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White County Coal, LLC operator

Controlled by Alliance Resource Partners LP
MSHA operator ID: P23564
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
712
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1996–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
4,174
citations
866
significant & substantial
$3,742,621
proposed penalties
$2,722,878
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,019,743 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,309
inspections on record
58,069
inspection hours
7.2
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.
4,174 citations across 58,069 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.
$3.7M
proposed penalties
$2.7M
current assessed
$2.7M
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4,090 assessments are final orders; 144 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2016
11
2015
20
2014
16
2013
31 (1f)
2012
23
2011
36
2010
22
2009
32
2008
46 (1f)
2007
31
2006
57
2005
62
2004
43
2003
37
2002
37
2001
43
2000
31 (1f)
1999
51
1998
54
1997
24
1996
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
October 5, 2013 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
White County Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The victim was operating a battery-powered, rubber tired, personnel carrier on the 2nd 48 supply road. As he traveled outby, for a presently undetermined reason, the golf cart veered suddenly to the left before overturning on top of him. Co-workers initiated CPR and continued to the surface. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at 1:59pm.

October 16, 2008 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
White County Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER, THE OPERATOR PINNED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND A COAL RIB.

January 26, 2000 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
White County Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MINER WAS CUT 6 LEFT, WENT TO FACE, 6 LEFT FELL IN. THE MINER RAMPED UP ROCK. DOUBLE BOOM PUT UP 5 ROWS OF PINS. ROOF BOLTER WAS BACKING OUT, ONE MAN WALKED TO SIDE CONTROLS, THE OTHER MAN STOOD BESIDE THE BOLTER. RIB ROLLED OUT 7 1/2' X 24" X 22" IN SIZE. PINNING INJURED AGAINST THE BOLTER.

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