Mining Incidents

Wilson Creek Energy LLC operator

MSHA operator ID: 0115845
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
71
Mines on record
4
Years on record
2011–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
711
citations
106
significant & substantial
$484,608
proposed penalties
$167,104
paid to date
34% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $317,504 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
179
inspections on record
15,595
inspection hours
4.6
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.
711 citations across 15,595 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.
$485K
proposed penalties
$418K
current assessed
$167K
paid to date
$251K
outstanding
698 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1 (1f)
2024
9
2023
12
2022
10 (1f)
2021
8
2020
7
2019
3
2018
11
2017
2
2015
1
2014
1
2013
1
2012
1
2011
4

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
January 10, 2025 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Wilson Creek Energy LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An employee was crushed between a mobile bridge carrier (MBC) and the coal rib.

October 22, 2022 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Wilson Creek Energy LLC · Contact with electrical current

An examiner was found unresponsive in an underground sump. As of this time the exact cause of the employee's death is still undetermined.

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