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Jim Bridger Mine: 16 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Jim Bridger Mine is an active coal (bituminous) surface mine in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, operated by Bridger Coal Company with 160 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4800677). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 16 citations and orders there with $4,895 in proposed penalties, and 12 accident reports were filed there, with 12 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4800677
- Status
- Active since July 1, 1974
- Main commodity
- Coal (bituminous)
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Sweetwater County, Wyoming
- Nearest town
- Rock Springs
- Operator
- Bridger Coal Company
- Employees
- 160
- MSHA field office
- Green River WY Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 16
- Significant and substantial
- 1 (6.2%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $4,895
- Amount paid so far
- $2,583
- Inspections
- 25
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,335
- Citations per inspection
- 0.64 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 12
- Injury and illness cases
- 12
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 14, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 5 ($980 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 | 1 | 0 | $407 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | $829 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | $441 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | $453 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | $2,765 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Jim Bridger Mine
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 47.41 | Hazard communication | 3 |
| 30 CFR 77.410 | Surface coal mines, safety | 2 |
| 30 CFR 47.42 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.509 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.202 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.502 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.904 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.208 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 45.4 | Part 45 | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Jim Bridger Mine
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 5 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 7 |
What the accident reports at Jim Bridger Mine describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 6 |
| Slip or fall of person | 3 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Jim Bridger Mine
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Shovel | 2 |
| Machine | 1 |
| Milling machinery | 1 |
Other open mines in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| We Soda @ Westvaco | We Soda Alkali, LLC | Sweetwater County, WY | Trona | 815 | 996 |
| American Soda LLC | American Soda LLC | Sweetwater County, WY | Trona | 449 | 804 |
| Tata Chemicals Mine | Tata Chemicals Soda Ash Partners LLC | Sweetwater County, WY | Trona | 539 | 626 |
| Big Island Mine & Refinery | Sisecam Wyoming, LLC | Sweetwater County, WY | Trona | 437 | 345 |
| Black Butte And Leucite Hills Mines | Black Butte Coal Company | Sweetwater County, WY | Coal (bituminous) | 59 | 23 |
| Portable Crusher Unit F | Arizona Materials | Sweetwater County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 9 | 18 |
| Pioneer Trails Pit #565 | Sunroc Corporation | Sweetwater County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 17 |
| Mobile Crusher, 76-4034 | Sunroc Corporation | Sweetwater County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 9 |
| 2001 BL Pegson Crusher | H. B. Lee Construction Co., Inc. | Sweetwater County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 8 |
| Leucite Mine #11 | Searle Brothers Construction Company | Sweetwater County, WY | Crushed, broken stone | 2 | 7 |
| 2004 Chieftan Screener | Lee Sand and Gravel, Inc | Sweetwater County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 3 |
| Kolberg 271B | Searle Brothers Construction Company | Sweetwater County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 2 |
| Plattoga Pit | Plattoga Holdings, LLC | Sweetwater County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Metso Nordbert C120 Jaw Crusher Pla | Searle Brothers Construction Company | Sweetwater County, WY | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 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.