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Black Hills Energy operator

Controlled by Black Hills Corp

MSHA operator ID: P04662

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 58
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 2000–2024

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

256

citations

significant & substantial

$197,269

proposed penalties

$180,498

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 6 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 19 non-fatal
MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 7 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 5 non-fatal
FIRE 4 non-fatal

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Mines on record

Wyodak Mine WY

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

October 28, 2008 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Black Hills Energy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee received fatal crushing injuries while operating haul truck, parked in line waiting to be loaded at the shovel. The employee exited the cab and was standing behind the cab, between the cab and air receiver tank when the truck in front started to move in reverse, pinning the employee.