MSHA record for Horse Creek Mine (mine ID 4801893). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-10-02
Most sampled contaminants
Show the individual readings (3)
| Date |
Contaminant |
Concentration |
Limit |
Conc / limit |
Occupation |
| 2025-10-02 |
Respirable dust, <.1mg |
0 |
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Truck Driver |
| 2025-10-02 |
Respirable dust, <.1mg |
0 |
|
|
Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2025-10-02 |
Respirable dust, <.1mg |
0 |
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Front-end Loader Operator |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Laramie County, Wyoming · Population 100,661
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$77,884
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter |
Hours worked |
Citations |
S&S |
Per 1M hrs |
| 2026 Q2 |
4,290 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 |
3,008 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 |
2,644 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 |
958 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 |
88 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |