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  • Summary
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    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Please Note: Independence Coal Company Inc has been the current operator since 7/7/1994

    Year 103(k) 104(a) 104(b) 104(d)(1) 104(d)(2) 104(g)(1) 107(a) Proposed
    Penalties ($)
    Current Penalties ($) Amount Paid
    To Date ($)
    1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    1996 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 583.00 583.00 583.00
    1997 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 464.00 464.00 464.00
    1998 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1,308.00 1,308.00 1,308.00
    1999 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1,268.00 1,268.00 1,268.00
    2000 0 28 1 0 0 1 0 4,660.00 4,660.00 4,660.00
    2001 0 72 3 14 0 1 2 24,438.00 19,558.00 19,558.00
    2002 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 1,581.00 1,581.00 1,581.00
    2003 0 67 4 0 0 2 1 13,942.00 13,942.00 13,942.00
    2004 0 56 1 0 0 0 0 10,419.00 10,419.00 10,419.00
    2005 0 19 0 0 0 2 0 2,999.00 2,999.00 2,999.00
    2006 2 32 0 5 0 2 0 30,531.00 23,781.00 23,781.00
    2007 1 100 1 1 1 0 1 59,167.00 36,582.00 36,582.00
    2008 0 132 1 1 0 0 0 91,387.00 89,927.00 15,038.00
    2009 0 49 0 0 0 0 0 36,533.00 36,533.00 8,922.00
    2010 0 20 0 2 5 1 0 146,842.00 146,842.00 16,453.00
    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: Independence Coal Company Inc has been the current operator since 7/7/1994

    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 0 0 0 2,160 0 0.00 0.00 0.0202 6.28
    1996 0 0 0 1 12,060 0 0.00 0.00 0.0355 4.91
    1997 0 0 0 0 41,093 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 4.03
    1998 0 0 0 0 61,283 0 0.00 0.00 0.0172 4.22
    1999 0 0 0 1 94,589 0 0.00 0.00 0.0283 3.89
    2000 0 0 0 0 102,366 0 0.00 0.00 0.0406 3.65
    2001 0 1 0 3 105,403 0 0.00 1.90 0.0297 3.21
    2002 0 1 0 4 134,007 0 0.00 1.49 0.0107 3.64
    2003 0 3 0 6 158,315 0 0.00 3.79 0.0000 3.48
    2004 0 0 0 2 119,574 0 0.00 0.00 0.0356 2.75
    2005 0 5 0 0 135,968 0 0.00 7.35 0.0000 2.36
    2006 0 2 0 2 149,122 0 0.00 2.68 0.0000 2.43
    2007 0 2 0 1 182,282 0 0.00 2.19 0.0113 1.88
    2008 0 2 0 0 176,916 0 0.00 2.26 0.0245 1.54
    2009 0 1 0 0 151,258 0 0.00 1.32 0.0000 1.62
    2010 0 1 0 0 75,637 0 0.00 4.97 0.0000 1.46
    *   Hours worked and accidents & injuries now include office hours or accidents (subunit 99).
    ** Current rates are based on data available as of 2010 Quarter 1. For a further explanation, please see this.
  • MSHA Data


  • 2009 Sales to Power Plants

    NameControllerOperatorLocationTons Purchased
    MarshallDuke EnergyDuke Carolinas LLCCatawba County, NC87436
    Indiantown Cogeneration LPUS Operating Services CompanyUS Operating Services CompanyMartin County, FL78272
    CliffsideDuke EnergyDuke Carolinas LLCCleveland County, NC31933
    Herbert A WagnerConstellation Energy Group IncConstellation Energy Commodities GroupAnne Arundel County, MD21386
    J C WeadockCMS Energy CorpConsumers Energy CoBay County, MI20359
    River RougeDTE Energy CorpDetroit Edison CoWayne County, MI13000
    T B Simon Power PlantMichigan State UniversityMichigan State UniversityIngham County, MI12135
    Crystal RiverProgress Energy IncProgress Energy FloridaCitrus County, FL10114
    Cedar Bay Generating Company LPGoldman Sachs Group IncCogentrix EnergyDuval County, FL9874
  • Production