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Western Fuels Association Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: C07942

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Fatalities
3
Total incidents
921
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
119
citations
6
significant & substantial
$63,410
proposed penalties
$53,781
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,629 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
120
inspections on record
3,932
inspection hours
3.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
119 citations across 3,932 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$63K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
114 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2022
1
2021
1
2020
4
2019
3
2018
1
2017
2
2016
1
2015
4
2013
3
2012
5
2010
3
2009
2
2007
2
2006
2
2005
2
2004
1
2003
6
2002
6
2001
4
2000
3
1999
56
1998
34
1997
45
1996
45
1995
56
1994
108
1993
84 (1f)
1992
122
1991
69 (1f)
1990
67
1989
44
1988
27
1987
19
1986
42 (1f)
1985
24
1984
11
1983
10

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
October 14, 1993 IL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Brushy Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES AT HEARING, EH REACHED IN TO 5A BELT CONTROL BOX TO REMOVE A FUSE WITH FUSE PULLER WHILE POWER WAS ON BELT BOX. HE TOUCHED TOP OF BREAKER WITH BACK OF FINGERS CAUSING DE ATH.

August 22, 1991 CO · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · INUNDATION
Western Fuels-Utah Inc · Drowning

IN AN ATTEMPT TO EMPTY AN OLD(UPPER) SUMP INTO A NEW LOWER SUMP THE FACE GAVE WAY RELEASING APPROX 100,000 GALLONS OF WATER,AND IT IS BELIEVED HE WAS SWEPT AWAY IN THE ONRUSH THAT TOOK OUT TIM BERS AND CRIBBING.HE WAS FOUND ON 08-23-91 AT APPROX 10:30PM.

February 28, 1986 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Western Fuels-Utah Inc · Struck by falling object

INSTALLING ROOF3MAT EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN FRONT OF BOLTER TO RETRIEVE FALLEN MAT ROOF ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM ON HEAD AND BACK

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