Mining Incidents

New Elk Prep Plant Coal

Controlled by Allegiance Coal LTD
Stonewall, Las Animas County, CO  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0504461

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2010–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
114
citations
41
significant & substantial
$192,601
proposed penalties
$86,521
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1 8,328 8 6 960.6
2022 Q2 6,601 3 0 454.5
2022 Q1 20,986 3 1 143.0
2021 Q4 5,167 2 0 387.1
2021 Q1 696 2 0 2873.6
2020 Q4 1,688 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,935 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,873 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

December 13, 2022 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Elk Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was stop running loader to help shovel coal/rock onto the belt in the shaker building. while doing so felt pressure in lower back. finished shift then next day felt a lot of pain.

2011 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2011 CO · Coal electrician helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Elk Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Person was tightening an electrical ground with a hand wrench. The wrench slipped and the person dislocated his right shoulder. He manipulated his shoulder back into place. Note he had dislocated his right shoulder before.

October 22, 2011 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
New Elk Coal Company LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

Western Industrial employee did not report to his work area after lunch. He was found unconscious in a port a-john. Attempts by EMTs to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead.

2010 · 1 incident

October 11, 2010 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Elk Coal Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee states that he slipped on steel while installing grating in breaker bldg on top floor. His left foot slipped and his right leg hit steel injuring right knee. This injury was reported to this office late, hence our late filing. Employee worked modified duty 10/12/10 and was released to full duty on 11/23/10.