Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc operator
Controlled by
Western Fuels Association Inc
MSHA operator ID: P20539
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 77
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1990–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
6
significant & substantial
$61,595
proposed penalties
$51,966
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,629 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
102
inspections on record
3,746
inspection hours
2.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.86 citations across 3,746 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$62K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$52K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
81 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 27 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 15 non-fatal
- FIRE 11 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
- OTHER 4 non-fatal
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
1
1995
2
1994
2
1993
4
1992
2
1991
6
1990
2
Mines on record
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