Mining Incidents

Carlos Surface Coal

Controlled by KTRV LLC
Carlos, Allegany County, MD  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1800769

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2006–2024
Latest incident
Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
105
citations
56
significant & substantial
$37,261
proposed penalties
$27,904
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 1,800 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,424 2 0 584.1
2025 Q1 8,601 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,499 1 0 117.7
2024 Q2 10,129 1 0 98.7
2023 Q1 8,765 2 0 228.2
2022 Q4 12,013 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 7,709 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

November 14, 2024 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

It was raining and the ladder and grab bars were wet on the Cat 773D rock truck. Employee's hand slipped off the grab bar as EE was getting off and EE slipped off the ladder and fell to the ground.

2021 · 1 incident

December 14, 2021 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

After dumping, rock truck operator stopped behind the dozer and exited to clean windows and mirror. Dozer backed up into the truck causing the cat walk to hit the truck. Operators leg and foot was pressed up against the cab causing bruising. Operator went to hospital, nothing broken, was sent home same day.

2012 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2012 MD · Coal FIRE
Vindex Energy Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Afternoon shift arrived at equipment staging area,a D11 dozer was found to be fully engulfed in fire. No EE were involved. Dozer had been operated on day shift and parked at end of shift in the equipment staging area as normal. The local fire dept responded and extinguished the flames. No personal injuries occurred. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

April 5, 2012 MD · Coal water truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vindex Energy Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was assisting coworkers to remove hydraulic hose on portable screener. Zip ties holding the hose had to be removed to take hose off. EE was holding the hose with his left hand and used his pocket knife to cut zip tie off. While cutting, his hand slipped, lacerating his left hand between the thumb and pointer finger. Resulted in four sutures to the laceration.

2011 · 2 incidents

May 5, 2011 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vindex Energy Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While moving a light plant, ee was attempting to lower the tongue of the light plant on the hitch. The tongue slipped off the ball pinching the end of the thumb on his left hand. The injury resulted in a torn fingernail and fracture of the tip of the left thumb.

April 15, 2011 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vindex Energy Corporation · Struck against a moving object

The employee was operating a Cat 777 rock truck headed to the dump site when he hit a bump and was jarred injuring his lower back.

2010 · 2 incidents

October 7, 2010 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Vindex Energy Corporation · Struck by flying object

The injured miner was attempting to remove a rock lodged between the dual tires on a fuel truck when one of the tires ruptured. The injured employee received foreign material to the eye and face region requiring embedded material to be removed from his eyes.

May 4, 2010 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vindex Energy Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting in the removal of bearing and was hit in forearm with sledge hammer.

2008 · 1 incident

June 24, 2008 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Vindex Energy Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating an impact air wrench in an overhead position. The injury was reported to his supervisor on 6-27-08 where upon he was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Employee was diagnosed as having pinched nerve in left hand. Employee was told to wear a provided wrist brace for 5 days and to return to work the next scheduled shift.

2006 · 1 incident

August 24, 2006 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Vindex Energy Corporation · Struck against a moving object

Employee was reaching to pick up his cell phone from the floor of personal vehicle while exiting on haul road after work. He struck a rock and suffered a laceration to his head. He received medical treatment at hospital. No lost time.