Mining Incidents

CABIN RUN Coal

Controlled by Jason A Kitzmiller
Frostburg, Allegany County, MD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800133

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
191
citations
90
significant & substantial
$31,598
proposed penalties
$30,566
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 6,854 1 1 145.9
2025 Q3 5,475 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 16,155 7 5 433.3
2024 Q2 13,407 5 0 372.9
2024 Q1 12,860 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 14,979 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 14,983 3 0 200.2
2023 Q2 13,860 2 0 144.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

November 5, 2025 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
97 Mining Holding Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Helping mechanics install a hard bar in S11R. Had bar in place with booms of service truck on each side with a strap for rigging. Told to use a wrench to hold shims in place while they finished lining up hole for pin. Could not set with wrench, decided to use their fingers as a strap broke causing injury.

November 5, 2025 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
97 Mining Holding Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was helping mechanics install a hard bar on D11R. the mechanics had it strapped on each with nylon slings. Employee was given a wrench to hold pads in place, they elected to use their fingers not the wrench as they were putting the bar into place one of the straps tore. Causing employee to loose 3 fingers.

2023 · 1 incident

2019 · 1 incident

March 5, 2019 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beechwood Coal, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was inspecting truck. Strained back raising hood.

2014 · 2 incidents

August 7, 2014 MD · Coal ENTRAPMENT
Vindex Energy Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Operator was removing material from the Borden shot area. He pushed material off the highwall side of work area and traveled over the highwall coming to a rest on the Sewickley bench below. Emergency rescue personnel extracted the operator from the dozer and took for medical evaluation as a precautionary measure.

February 4, 2014 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vindex Energy Corporation · Fall from machine

Injured employee mistepped and fell while dismounting a grader after turning on the equipment master switch. He fractured his left wrist in attempt to brace himself while falling.

2013 · 1 incident

August 28, 2013 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vindex Energy Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was struck by a hoist cylinder when it unexpectedly broke loose from lifting devices, as it was being removed from a 777D rock truck. The 630 lb. cylinder struck his left leg as he was kneeling in close proximity to the work area fracturing the femur and fibula in his left leg.

2005 · 1 incident

May 20, 2005 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Energy Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OFF AN EXCAVATOR. HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS AND FELL, CAUSING A BRUISE TO LOWER BACK.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 16, 2004 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
United Energy Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WATER TRUCK WHEN HE LOST AIR PRESSURE. EE HIT THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP. THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ON ITS TOP, CAUSING A FRACTURE OF EE'S LEFT LEG. (EE WAS NOT THROWN FROM VEHICLE.)

January 30, 2004 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
United Energy Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS RUNNING A ROCK TRUCK. DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY, HE MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND PUSHED OVER THE BARRIER AND WENT OVER THE DUMP SITE.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 18, 2003 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Energy Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A BLADE JACK AND SLIPPED ON A BAR ON FRONT OF DOZER CAUSING HIM TO FALL & STRIKE HIS JAW & EAR CAUSING A BRUISE.

August 22, 2003 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
United Energy Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS BACKING UP DOZER AND RAN OVER A PILE OF DIRT. GOT WHIPLASH CAUSING A PINCHED NERVE IN NECK.

April 19, 2003 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
United Energy Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER, LOADING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN A ROCK CAME THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE LOADER STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE RT.LEG CAUSING A BRUISE.

2001 · 5 incidents

August 24, 2001 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Energy Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON SHOVEL. WHILE LOOSENING RADIATOR CAP THE PRESSURE PUSHED ANIT-FREEZE OUT CAUSING A BURN TO RIGHT ARM.

May 4, 2001 MD · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Energy Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DRIVIER WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER TO CLEAN HISTRUCK OUTSIDE THE SHOP AREA. HE WENT INSIDE TO ANSWER THE PHONE AND TRIPPED, RESULTING IN A SEVERE SPRAIN.

February 16, 2001 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Energy Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJ WAS WORKING ON DOZER WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND ON TRACK OF DOZER CAUSING AN ABRASION. HE KEPT WORKING & ON 2/20/01 ENT TOHOSP AFTER HIS FINGER BECAME INFECTED

January 16, 2001 MD · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Energy Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS STEPPING OFF THE BUMPER OF A MECHANIC TRK ONTO FROZEN GROUND WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHTANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN

January 12, 2001 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Energy Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS FILLING UP A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHENTHE FUEL NOZZLE FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE JAW CAUSING A BRUISE.

2000 · 3 incidents

October 19, 2000 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Energy Coal Inc · Fall down stairs

INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND FELL INJURING RIGHT KNEE, CAUSING A STRAIN RIGHT KNEE.

July 13, 2000 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
United Energy Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

A RISH EQUIPMENT MECHANIC PULLED HIS SERVICE TRUCK INTO THE PIT NEXT TO A HITACHI SHOVEL. AFTER MECHANIC WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THE SHOVEL, THE MECHANIC GOT INTO HIS TRUCK TO LEAVE THE PROPERTY . THE SHOVEL OPERATOR STARTED THE SHOVEL AND SWUNG AROUND BEFORE THE MECHANIC WAS CLEAR. THE SHOVEL'S COUNTERWEIGHT STRUCK THE CAB OF SERVICE TRUCK INJURING THE MECHANIC.

January 21, 2000 MD · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
United Energy Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

COAL TRUCK WAS WITHIN ONE BUCKET OF BEING LOADED IN THE PIT. A SECTION OF THE HIGHWALL FELL IN ON THE FRONT SECTION OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS THE RESULT OF THE EVENT.