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El Segundo Coal Company, LLC operator

Controlled by Peabody Energy Corporation
MSHA operator ID: P24175
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
127
Mines on record
2
Years on record
1998–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
697
citations
181
significant & substantial
$510,798
proposed penalties
$344,188
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $166,610 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
198
inspections on record
12,415
inspection hours
5.6
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.
697 citations across 12,415 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.
$511K
proposed penalties
$345K
current assessed
$344K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
691 assessments are final orders; 34 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation 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
1999
11
1998
10

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.

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