Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object
Employee lost control of water truck due to wet conditions and rolled water truck onto side
Savage Mine Coal
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC
Savage,
Richland County,
MT
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2400106
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
12
significant & substantial
$15,781
proposed penalties
$15,368
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 3,677 | 1 | 0 | 272.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file2025 · 2 incidents
March 12, 2025
MT · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects
While dismounting a D11 Dozer, the employee's foot slipped on a track grouser, causing a loss of balance and resulting in the employee striking EE's head on an iron grab handle.
2011 · 2 incidents
November 3, 2011
MT · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee reported to former Savage Mine President on 10/13/11 that he was experiencing discomfort in his back and was seeking medical attention. No company incident report was filled out, but employee filed a claim with Montana Workman's Compensation. Denied dated 11/25/11. EE appealed again, on 1/20/12 WC accepting claim EE could aggravated degenerative disease at work.
August 24, 2011
MT · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was helping another employee hoist a swing gear lid from the back of a pickup. The hoist chain safety latch broke and the lid fell, knocking the employee over and landing on his feet. The accident resulted in multiple fractures to the employees left foot and a sprain to his right foot.
2010 · 1 incident
February 3, 2010
MT · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking in the North end of Pit 2 by Pond #3 when he stepped on a frozen chunk of material. Employee fell to the ground and reinjured his left knee. Employee had just return to work after being off work for two (2) months recovering from the same injury to his left knee as a result of an off the job incident.
2008 · 1 incident
May 28, 2008
MT · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Fall from machine
Driver slipped from the loader platform, falling 6-7 feet and hitting the back of his head and back. Currently, the only injury found is bruising. Driver will be seeing a specialist.
2005 · 1 incident
July 7, 2005
MT · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
An expierenced miner was drilling a lock out of a pickup when a flake of metal became imbedded in his left eye. The employee was wearing his safety glasses at the time. The employee flushed his eye and the metal was flushed out. He did, however, leave an hour early to have an eye doctor look to make sure there was no major damage. The employee returned to work the next day.
2002 · 1 incident
January 24, 2002
MT · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC · Fall from ladders
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE DRAGLINE AND STEPPED DOWN WRONG (HEAL WAS MOMENTARILY CAUGHT IN LADDER)BREAKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
2000 · 2 incidents
December 28, 2000
MT · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Knife River Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE EE WAS USING A TORCH TO MELT SNOW FROM THE HEAD PULLEY ON THE NEAR PIT CRUSHER WHEN THE PULLEY CAUGHT THE TORCH AND FORCED HIS HAND TO SLAM TO THE SIDE. HITTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
Knife River Corp · Fall from machine
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE LOADER BUCKET (WHICH WAS BLOCKED) WHEN THE WIND OR SOME OTHER MOVEMENT MADE THE SHEAVE HE WAS TRYING TO INSTALL TIP TOWARDS HIM, KNOCKING HIM BACK AND TRAPPIN G HIS LEGS BEFORE HE FLIPPED OUT TO THE GROUND (ABOUT 4 FT) AND LANDED ON A 6X6 WOODEN STUD.