MINE DETAILS
Swift Creek Mine
MSHA MINE ID0800798
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Swift Creek Mine30.48306, -83.08917Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
877,451reported 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 | 138,298 | 0.00 | 224 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 141,471 | 0.00 | 225 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 145,129 | 0.00 | 219 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 170,036 | 0.00 | 222 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 136,192 | 0.00 | 215 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 146,325 | 0.00 | 225 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
11622 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
350 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
89,859.00115 of 116 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
391.0022 inspections · 22 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 | 33 | 8 | 17,504.00 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 102.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 215.00 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 56 | 7 | 49,915.00 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 152.0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 15 | 5 | 17,084.00 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 65.8 |
| 2026-Q2 | 10 | 2 | 4,990.00 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 61.3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 0.0 on-site hours
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
EE reports sudden upper abdomen pain, while pulling a water hose, during the process of unchoking clay in the discharge chute of the Rod Mill. EE evaluated by on-site Paramedic and then made the decision to go to the ER for evaluation of the injury.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
During a nighttime anchor move, the employee missed a step and fell on the excavator barge deck. Humidity and mud spots were present; slip-resistant boots were worn. Employee landed on the gluteal area and noted mild left lower-back discomfort that progressively worsened, affecting bending, lifting, sitting, standing, and stretching. Reported late on 9/2/26 following rotation.
Spot Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
50.20(a) · $151.00 proposed
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
EE reports stepping down from water truck and slipping in mud. Upon slipping EE turned to grab handrail to prevent fall to ground, at this motion EE experienced a twisting and pulling sensation in lower back. This caused a sharp pain in the left lower back. EE was sent to the Clinic for evaluation.
OTHER · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was walking in a work area and suddenly felt like EE was being bit. The employee removed EE's shirt and had other employees examine EE for bites. The employee described feeling stinging. The employee did not report the incident until 7/28/2026 by way of texting after not showing up for work.
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 1.5 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 2.0 on-site hours
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 2.0 on-site hours
56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed
POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
EE reports backing over a drop-off and experiencing neck pain as a result of the whipping motion that it caused. EE went to ER after incident and was contacted by Clinic the next morning to obtain documentation for the incident.
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 5.0 on-site hours
56.14201(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.4203 · $193.00 proposed
56.12030 · S&S · $1,679.00 proposed
56.12030 · $193.00 proposed
56.14207 · S&S · $883.00 proposed
56.12028 · $642.00 proposed
56.12004 · $398.00 proposed
56.12019 · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 50.3 on-site hours
56.11001 · $549.00 proposed
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
EE states something popped in left upper arm while working to rotate a crimper. EE reports mild discomfort in the area. On exam there is a notable bulge in the bicep muscle in the middle of the upper arm.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 2.0 on-site hours
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
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 LTDcontrolsWhite Springs Ag Chems Inc dba NutrienoperatesSwift Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0800798—
Potash Corp Of SaskatchewancontrolsWhite Springs Ag Chems Inc dba NutrienoperatesSwift Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0800798—
Occidental Petroleum CorpcontrolsWhite Springs Agricultural Chemicals IncoperatesSwift Creek Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0800798Other 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
227 historical accident/injury rows; 2 coded fatalities and 12,077 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD100 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
927 violation rows across the full record; 229 carry an S&S flag and $593,782 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY284 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
138 personal; 1 area. 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 EXPOSURE139 samples
personal-health-samplesarea-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
146K employee hours and 225 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
29 contested-violation rows, 29 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 22 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE80 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 CONTEXT35 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
143 inspection events and 7K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE51 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. | |||||
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 50.20Preparation and submission of MSHA Report Form 7000-1—Mine Accident, Injury, and Illness Report.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14132Horns and backup alarms.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14201Conveyor start-up warnings.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4203Extinguisher recharging or replacement.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12030Correction of dangerous conditions.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14207Parking procedures for unattended equipment.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12028Testing grounding systems.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12004Electrical conductors.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
506477150.20(a)Citation
506417756.14132(a)Citation
519182356.14201(b)Citation
519182256.4203Citation
519182156.12030S&S
519182056.12030Citation
519181956.14207S&S
519181856.12028Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgMechanic
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, <.1mgFlotation/Concentrator Oper.
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFlotation/Concentrator Oper.
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgDragline Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFlotation/Concentrator Oper.
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, <.1mgBelt Cleaner
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
16 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors227Jan 13, 2000—Sep 15, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Oct 28, 1985—Oct 28, 1985mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal918Feb 6, 2001—Aug 13, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal29Jul 13, 2010—May 5, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal22Feb 23, 2007—Apr 25, 2024mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal29Jun 18, 2008—Jun 23, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety3,773Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety840Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance3Jan 1, 1950—Feb 26, 1996mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance318Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance81Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance143Jan 11, 2000—Sep 27, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety1Sep 11, 2025—Sep 11, 2025mine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety138Oct 27, 2004—Sep 19, 2024mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal927Feb 6, 2001—Aug 13, 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.