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Wyodak Mine

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    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    The ownership date for this operator is unavailable

    Year 103(k) 104(a) Proposed
    Penalties ($)
    Current Penalties ($) Amount Paid
    To Date ($)
    1995 0 14 5,045.00 5,045.00 5,045.00
    1996 0 4 200.00 200.00 200.00
    1997 0 4 943.00 943.00 943.00
    1998 0 3 340.00 340.00 340.00
    1999 1 4 338.00 338.00 338.00
    2000 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2001 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2002 0 2 279.00 279.00 279.00
    2003 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2004 1 5 1,143.00 1,143.00 1,143.00
    2005 1 4 1,170.00 1,170.00 1,170.00
    2006 0 11 886.00 886.00 886.00
    2007 0 8 1,295.00 1,295.00 1,295.00
    2008 1 24 63,166.00 63,166.00 3,880.00
    2009 0 24 68,881.00 68,881.00 68,881.00
    2010 0 5 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
    The ownership date for this operator is unavailable

    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 3 0 1 97,965 2,838,284 0.00 6.12 0.0232 2.71
    1996 0 1 0 1 92,341 3,198,544 0.00 2.17 0.0082 2.33
    1997 0 0 0 0 86,332 3,258,559 0.00 0.00 0.0111 2.37
    1998 0 2 0 0 80,628 3,281,336 0.00 4.96 0.0057 2.25
    1999 0 2 0 0 81,559 3,184,487 0.00 4.90 0.0309 2.07
    2000 0 2 0 0 71,573 3,051,742 0.00 5.59 0.0233 2.24
    2001 0 2 0 0 79,971 3,518,160 0.00 5.00 0.0090 2.13
    2002 0 1 0 1 97,783 3,979,860 0.00 2.05 0.0180 2.29
    2003 0 0 0 1 104,968 4,772,544 0.00 0.00 0.0290 1.94
    2004 0 0 0 0 106,719 4,780,101 0.00 0.00 0.0121 1.76
    2005 0 0 0 1 104,589 4,707,316 0.00 0.00 0.0028 1.49
    2006 0 0 0 0 124,498 4,698,473 0.00 0.00 0.0189 1.35
    2007 0 5 0 0 162,324 5,049,231 0.00 6.16 0.0194 1.38
    2008 1 1 0 0 233,995 6,015,890 0.85 0.85 0.0102 1.25
    2009 0 5 0 2 234,375 6,016,063 0.00 4.27 0.0107 1.23
    2010 0 4 0 0 64,781 1,392,365 - - - -
    *   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
    WyodakMidAmerican Energy Holdings CoPacifiCorp-Rocky MtnCampbell County, WY2005983
    Dave JohnstonMidAmerican Energy Holdings CoPacifiCorp-Rocky MtnConverse County, WY1646378
    SiouxAmeren CorpAmerenUESt Charles County, MO13251
  • Production
  • Spearfish man killed at North Antelope Mine

    September 1, 2011

    A hydrology contract at Peabody Coal’s North Antelope Rochelle Mine became Wyoming’s fourth industrial fatality of the week when he was killed at the mine. Cody Brown, 29, was a contractor from Spearfish, SD working for a well drilling and hydrogeology company. North Antelope Rochelle is the highest production coal mine in the country, and the accident was the first coal mining fatality in the state since a 2008 accident at the Wyodak Mine.

    While the exact cause is still being investigated by several state and federal organizations, it appears that a failure of the cables on the tongs may have contributed to the accident. Wyoming has one of the highest rates of workplace fatalities in the country.

    Read article at http://www.basinsradio.com/basin/local/local-news/community-interest/18680-breaking-coroner-confirms-death-at-north-antelope-mine.html

    MSHA announces results of December 2010 impact and regularly scheduled inspections

    January 27, 2011

    MSHA has announced the results of its targeted inspections conducted in December 2010 in coal and other mines. Mines on the list had been targeted for heightened levels of scrutiny, and for the thirteen coal mines inspected, a total of 186 citations were issued of which 53% were S&S violations. However, unlike previous impact inspections, several mines (N&L Slope operate by Bear Gap Coal, and Road Fork #51 and Marsh Fork Mine both owned by Massey) actually came through the inspections with no violations. The rest of the mines faired far worse, averaging more than 18 violations each.

    Read press release at http://www.msha.gov/MEDIA/PRESS/2011/NR110127.asp or see enforcement summary document at /documents/master-inspection-list-targeted-enforcement-dec-2010

    Coal producers decry Ridley Terminals decision

    January 24, 2011

    Canadian coal producers are furious at the governments decision to award long-term export privileges to three US coal producers. Last week Ridley Terminals signed export contracts with Arch Coal, Cloud Peak and Enserco, large American coal companies hoping to export coal from their Powder River Basin mines to Asian markets. But Canadian coal companies like Teck Resources, Western Coal and Grande Cache Coal say that the terminal is already overloaded and American exports will block terminal capacity that they for their current and future operations.

    The Canadian companies are especially incensed because Ridley is a Canadian Crown corporation: completely owned by the government. “A federal Crown corporation just chose American jobs over Canadian jobs,” Teck chief executive officer Don Lindsay told a Vancouver mining conference on Monday. “Hundreds of B.C. jobs are on the line.”

    Read article at http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/coal-producers-decry-ridley-terminals-decision/article1881479/

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