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Range Line Mine Coal

Vigo Coal OperatingCompany, Inc · Facility

Controlled by White Stallion Energy

Boonville, Warrick County, IN · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1202305

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2001–2005
Latest incident: Aug 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

citations

significant & substantial

$520

proposed penalties

$520

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	Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4	0	0
2005 Q1	0	1
2004 Q2	5,359	1	186.6
2002 Q4	3,540	0	0.0
2002 Q3	4,095	1	244.2
2002 Q2	3,945	1	253.5
2002 Q1	3,818	2	523.8
2001 Q4	4,098	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

2 on file

2005 · 1 incident

August 19, 2005 IN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Vigo Coal OperatingCompany, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A 1/4" SECTION OF METAL 4' X 8' WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. THE PAIN WORSENED AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 8/24/05. EE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION & WAS RESTRICTED FROM LIFTING OVER 20 LBS. THE RESTRICTION WAS LIFTED ON 8/29/05. (NO LOST WORK DAYS.)

2001 · 1 incident

December 24, 2001 IN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STRIKING OR BUMPING

Vigo Coal Company, Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON DREDGE DRAINING WATER FROM GEAR BOX. AS HE ROSE UP AND BEGAN TO LEAVE THE PUMPROOM HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE STEEL CROSS FRAMERESULTING IN 8 SUTURES. HE HAD TEMPORARILY REMOV ED HIS HARD HAT DUE TO THE TIGHT CONFINING SPACEOF THE WORK AREA.