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Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: 0127321

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Fatalities: 7
Total incidents: 1592
Mines on record: 60
Years on record: 2010–2026

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2016

24,498

citations

4,008

significant & substantial

$20,109,411

proposed penalties

$16,294,663

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 71 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 140 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 116 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 21 non-fatal
HOISTING 1 fatality · 9 non-fatal
INUNDATION 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026

40 (1f)

2025

166 (3f)

2024

148

2023

156

2022

147

2021

136 (3f)

2020

205

2019

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

DEEP MINE 41 VA
ROAD FORK #52 MINE WV
DEEP MINE 44 VA
Glen Alum Tunnel Mine WV
PANTHER EAGLE MINE WV
Kingston No. 2 WV
CHECKMATE POWELLTON WV
KINGSTON SEWELL WV
Davy Branch Mine WV
McClure River Plant VA
Ewing Fork No. 1 Surface Mine WV
Lynn Branch No. 2 Mine WV
Jerry Fork Eagle WV
BLACK EAGLE WV
Rum Creek Preparation Plant WV
Rolling Thunder Mine WV
Bishop Surface WV
Marmet Dock WV
Marfork Processing WV
Workman Creek Surface WV
Cedar Grove Mine No 3 WV
Black Castle Mining Company, LLC WV
Mammoth Coal Processing Pl & Riv Tipple WV
Horse Creek Eagle WV
Republic Energy WV
88 Strip VA
Kepler No. 1 Prep Plant WV
Allen Powellton Mine WV
Kingston Processing WV
Slabcamp WV
Slip Ridge Cedar Grove Mine WV
Chess Processing WV
TOMS CREEK COMPLEX VA
Cedar Grove #2 Mine WV
Stockton Mine WV
Bold Camp Surface VA
Pax Load Out WV
Goals Preparation Plant WV
Long Branch Surface Mine VA
Hernshaw Mine WV
Aracoma Alma Mine #1 WV
Cumberland Mine PA
Wyoming No 2 WV
Homer III Processing WV
Coon Cedar Grove Mine WV
Ruby Energy WV
Road Fork #51 Mine WV
Delbarton Preparation Plant WV
Kingston No 1 WV

Fatalities under this controller

7 recorded

April 2, 2026 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Marfork Coal Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was setting timbers for the next retreat mining lift inby spad 21417 when the slab cut entry that was previously cut fell to the roof bolts causing draw rock to strike the employee. Employee was coherent and alert while being transported outside. During transportation to medical facility they suffered a cardiac arrest. Incident remains under investigation.

November 8, 2025 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · INUNDATION

Nicholas-Contura, LLC · Drowning

A water inundation occurred on the No. 1 Section in the No. 1 Face near spad 1717. Resulted in a Fatal injury. Rescue crews located the fatally injured person on 11/13/2025.

August 26, 2025 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · HOISTING

Marfork Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee received crushing fatal injuries while assisting MSHA inspection of elevator inside of Preparation Plant.

February 28, 2025 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Marfork Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE had been jack hammering to set a water trap for seals and traded off with coworker to take a break went over to rib sat down when rib roll 68"L x 24" W x 8" T came off at spad #3002/7483 on EE striking EE in the chest and abdomen area.

August 4, 2021 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Marfork Coal Company, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee fell while steam cleaning loader.

June 3, 2021 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Marfork Coal Company, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was crossing intersection and was struck by the left center shuttle car resulting in fatal injuries.

January 22, 2021 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Aracoma Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

#2 shuttle car was traveling back toward #5 entry to turn down towards feeder, and the #3 shuttle car was already traveling this entry when the #2 car came thru the fly pad they contacted the operators compartment of the #3 car injuring the operator. The EE died on 2/21/21, autopsy results state EE died as the result of a thromboembolism.