Mining Incidents

Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC operator

MSHA operator ID: P23854
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
2153
Mines on record
20
Years on record
1998–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22,831
citations
4,717
significant & substantial
$29,512,950
proposed penalties
$21,471,257
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,041,693 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4,305
inspections on record
240,364
inspection hours
9.5
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.
22,831 citations across 240,364 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$29.5M
proposed penalties
$21.6M
current assessed
$21.5M
paid to date
$109K
outstanding
22,377 assessments are final orders; 577 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
2
2025
1
2024
10
2023
8
2022
6
2021
13
2020
10
2019
43
2018
31
2017
55
2016
39
2015
49 (1f)
2014
55
2013
56 (1f)
2012
57
2011
81
2010
90
2009
99
2008
205
2007
90

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
May 31, 2015 IL · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating a diesel personnel carrier on the Main South Travelway. It appears that his vehicle struck a coal pillar at xcut #193 and he was ejected from the vehicle. He sustained fatal crushing injuries to his chest area.

July 2, 2013 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a battery powered coal hauler in Unit 2.It is believed that the employee walked through the last open crosscut to #4 entry and sat down near the inby corner of #4 entry to eat his lunch. A coal hauler rounded the corner and pinned the employee to the rib.

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