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Absaloka Mine

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  • Summary
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    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Please Note: Westmoreland Resources Inc. has been the current operator since 3/30/2007

    Year 103(k) 104(a) 104(d)(1) 104(d)(2) Proposed
    Penalties ($)
    Current Penalties ($) Amount Paid
    To Date ($)
    1995 0 6 0 0 407.00 407.00 407.00
    1996 0 5 0 0 378.00 378.00 378.00
    1997 0 13 0 0 962.00 962.00 962.00
    1998 0 10 1 0 6,818.00 6,818.00 6,818.00
    1999 0 12 0 0 1,080.00 1,080.00 1,080.00
    2000 0 8 0 0 941.00 702.00 702.00
    2001 0 10 0 0 3,092.00 1,932.00 1,932.00
    2002 0 25 0 0 7,539.00 7,539.00 7,539.00
    2003 0 7 0 0 360.00 360.00 360.00
    2004 0 8 0 0 1,976.00 420.00 420.00
    2005 0 16 0 0 6,039.00 1,145.00 1,145.00
    2006 0 7 1 0 3,365.00 3,365.00 3,365.00
    2007 0 10 2 0 24,284.00 18,926.00 18,926.00
    2008 0 29 0 2 27,556.00 19,956.00 19,956.00
    2009 1 23 0 0 26,109.00 26,109.00 6,885.00
    2010 0 11 0 0 4,870.00 4,870.00 4,870.00
    Note: Vacated Citations are not included in any reports on the DRS.

    Injuries, Hours Worked, and Production Totals
    Injuries, Hours Worked, and Production Totals
    Please Note: Westmoreland Resources Inc. has been the current operator since 3/30/2007

    Year Fatal Operator
    Injuries
    NFDL Operator
    Injuries
    Fatal Contractor
    Injuries
    NFDL Contractor
    Injuries
    Operator Hours
    Worked*
    Coal
     Produced 
    (tons)
    Operator Fatal
    Incidence Rate**
    Operator NFDL
    Incidence Rate**
    Mine Type
    National Fatal
    Incidence Rate**
    Mine Type
    National NFDL
    Incidence Rate**
    1995 0 2 0 0 166,059 4,412,441 0.00 2.41 0.0232 2.71
    1996 0 7 0 0 190,341 4,668,178 0.00 7.36 0.0082 2.33
    1997 0 8 0 0 253,364 7,059,727 0.00 6.32 0.0111 2.37
    1998 0 2 0 2 268,981 6,538,393 0.00 1.49 0.0057 2.25
    1999 0 0 0 6 215,381 5,464,776 0.00 0.00 0.0309 2.07
    2000 0 2 0 0 167,843 4,910,263 0.00 2.38 0.0233 2.24
    2001 0 0 0 0 172,780 5,835,951 0.00 0.00 0.0090 2.13
    2002 0 5 0 1 166,904 5,283,532 0.00 5.99 0.0180 2.29
    2003 0 1 0 0 192,097 5,975,323 0.00 1.04 0.0290 1.94
    2004 0 2 0 0 197,627 6,474,339 0.00 2.02 0.0121 1.76
    2005 0 1 0 1 227,787 6,449,835 0.00 0.88 0.0028 1.49
    2006 0 6 0 1 305,680 6,806,854 0.00 3.93 0.0189 1.35
    2007 0 8 0 0 341,647 7,704,556 0.00 4.68 0.0194 1.38
    2008 0 3 0 0 387,207 6,390,699 0.00 1.55 0.0102 1.25
    2009 0 1 0 0 396,338 5,911,673 0.00 0.50 0.0107 1.23
    2010 0 0 0 0 88,700 1,293,503 - - - -
    *   Hours worked and accidents & injuries now include office hours or accidents (subunit 99).
    ** Current rates are based on data available as of 2009 Quarter 4. For a further explanation, please see this.
  • MSHA Data


  • 2009 Sales to Power Plants

    NameControllerOperatorLocationTons Purchased
    Sherburne CountyXcel Energy IncNorthern States Power CoSherburne County, MN4629951
    B C CobbCMS Energy CorpConsumers Energy CoMuskegon County, MI795256
    J C WeadockCMS Energy CorpConsumers Energy CoBay County, MI511081
  • Production