THE DR. TO BE CHECKED OUT AND DRIVER WAS RELEASED TO GO BACK TO WORK.
1992 · 1 incident
July 16, 1992IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS