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Colowyo Mine safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-28Database snapshot · 2026-10-28

Safety activity

  1. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F00B231

    0.0 on-site hours reported

  2. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F033D04

    7.3 on-site hours reported

  3. Handtools (nonpowered)

    accidentRecord 220262610001

    No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act

    Accident narrative

    pulling/cutting liner. forgot blade was not retracted. cut arm above the wrist.

  4. Warning signs; smoking and open flame.

    violationRecord 5031256

    30 CFR 77.1102 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  5. Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5031255

    30 CFR 77.404(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  6. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 5031254

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  7. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 5031253

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  8. Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5031252

    30 CFR 77.502 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  9. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 5031251

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  10. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0196FC

    52.5 on-site hours reported

  11. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0196FD

    0.0 on-site hours reported

  12. Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5031250

    30 CFR 77.404(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F016218

    6.5 on-site hours reported

  14. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 5031911

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $592.00 proposed penalty

  15. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 5031910

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $549.00 proposed penalty

  16. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 5031909

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $549.00 proposed penalty

  17. Electric equipment; frequency of examination and testing.

    violationRecord 5031902

    30 CFR 77.502-2 · $959.00 proposed penalty

  18. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0218D2

    65.3 on-site hours reported

  19. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord F0218D3

    2.8 on-site hours reported

  20. Examination and maintenance of firefighting equipment.

    violationRecord 5031896

    30 CFR 77.1110 · $883.00 proposed penalty

  21. Fire

    accidentRecord 220252510021

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    A wildland fire was discovered west of the active mining area and not extinguished within 1/2 hour of discovery. Upon further investigation, the fire is not within the mining permit boundary. No mine personnel, equipment, or facilities were in danger. The fire was believed to be started by lightning that was in the area.

  22. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220251880001

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee states that their back was hurting after doing clean up and shoveling at the loadout.

  23. Fire

    accidentRecord 220251820005

    Accident only

    Accident narrative

    On June 20, 2025, at approximately 1420, a wildland fire was discovered inside the mine permit boundary near a public utility powerline during high wind conditions. The fire was not extinguished within 30 minutes of discovery making this event immediately reportable to MSHA. No personnel, equipment or facilities were endangered by this event.

  24. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F00F017

    83.0 on-site hours reported

  25. Handling of materials

    accidentRecord 220251490027

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was pulling fuel hose and twisted to get slack in the hose so the nozzle could be hooked to the piece of equipment to be fueled. When the employee twisted this caused pain to the lower left abdomen. The employee was taken to the hospital for evaluation and not allowed to return for their next scheduled shift on 5/25/25 but given a full release to return to work on 5/26/25.

Sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).

Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.

Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.

Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.

S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.

Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.

Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.