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Viking Mine - Knox Pit

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  • Summary
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    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Please Note: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC has been the current operator since 4/1/2005

    Year 103(k) 104(a) 104(b) 104(g)(1) Proposed
    Penalties ($)
    Current Penalties ($) Amount Paid
    To Date ($)
    1995 0 15 0 0 988.00 988.00 988.00
    1996 0 4 0 0 798.00 798.00 798.00
    1997 0 7 0 0 520.00 520.00 520.00
    1998 0 5 0 0 260.00 260.00 260.00
    1999 0 5 0 0 631.00 631.00 631.00
    2000 0 1 0 0 55.00 55.00 55.00
    2001 0 12 0 0 812.00 812.00 812.00
    2002 0 7 0 0 811.00 811.00 811.00
    2003 0 3 0 0 294.00 294.00 294.00
    2004 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2005 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2006 0 27 0 0 2,148.00 2,148.00 2,148.00
    2007 0 52 0 0 42,880.00 30,837.00 30,837.00
    2008 0 58 1 1 126,211.00 94,157.00 80,440.00
    2009 1 29 0 0 35,165.00 35,165.00 12,337.00
    2010 0 14 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    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: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC has been the current operator since 4/1/2005

    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 0 121,189 626,947 0.00 0.00 0.0232 2.71
    1996 0 0 0 0 126,074 661,027 0.00 0.00 0.0082 2.33
    1997 0 1 0 0 130,342 703,372 0.00 1.53 0.0111 2.37
    1998 0 1 0 0 121,893 622,602 0.00 1.64 0.0057 2.25
    1999 0 1 0 0 121,718 729,272 0.00 1.64 0.0309 2.07
    2000 0 3 0 2 124,738 728,290 0.00 4.81 0.0233 2.24
    2001 0 0 0 0 126,054 708,759 0.00 0.00 0.0090 2.13
    2002 0 0 0 0 132,994 658,463 0.00 0.00 0.0180 2.29
    2003 0 0 0 0 31,062 70,258 0.00 0.00 0.0290 1.94
    2004 0 0 0 0 6,183 0 0.00 0.00 0.0121 1.76
    2005 0 0 0 0 38,253 87,154 0.00 0.00 0.0028 1.49
    2006 0 0 0 0 269,777 1,585,097 0.00 0.00 0.0189 1.35
    2007 0 1 0 0 363,208 1,644,298 0.00 0.55 0.0194 1.38
    2008 0 1 0 0 381,006 1,835,556 0.00 0.52 0.0102 1.25
    2009 0 0 0 0 360,052 1,997,411 0.00 0.00 0.0107 1.23
    2010 0 0 0 0 86,661 470,415 - - - -
    *   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
    Frank E RattsHoosier Energy R E C IncHoosier Energy R E C IncPike County, IN218317
    AES PetersburgAES CorpIndianapolis Power Light CoPike County, IN10593
  • Production