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King II, La Plata County, Colorado: 547 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
King II is an active coal (bituminous) underground mine in La Plata County, Colorado, operated by GCC Energy LLC with 48 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 0504864). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 547 citations and orders there with $252,788 in proposed penalties, and 15 accident reports were filed there, with 13 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 0504864
- Status
- Active since July 24, 2007
- Main commodity
- Coal (bituminous)
- Mine type
- Underground
- County
- La Plata County, Colorado
- Nearest town
- Hesperus
- Operator
- GCC Energy LLC
- Employees
- 48
- MSHA field office
- Farmington NM Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 547
- Significant and substantial
- 35 (6.4%)
- Closure orders
- 3
- High negligence or reckless
- 29
- Proposed penalties
- $252,788
- Amount paid so far
- $210,565
- Inspections
- 40
- Inspector hours on site
- 3,943
- Citations per inspection
- 13.68 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 15
- Injury and illness cases
- 13
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 29, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 9 ($1,912 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 92 | 6 | $35,188 | 3 |
| 2023 | 160 | 9 | $123,436 | 7 |
| 2024 | 145 | 10 | $49,150 | 0 |
| 2025 | 101 | 7 | $35,050 | 1 |
| 2026 | 49 | 3 | $9,964 | 2 |
Standards cited most at King II
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 75.403 | Underground coal mines, safety | 44 |
| 30 CFR 75.1731 | Underground coal mines, safety | 39 |
| 30 CFR 75.400 | Underground coal mines, safety | 37 |
| 30 CFR 75.370 | Underground coal mines, safety | 36 |
| 30 CFR 75.333 | Underground coal mines, safety | 29 |
| 30 CFR 75.1909 | Underground coal mines, safety | 24 |
| 30 CFR 75.380 | Underground coal mines, safety | 21 |
| 30 CFR 75.503 | Underground coal mines, safety | 19 |
| 30 CFR 75.1100-3 | Underground coal mines, safety | 18 |
| 30 CFR 75.604 | Underground coal mines, safety | 17 |
| 30 CFR 75.220 | Underground coal mines, safety | 16 |
| 30 CFR 75.1725 | Underground coal mines, safety | 11 |
| 30 CFR 75.512 | Underground coal mines, safety | 10 |
| 30 CFR 75.342 | Underground coal mines, safety | 9 |
| 30 CFR 75.1722 | Underground coal mines, safety | 9 |
Injury and illness cases at King II
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 10 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 3 |
What the accident reports at King II describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 5 |
| Slip or fall of person | 3 |
| Fall of roof or back | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Powered haulage | 1 |
| Electrical | 1 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at King II
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Mancar | 1 |
| Shuttle car | 1 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in La Plata County, Colorado
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossfire Piedra Wash Plant | Crossfire Aggregate Services, LLC | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 5 |
| Wash Plant #5 | Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 4 |
| 400 Patriot | C & J Gravel Products Inc | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 3 |
| Cas Rental Crusher and Screen | Crossfire Aggregate Services, LLC | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 3 |
| Washplant 4 | Arizona Materials | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Spider Screen | C & J Gravel Products Inc | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 1 |
| Spyder Screen Plant | Crossfire Aggregate Services, LLC | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 1 |
| Crusher 5 | Arizona Materials | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 0 |
| Astec 2512K Screening Plant | C & J Gravel Products Inc | La Plata County, CO | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.