Decker Coal Company operator
Controlled by
Lighthouse Resources Inc
MSHA operator ID: P02385
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 313
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
344
citations
60
significant & substantial
$288,262
proposed penalties
$220,697
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $67,565 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
125
inspections on record
5,485
inspection hours
6.3
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.344 citations across 5,485 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.$288K
proposed penalties
$221K
current assessed
$221K
paid to date
$34
outstanding
343 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 87 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 69 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 54 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 33 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 24 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 15 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2023
1
2021
2
2020
1
2019
2
2018
2
2017
2
2016
3
2015
1
2014
1
2013
1
2012
7
2011
4
2010
2
2009
3
2008
4
2007
7
2006
3
2005
5
2004
6
2003
10
2002
7
2001
3
2000
13
1999
8
1998
8
1997
16
1996
10
1995
11
1994
11
1993
5
1992
18
1991
13
1990
14
1989
35
1988
23
1987
16
1986
10
1985
8
1984
7
1983
9
Mines on record
- Decker Mine MT
- East Decker MT
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