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Red Brush Mine Coal

Vigo Coal Operating Co., Inc · Surface

Controlled by White Stallion Energy

Red Brush Rd.-Newburgh, Warrick County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1202259

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2011
Latest incident: Nov 2011

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

citations

significant & substantial

$16,353

proposed penalties

$13,650

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
2012 Q4	14,239	1	0	70.2
2012 Q2	28,873	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	30,873	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	27,585	3	1	108.8
2010 Q1	9,643	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	10,861	1	0	92.1
2009 Q3	13,002	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	13,847	4	0	288.9

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

November 2, 2011 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY

Vigo Coal Operating Co., Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was using auger on #1018 Mack Powder truck to load boreholes on the drill bench. After loading a hole he attempted to swing the auger toward the front of truck. He pulled the lever in the wrong direction. This caused auger to travel in wrong direction, toward him. Auger brushed against his arm, he jerked away, scraped across valve housing, caused laceration, 10 sutures.

September 20, 2011 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vigo Coal Operating Co., Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee stated he was working on the breaker placing belting around the bottom of the hopper. When he pulled he lost grip & felt a sharp pain in his left elbow. He did not strike anything with the elbow. Accident reportable because nurse practitioner said no to grip with left hand.