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Coal mines in Indiana: 19 open mines and MSHA citations

MSHA lists 19 open coal mines in Indiana, run by 11 operators and employing 1,857 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 3,374 citations and orders there with $1,880,978 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 382 injury or illness cases, 2 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Sunrise Coal, LLC; Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC; Mega Highwall Mining LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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Open mines
19
Operators
11
Employees
1,857
Active
16
NonProducing
3
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
3,374
Significant and substantial
863 (25.6%)
Closure orders
80
High negligence or reckless
128
Proposed penalties
$1,880,978
Amount paid so far
$1,488,282
Inspections
1,921
Inspector hours on site
63,453
Citations per inspection
1.76 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
440
Injury and illness cases
382
Fatalities
2
Latest MSHA record
November 5, 2026

Operators with the most open mines in Indiana

Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Sunrise Coal, LLC44471,375$658,505204
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC32281,293$820,83322
Mega Highwall Mining LLC32721$4,9903
Gibson County Coal LLC2365407$193,403118
Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC1515111$71,50529
Responsible Energy Operations1790$101,6433
Peabody Wild Boar Mining, LLC122126$5,2192
Alcoa Fuels Inc.12520$8,9861
Loudermilk Contracting, Inc.11616$3,6720
Sun Energy Group, LLC128$1,4850
Jerry Aigner Construction, Inc.147$10,7370

Operators with the most citations in Indiana

Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Sunrise Coal, LLC44471,375$658,505204
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC32281,293$820,83322
Gibson County Coal LLC2365407$193,403118
Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC1515111$71,50529
Responsible Energy Operations1790$101,6433
Peabody Wild Boar Mining, LLC122126$5,2192
Mega Highwall Mining LLC32721$4,9903
Alcoa Fuels Inc.12520$8,9861
Loudermilk Contracting, Inc.11616$3,6720
Sun Energy Group, LLC128$1,4850
Jerry Aigner Construction, Inc.147$10,7370

Mines with the most citations

Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Francisco Underground PitPeabody Midwest Mining, LLCGibson County, INCoal (bituminous)1881,273
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1Sunrise Coal, LLCKnox County, INCoal (bituminous)3881,069
Gibson SouthGibson County Coal LLCGibson County, INCoal (bituminous)365404
Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 2Sunrise Coal, LLCKnox County, INCoal (bituminous)21283
Bear Run MinePeabody Bear Run Mining LLCSullivan County, INCoal (bituminous)515111
Antioch MineResponsible Energy OperationsDaviess County, INCoal (bituminous)790
Wild Boar MinePeabody Wild Boar Mining, LLCWarrick County, INCoal (bituminous)22126
Oaktown Fuels Preparation PlantSunrise Coal, LLCKnox County, INCoal (bituminous)3723
Liberty MineAlcoa Fuels Inc.Warrick County, INCoal (bituminous)2520
Log Creek SurfaceLoudermilk Contracting, Inc.Pike County, INCoal (bituminous)1616
Francisco MinePeabody Midwest Mining, LLCGibson County, INCoal (bituminous)2315
Addcar System 38Mega Highwall Mining LLCWarrick County, INCoal (bituminous)614
Flint Hill MineSun Energy Group, LLCSpencer County, INCoal (bituminous)28
Charter #1Jerry Aigner Construction, Inc.Pike County, INCoal (bituminous)47
Addcar System 40 HWM Serial No. 23040Mega Highwall Mining LLCSullivan County, INCoal (bituminous)146
Columbia Maintenance ServicesPeabody Midwest Mining, LLCGibson County, INCoal (bituminous)175
Gibson North ProcessingGibson County Coal LLCGibson County, INCoal (bituminous)03
SHM System-77Mega Highwall Mining LLCWarrick County, INCoal (bituminous)71
Carlisle Preparation PlantSunrise Coal, LLCSullivan County, INCoal (bituminous)10

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
2022548152$229,99189
2023741213$491,51187
2024783206$488,78996
2025648124$348,40561
2026654168$322,28249

Standards cited most at coal mines in Indiana

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 75.400Underground coal mines, safety381
30 CFR 75.370Underground coal mines, safety336
30 CFR 75.342Underground coal mines, safety217
30 CFR 75.503Underground coal mines, safety213
30 CFR 75.220Underground coal mines, safety152
30 CFR 75.1731Underground coal mines, safety116
30 CFR 75.403Underground coal mines, safety112
30 CFR 75.1909Underground coal mines, safety100
30 CFR 75.517Underground coal mines, safety87
30 CFR 75.202Underground coal mines, safety76
30 CFR 75.512Underground coal mines, safety75
30 CFR 72.630Part 7263
30 CFR 75.333Underground coal mines, safety62
30 CFR 75.1914Underground coal mines, safety62
30 CFR 75.604Underground coal mines, safety60

Injury and illness cases at coal mines in Indiana

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Fatality2
Permanent disability4
Days away from work or restricted activity291
No lost time, or an occupational illness85

What the accident reports at coal mines in Indiana describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials137
Fall of roof or back80
Machinery65
Slip or fall of person58
Powered haulage44
Handtools (nonpowered)22
Hoisting12
Stepping or kneeling on object7
Striking or bumping3
Falling/sliding/rolling materials2

Equipment named in accident reports at coal mines in Indiana

EquipmentReports
Rock or roof bolting machine53
Load-haul-dump24
Hand tools (not powered)22
Mancar20
Continuous miner13
Elevator12
Hand tools (powered)9
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks7
Shuttle car7
Tractor5

Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.