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Belle Ayr Mine

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  • Summary
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    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Please Note: Alpha Coal West, Inc. has been the current operator since 6/30/1999
    Year 103(k) 104(a) Proposed
    Penalties ($)    		 Current Penalties ($) Amount Paid
    To Date ($)
    1995 1 4 238.00 238.00 238.00
    1996 0 7 1,043.00 1,043.00 1,043.00
    1997 0 12 600.00 600.00 600.00
    1998 0 10 669.00 669.00 669.00
    1999 0 3 427.00 165.00 165.00
    2000 0 2 110.00 110.00 110.00
    2001 0 2 314.00 314.00 314.00
    2002 0 15 855.00 855.00 855.00
    2003 1 12 20,579.00 20,579.00 20,579.00
    2004 0 11 600.00 600.00 600.00
    2005 0 6 360.00 360.00 360.00
    2006 0 19 3,479.00 3,304.00 3,304.00
    2007 1 18 12,974.00 12,974.00 12,954.00
    2008 0 12 3,837.00 3,837.00 3,837.00
    2009 0 27 7,873.00 7,873.00 6,343.00
    2010 0 27 7,543.00 7,543.00 2,780.00
    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: Alpha Coal West, Inc. has been the current operator since 6/30/1999
    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 1 1 0 463,320 18,771,999 0.00 0.43 0.0232 2.71
    1996 0 1 0 2 531,310 19,970,300 0.00 0.38 0.0082 2.33
    1997 0 2 0 4 642,344 22,800,736 0.00 0.62 0.0111 2.37
    1998 0 1 0 4 610,827 22,482,740 0.00 0.33 0.0057 2.25
    1999 0 3 0 7 496,890 17,893,709 0.00 1.21 0.0309 2.07
    2000 0 2 0 3 474,006 15,015,064 0.00 0.84 0.0233 2.24
    2001 0 4 0 2 394,351 11,760,831 0.00 2.03 0.0090 2.13
    2002 0 2 0 1 508,247 17,431,329 0.00 0.79 0.0180 2.29
    2003 1 0 0 0 510,510 17,844,826 0.39 0.00 0.0290 1.94
    2004 0 2 0 2 512,851 18,704,482 0.00 0.78 0.0121 1.76
    2005 0 1 0 0 540,169 19,326,943 0.00 0.37 0.0028 1.49
    2006 0 0 0 2 593,299 24,593,035 0.00 0.00 0.0189 1.35
    2007 0 2 0 4 639,056 26,608,765 0.00 0.63 0.0194 1.38
    2008 0 1 0 3 724,747 28,707,982 0.00 0.28 0.0102 1.25
    2009 0 2 0 3 782,761 28,395,952 0.00 0.51 0.0107 1.23
    2010 0 4 0 2 184,339 6,189,118 - - - -
    *   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
    ComancheXcel Energy IncPublic Service Co of ColoradoPueblo County, CO2889467
    George Neal SouthMidAmerican Energy Holdings CoMidAmerican Energy CoWoodbury County, IA2263832
    George Neal NorthMidAmerican Energy Holdings CoMidAmerican Energy CoWoodbury County, IA2241336
    Joppa SteamElectric Energy IncElectric Energy IncMassac County, IL1670634
    Will CountyEdison InternationalEdison Mission EnergyWill County, IL1533350
    Council BluffsMidAmerican Energy Holdings CoMidAmerican Energy CoPottawattamie County, IA1239428
    PowertonEdison InternationalEdison Mission EnergyTazewell County, IL1183672
    WaukeganEdison InternationalEdison Mission EnergyLake County, IL1170848
    Joliet 29Edison InternationalEdison Mission EnergyWill County, IL764679
    CrawfordEdison InternationalEdison Mission EnergyCook County, IL736114
    Fisk StreetEdison InternationalEdison Mission EnergyCook County, IL476459
    Transalta Centralia GenerationTransAlta Energy CorpTransAlta Energy CorpLewis County, WA380028
    MeramecAmeren CorpAmerenUESt Louis County, MO310524
    LouisaMidAmerican Energy Holdings CoMidAmerican Energy CoLouisa County, IA259759
    Joliet 9Edison InternationalEdison Mission EnergyWill County, IL221620
    ColumbiaAlliant Energy CorpWisconsin Power Light CoColumbia County, WI138317
    SheldonNebraska Public Power DistrictNebraska Public Power DistrictLancaster County, NE44137
    PawneeXcel Energy IncPublic Service Co of ColoradoMorgan County, CO14266
    La CygneGreat Plains Energy IncKansas City Power Light CoLinn County, KS121
  • Production