Mining Incidents

Carlisle Preparation Plant Coal

Sunrise Coal, LLC. · Facility
Controlled by Hallador Energy Company
Carlisle, Sullivan County, IN  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1202465

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2014–2021
Latest incident
Feb 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
9
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,050
proposed penalties
$3,050
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
2025 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 267 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 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

2021 · 1 incident

February 12, 2021 IN · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunrise Coal, LLC. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured was checking fluids on EE's security truck. EE slipped/tripped on the ground and landed on EE's arm.

2020 · 1 incident

July 7, 2020 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Sunrise Coal, LLC. · Struck by falling object

Injured was welding in the surface shop. A piece of steel fell and hit EE's right foot. An MRI was performed on 7-17-2020 and EE was placed on restricted duty at that time for a Non-Displaced Fracture in the foot.

2015 · 1 incident

April 11, 2015 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Coal, LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was changing out a basket in the prep-plant. As he was cleaning the old basket a piece of dirt got in his eye. He went to the Dr on 4-13-15 and his eye was flushed out with prescription medication.

2014 · 1 incident

September 2, 2014 IN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Coal, LLC. · Struck against stationary object

Injured was lifting a piece of floor grating and cut his finger. The laceration required four stitches.