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Walnut Creek Coal

Foster, Bates County, MO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2302262

Walnut Creek has $60K in proposed MSHA penalties and $755 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2013
Latest incident
Nov 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
145
citations
32
significant & substantial
$60,408
proposed penalties
$36,891
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $23,517 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
83
inspections on record
3,395
inspection hours
4.3
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.
145 citations across 3,395 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Walnut Creek has $60K in proposed MSHA penalties and $755 outstanding across 6 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$60K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$755
outstanding
144 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Walnut Creek shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.10 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 379 samples.

Health sampling
ⓘ 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.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
0.10
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.64
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
379
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-09.
Silica (quartz)
8.8
silica avg (%)
16.7
silica max (%)
20
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-02-26.
Noise
5%
over PEL
186
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-03-24.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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
2025 Q4 3,342 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,891 4 0 1028.0
2025 Q2 3,544 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,073 1 0 245.5
2024 Q4 3,850 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,496 2 0 444.8
2024 Q2 3,695 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,185 2 0 477.9
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,593 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,357 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,401 2 0 588.1
2023 Q1 4,268 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,940 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,408 1 1 293.4
2022 Q2 3,258 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,672 1 0 374.3
2021 Q4 2,289 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 986 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,492 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,527 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,807 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,464 1 0 183.0
2020 Q2 6,616 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,037 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 8,333 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,185 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,518 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,491 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 9,600 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,290 2 0 241.3
2018 Q2 9,999 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 8,677 2 0 230.5
2017 Q4 8,712 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,542 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 8,753 4 1 457.0
2017 Q1 7,786 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,030 3 0 299.1
2016 Q3 11,981 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 10,622 4 0 376.6
2016 Q1 10,312 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 9,273 4 0 431.4
2015 Q3 9,837 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,780 3 0 341.7
2015 Q1 11,395 6 1 526.5
2014 Q4 10,852 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 15,297 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,502 5 1 434.7
2014 Q1 13,370 3 2 224.4
2013 Q4 15,145 1 0 66.0
2013 Q3 17,717 4 2 225.8
2013 Q2 14,750 2 0 135.6
2013 Q1 15,370 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 13,838 7 4 505.9
2012 Q3 16,313 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,010 3 0 428.0
2012 Q1 8,766 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,554 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,799 1 1 113.6
2011 Q2 8,684 1 0 115.2
2011 Q1 6,308 7 2 1109.7
2010 Q4 7,644 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,018 3 2 427.5
2010 Q2 7,787 3 0 385.3
2010 Q1 5,941 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,766 4 0 515.1
2009 Q3 7,180 8 0 1114.2
2009 Q2 5,720 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,907 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,035 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,314 2 0 1522.1
2008 Q2 1,240 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,920 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,820 3 0 1648.4
2007 Q3 1,820 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,988 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,199 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,831 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,091 3 0 589.3
2006 Q2 5,595 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,416 6 4 1107.8
2005 Q4 6,101 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,451 3 1 550.4
2005 Q2 5,265 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,590 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,160 6 1 1442.3
2004 Q3 4,095 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,680 14 6 2991.5
2004 Q1 4,550 3 1 659.3
2003 Q4 6,420 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,360 3 0 471.7
2003 Q2 4,420 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,450 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,095 3 2 732.6
2002 Q3 2,925 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2013 · 1 incident

November 22, 2013 MO · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey OTHER
Continental Coal Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Laying out holes for the shot - began to feel pain in chest to arm

2012 · 1 incident

June 12, 2012 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Continental Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hit finger with hammer requiring cleanup abd a stitch .

2005 · 3 incidents

December 8, 2005 MO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
Oswego Coal Company, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While operating a haul truck, the operator noticed smoke coming from the battery box. He stopped the truck, went over to the box, raised the lid and the battery exploded. A piece of the battery hit him in the nose and caused a laceration. Also, acid splashed in his left eye.

August 24, 2005 MO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Oswego Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Operating skid steer. Bucket latch not fully engaged and when EE dumped the load, the bucket fell to ground. EE raised his foot and was struck by falling bucket - chipped bone in foot.

August 17, 2005 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oswego Coal Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE RAISED WELD HELMET AND HIS VISOR WHILE SLAGGING THE WELD. A PIECE OF SLAG WENT IN LEFT EYE. DOCTOR GAVE EYE DROPS.

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