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Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC operator

Controlled by Peabody Energy Corporation

MSHA operator ID: P23854

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Fatalities: 3
Total incidents: 2081
Mines on record: 19
Years on record: 2000–2026

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

22,810

citations

4,716

significant & substantial

$29,501,009

proposed penalties

$21,466,873

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 50 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 453 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 158 non-fatal
MACHINERY 71 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 71 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 43 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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2015

49 (1f)

2014

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56 (1f)

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205

2007

Mines on record

Francisco Underground Pit IN
Francisco Mine IN
Preparation Plant IL
Somerville Central Mine IN
Columbia Maintenance Services IN
Wildcat Hills Mine-Underground IL
Wildcat Hills Mine - Cottage Grove Pit IL
Gateway Mine IL
Air Quality #1 Mine IN
Viking Mine - Corning Pit IN
Air Quality South Wash Plant IN
Farmersburg Mine IN
Riola Complex Vermilion Grove Portal IL
Viking Mine - Knox Pit IN

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded

May 31, 2015 IL · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating a diesel personnel carrier on the Main South Travelway. It appears that his vehicle struck a coal pillar at xcut #193 and he was ejected from the vehicle. He sustained fatal crushing injuries to his chest area.

July 2, 2013 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a battery powered coal hauler in Unit 2.It is believed that the employee walked through the last open crosscut to #4 entry and sat down near the inby corner of #4 entry to eat his lunch. A coal hauler rounded the corner and pinned the employee to the rib.