Mining Incidents

Cheyenne Saline Co. #1 Coal

Cheyenne Resources, Inc. · Underground
Herod, Saline County, IL  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1103057

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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
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 21 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 33 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 18 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 15 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2008 · 1 incident

March 19, 2008 IL · Coal INUNDATION
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

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.

2006 · 1 incident

September 23, 2006 IL · Coal INUNDATION
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

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, 2003 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
K B Coal Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

May 20, 2003 IL · Coal INUNDATION
K B Coal Incorporated · Accident type, without injuries

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.