MINE DETAILS
Lee Creek Mine
MSHA MINE ID3100212
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Lee Creek Mine35.30556, -76.78861Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
1,182,625reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 185,680 | 0.00 | 349 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 196,262 | 0.00 | 345 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 192,434 | 0.00 | 350 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 186,852 | 0.00 | 352 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 193,123 | 0.00 | 354 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 228,274 | 0.00 | 377 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
394 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
110 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
7,308.0039 of 39 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
666.5024 inspections · 24 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 2 | 0 | 302.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140.3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 10 | 0 | 1,604.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 151.3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 302.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9.5 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 2026-Q1 | 9 | 0 | 1,453.00 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 180.3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 16 | 4 | 3,647.00 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 164.8 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.3 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
56.14112(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
56.14100(c) · $151.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · S&S · $366.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 132.3 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 1.5 on-site hours
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was tasked with installing a vulcanized splice in 17-6 conveyor belt. As part of the assigned task, employee tripped which caused them to fall forward and strike their mouth against the cooker. Contact resulted in a broken tooth and laceration to employee lip.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 15.3 on-site hours
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Maintenance Technician (M1) was tasked with installing the track on a Bulldozer. M1 used a hammer to align the track master link. During master link alignment M1 felt flying debris enter their right eye. M1 was transported to the onsite clinic for evaluation and then transported to an offsite medical facility.
Impoundment Spot Inspection · 4.0 on-site hours
56.14207 · $151.00 proposed
56.15004 · $151.00 proposed
56.11003 · $151.00 proposed
47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.14112(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed
56.14209(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · $245.00 proposed
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 3.0 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 156.5 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 4.0 on-site hours
Impoundment Spot Inspection · 1.8 on-site hours
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Effected employee (EE) was helping load a grease barrel on a fuel truck when another employee was on top of the truck pulling the top of the barrel causing the bottom of it to slide out and pinch EE's left thumb under the barrel and deck of the truck. The barrel was 16 gallons and weight approx. 120 lbs. Weather conditions were gloomy and misting rain.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Operator in Training (O1) was tasked with wash down duties on the north side of the Mill Washer Building. While performing the assigned task O1 used both hands to close a 2" ball valve with an oval handle. While closing the valve, O1 felt a pop in their left ring finger. O1 was evaluated at an offsite facility, where imaging revealed a chipped bone in the finger.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 3.8 on-site hours
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
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.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Nutrien LTDcontrolsPCS Phosphate Company IncoperatesLee Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100212—
Potash Corp Of SaskatchewancontrolsPCS Phosphate Company IncoperatesLee Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100212—
Societe Nationale Elf AquitainecontrolsTexasgulf IncoperatesLee Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 3100212Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
224 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 3,839 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD43 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
1,471 violation rows across the full record; 315 carry an S&S flag and $922,616 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY131 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
362 personal. 1 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE362 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
228K employee hours and 377 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
116 contested-violation rows, 140 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 75 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE331 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT77 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
304 inspection events and 18K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE69 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 18, 2026. 24 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202600236600 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Utility Man | 0.8× published limitConcentration: 0002.15 · limit: 0002.70Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02E9A9 |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 48.27Training of miners assigned to a task in which they have had no previous experience; minimum courses of instruction.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.20003Housekeeping.5 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14213Ventilation and shielding for welding.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.18002Examination of working places.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 47.41Requirement for container labels.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14112Construction and maintenance of guards.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14107Moving machine parts.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
982353148.27(a)(2)(ii)S&S
987916456.20003(a)S&S
982352456.14213(a)Citation
987916256.18002(a)S&S
506115256.20003(a)Citation
506115147.41(a)(1)Citation
987916156.20003(a)Citation
987916056.14112(a)(1)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.93 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBackhoe Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.62 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBackhoe Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgUtility Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors224Jan 3, 2000—Aug 14, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1May 1, 2008—May 1, 2008mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal1,447Jan 24, 2000—Jun 1, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal140Dec 20, 2000—May 13, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal75Apr 1, 2002—Jun 23, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal116Sep 9, 2003—May 13, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety7,622Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety1,729Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance3Jan 1, 1950—Apr 10, 1995mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance318Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance81Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance304Jan 24, 2000—Oct 5, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety362Jan 29, 2002—Jan 21, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal1,471Jan 24, 2000—Jun 1, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.