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Arch Resources Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: C15561

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Fatalities
21
Total incidents
3072
Mines on record
74
Years on record
2000–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45,764
citations
10,152
significant & substantial
$35,740,830
proposed penalties
$28,912,219
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2024
79 (4f)
2023
81
2022
56
2021
78 (2f)
2020
64
2019
86
2018
87 (1f)
2017
133
2016
106 (2f)
2015
118
2014
111

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

21 recorded
September 28, 2024 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · MACHINERY
ICG Tygart Valley · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on 172 shield and advancing 173 shield towards the face. The employee was found with an injury to the back of the head at 171 shield.

September 6, 2024 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mingo Logan Coal LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee received a fatal injury after being struck by falling rock.

August 11, 2024 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. · Fall from machine

Employee was shoveling coal off a conveyor belt, belt moved forward causing miner to fall down transfer chute onto belt conveyor that transferred EE to stacker tube where EE fell onto coal pile.

August 5, 2024 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
ICG Tygart Valley · Struck by powered moving object

Employee received head injuries while attempting to re-rail a Longwall electrical power car using air lifting bags in the 10 Headgate-16 block spur.

November 1, 2021 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Mingo Logan Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A fatal incident occurred while traveling the external slope on a rubber tired four wheeler.

July 21, 2021 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object

A Millwright drove the pins out of a 200-ton crane boom to change out a section and the boom fell on employee.

February 6, 2018 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Wolf Run Mining LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

The victim was servicing/working on the C/M around the scrubber motor area when a piece of the coal rib measuring approx. 3'L x 2'H x 15"T rolled out crushing the victim against the machine.

May 16, 2016 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
ICG Tygart Valley · Struck against stationary object

Diesel Motor operator was found on the motor unresponsive, the exact cause of death is unknown at this time.

March 25, 2016 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Lone Mountain Processing LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

While workers were cleaning up material that was removed from a new coal transfer borehole using a continuous miner, a section of rib/brow fell from the inby portion of the entry and continued outby pulling rib bolts. The material rolled down the rib and struck the miner operator causing fatal crushing injuries to chest and abdomen.