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Viking Mine - Knox Pit Coal

Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Peabody Energy Corporation

Bicknell, Knox County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1202063

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 11
Years on record: 2000–2008
Latest incident: Jan 2008

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

228

citations

significant & substantial

$262,483

proposed penalties

$203,655

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 Q1	0	1	1
2016 Q4	0	0	0
2016 Q3	5,370	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	4,545	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q4	0	0	0
2012 Q3	0	0	0
2012 Q2	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

11 on file

2008 · 1 incident

January 3, 2008 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE

Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While cleaning ice from frame of belt line at bin roller, employee's hammer became entangled between belt and roller pulling hammer and right hand of employee in behind it. Employee sustain an avulsion to the right middle finger that required surgery to repair.

2007 · 1 incident

January 30, 2007 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was moving end cap from a push arm off a D-11 out of the bed of his service truck, it slid out of the bed and fell to the bumper landing on his left pinky finger. The result was a fractured finger.

2006 · 1 incident

August 1, 2006 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut plastic tie holding hose and punctured left wrist with pocket knife.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 31, 2001 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Beech Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WITH AID OF TRUCK HOIST WAS SETTING A BELL CRANK FROM ENDLOADER ONTO A PAIR OF STEEL SAWHORSES. THE BELL CRANK STARTED TO SLIDE ON SAWHOURSE CAUSING SAW HORSE TO TOPPLE. EE REACHED WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO STEADY LOAD AND IN DOING SO HIS HAND WAS PULLED INTO A PINCHPOINT BETWEEN BELL CRANK AND SAW HORSE MASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AROUND THE FIRST JOINT.

April 16, 2001 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Beech Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAID HE WAS INSTALLING FUEL FILTERS ON A 785 HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK FROM LEANING AND TWISTING.

2000 · 6 incidents

November 17, 2000 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Beech Coal Company · Fall from ladders

EE WAS ON A 4' STEP LADDER WORKING ON THE WIRINGUNDERNEATH THE FRONT SHOVEL WHEN THE GROUND GAVEAWAY & ONE LEG SANK INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE LADDER TO BREAK. EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT HIP & LEG, BREAKING HIS FEMER BONE IN 4PLACES.

September 6, 2000 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Beech Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CATERPILLAR WATER TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD. THIS JARRED HIM ADN CAUSED THE INJURY TO HIS BACK.

August 23, 2000 IN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Beech Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE STATES THAT HE WAS RUBBING DOG IN SHOP DOWN THE BACK AND IT TURNED ITS HEAD TOWARD HIM. HE JERKED HIS HAND BACK AND THINKS HE MUST HAVE HIT THE EDGE OF THE PICNIC TABLE IN THE SHOP AND CUT HIS FINGER.

July 11, 2000 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Beech Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUR EE WAS REMOVING A BORING BAR AND DRILL FROM THE MACHINE. WHEN THE DRILL WAS BEING REMOVE, IT FELL. WHEN IT REACHED THE END OF THE SAFETY CHAIN. THE EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND IN THE CHAIN. AS IT GOT TIGHT, THE END OF THE SAFETY LATCH CAME INTO HIS FINGER. 1ST ONE LEFT HAND AND IT TOOK OFF THAT FINGERTIP.

April 10, 2000 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Beech Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS RAISING SIDE COMPARTMENT OF HOOD ON POWDER TRUCK IN ORDER TO CHANGE FAN BELTS. HOOD WAS HEAVE DUE TO MUD BUILDUP UNDERNEATH. HE WASN'T AWARE OF EXTRA WEIGHT OF HOOD; WHEN ATTEMPTING T O LIFT, HE ENCOUNTERED MORE WEIGHT THAN HE WAS ABLE TO LIFT AND DROPPED HOOD BACK TO ITS RESTING PLACE.

February 15, 2000 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Beech Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS ON 801 HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING WITH 1/2 INCH DRIVE RATCHETT. THE BOLTS WERE VERY TIGHT AND THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE RATCHETT DID NOT HOLD. WHEN THE RATCHETT SLIPPED HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND THE PAIN BECAME WORSE.