Mining Incidents

ADDCAR System 18 HWM Serial No 23018 Coal

Rock Springs, WY, Sweetwater County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801645

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
62
citations
4
significant & substantial
$14,108
proposed penalties
$11,218
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 6,567 1 0 152.3
2025 Q3 10,497 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,388 2 0 192.5
2025 Q1 12,474 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 776 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q2 1,093 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 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

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

2015 · 1 incident

July 1, 2015 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Struck against stationary object

While attempting to free an air hose coupling from the spooling eye of the reel with a pair of pliers, the hose unexpectedly continued through the spooling device; pulling the employee's hand along with the hose before the pliers could be released. A finger of the left hand likely hit the spooling device or the air hose and caused the tip of the finger to be over-extended.

2014 · 2 incidents

December 14, 2014 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

After the employee exited a pickup truck, his footing was lost on snowy ground causing him to fall; striking his head on the ground.

January 19, 2014 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a rock from a conveyor car when the rock slipped out of his right and two fingers on his left hand were pinched between the rock and the frame of the conveyor car.

2010 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2010 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was attempting to connect two sequence plugs together when the plugs silpped apart. When this occurred one of the plugs struck him on the right front tooth,chipping that tooth.

September 1, 2010 WY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was helping pull the trailing cable of the continuous miner off of the cable reel in an effort to locate the reason that the circuit breaker was knocking. While doing this his foot became entangled in that trailing cable causing him to fall; and his head hit the ground. As the result the side shields on his safety glasses caused a laceration that required 7 sutures to close.

2008 · 1 incident

February 10, 2008 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was making a belt splice on a conveyor car and needed a hammer while doing this task. As he attempted to get off of the car he slipped on some snow that was present there and in an attempt to catch his balance, his left hand struck the car's frame, resulting into a hairline fracture to a bone in that hand.

2005 · 1 incident

July 21, 2005 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
ADDCAR Systems, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employees were looking for an oil leak on in the miner pan jack area. In the process of troubleshooting the leak a hydraulic hose blew, spraying employee in the face. He was approximately 10' away and was wearing his safety glasses. He was taken to the hospital to have his eyes washed out and checked. Employee was given prescription eye drops.