Mining Incidents

El Segundo Coal Company, LLC operator

Controlled by Peabody Energy Corporation
MSHA operator ID: P24175

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
106
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
696
citations
181
significant & substantial
$510,798
proposed penalties
$343,962
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2025
4
2024
1
2022
6 (1f)
2021
3
2020
2
2019
5
2018
2
2017
3
2015
5
2014
5
2013
8
2012
4
2011
8
2010
4
2009
3
2008
5
2007
4
2006
2
2004
3
2003
5
2002
6 (1f)
2001
9
2000
7

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
August 23, 2022 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
El Segundo Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Contractor suffered fatal injuries while performing maintenance on "Dutchman" of electric shovel bucket. Fatal injuries resulted from being pinned between shovel bucket door and bucket.

April 26, 2002 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Natural Resources Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS FUELING DOZER WHEN FUEL TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY MOVED DOWN THE SLOPE. THE CHOCKS WERE PLACED AT REAR TANDEM WHEELS ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN TRUCK MOVED. EE RAN AFTER TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK BY THE REAR WHEELS ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE COMPANY'S INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING.