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Solar Sources Preparation Plant Coal

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Facility

Controlled by White Stallion Energy

Petersburg, Pike County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1201978

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 10
Years on record: 2002–2014
Latest incident: Sep 2014

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$8,115

proposed penalties

$8,115

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
2017 Q2	18,295	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	3,193	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	13,449	1	0	74.4
2016 Q2	13,018	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	18,211	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	14,776	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	14,630	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	14,252	2	2	140.3

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2014 · 1 incident

September 7, 2014 IN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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.

2013 · 1 incident

October 11, 2013 IN · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2011 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

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, 2009 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2009 IN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking down a stairway. When he got to the bottom, he tripped on a rug that was at the bottom.

2008 · 2 incidents

June 25, 2008 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

June 24, 2008 IN · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

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, 2004 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WORKING WITH THE STEAM CLEANER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND THE WAND HIT HIS ANKLE. HE HAD A 2ND DEGREE BURN. HE WAS STEAMING A TRUCK.

March 18, 2004 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2002 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Solar Sources Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO CUT A RUBBER HOSE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.