Mining Incidents

Coal Creek Mine Coal

Wright, Campbell County, WY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4801215

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
262
citations
47
significant & substantial
$81,852
proposed penalties
$76,991
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 16,596 9 0 542.3
2025 Q3 18,653 6 0 321.7
2025 Q2 18,760 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 5 0
2024 Q3 20,081 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 20,905 5 2 239.2
2024 Q1 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

26 on file

2024 · 1 incident

2023 · 2 incidents

October 29, 2023 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects

An employee was using a shovel to clean mud from the tracks of a dozer, when the shovel broke and the employee fell into the blade, cutting employee's ear.

June 13, 2023 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

An employee's hand slipped off a haul truck shifting handle and EE struck the trailer brake module, causing a fracture to EE's hand.

2019 · 2 incidents

November 8, 2019 WY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A warehouse supervisor was moving a large battery from a wheeled cart onto a pallet, when the battery slipped off the edge and caught the supervisor's finger between the cart and the battery, causing a laceration that required stitches.

2018 · 2 incidents

May 21, 2018 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A plant technician strained their back and shoulder moving a bearing on 05/21/2018. They continued to work at full duty until they had shoulder surgery on 01/18/2019. They began losing time on 01/25/2019.

January 23, 2018 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While walking across a flat area of packed snow, employee slipped and fell, resulting in fractures to the scapula.

2016 · 1 incident

July 11, 2016 WY · Coal FIRE
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Nelson Brothers detonated an explosives blast in the R3 Coal of the 6-West Pit of Coal Creek Mine. Burning coal dust was carried by north winds and ignited a grass fire south of the pit perimeter, at the fence line between Coal Creek Mine and Dennis L. Edwards. The fire burned 12.1 acres of prairie in the northeast corner of the Edwards property.

2013 · 1 incident

September 1, 2013 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Three plant technicians were removing grout from between the railroad tracks when a large section broke and fell from a skid steer bucket, causing a pry bar to flip up and hit an employee in the jaw. This resulted in multiple fractures to the left lower jaw.

2012 · 1 incident

January 2, 2012 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee had stepped over the tongue of a skid steer trailer carrying 3 rolls of cord. As the employee's second foot contacted the ground after step over, his foot slipped and he lost balance causing him to fall backwards onto the tongue of the skid steer trailer fracturing three ribs on his right side. Walking surface was melting snow and ice.

2011 · 1 incident

October 29, 2011 WY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee used his hand to help guide a drill bit that had become stuck. When the drill started, the employee's glove became entangled in the bit causing a fingertip amputation of the left hand, fourth fingertip.

2010 · 1 incident

June 25, 2010 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

A wrench slipped off while tightening a hose fitting and the employee lacerated his first and second knuckles on a metal edge. It required stitches to close the wound.

2009 · 1 incident

May 31, 2009 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A mechanic slipped while using a knife to cut a wire-tie and cut his left hand. It required stitches to repair.

2008 · 2 incidents

June 18, 2008 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing the last bolt on the hitch assembly for the belly dump trailer, the underside of the mechanic's left forearm was pinched. The result was a laceration requiring sutures.

2006 · 4 incidents

September 1, 2006 WY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The technician fell down while walking along the #1 conveyor causing an avulsion fracture to the top of the left shoulder.

August 5, 2006 WY · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was operating vertical metal boring equipment. Employee was brushing metal cuttings away with gloved hand. Cuttings cut glove and hand. Finger required 12 stitches.

July 27, 2006 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The technician was struck in the left shin with a piece of metal when striking a ripper tooth with a hammer. The resulting laceration required sutures.

July 6, 2006 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The technician walked approximately 20 feet from his equipment to look the work area over. While walking back to the equipment, he experienced pain on his right knee cap from repetitive motion.

2000 · 7 incidents

May 13, 2000 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Washington Group International Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A MUFFLER FROM IT'S SHIPPING CRATE. MUFFLER SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

February 25, 2000 WY · Coal miner, nec MACHINERY
Washington Group International Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS RELEASING THE TIRE RAM REACHED OVER TO MOVE AN AIR POT & LEFT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THETWO ITEMS

January 25, 2000 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Washington Group International Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON TRACKHOE, CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON SHARP METAL CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING.

January 17, 2000 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Washington Group International Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE CLAIMS THAT A LOAD OF OVERBURDEN DROPPED INTO HIS TRUCK DURING THE NORMAL LOADING PROCESS, JARRED HIM AROUND AND CREATED A CRAMP IN HIS NECK.