Mining Incidents

CE#3 Coal

Clintwood JOD, LLC · Facility
Controlled by JOD Holdings LLC
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4403010

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,237
citations
452
significant & substantial
$264,022
proposed penalties
$212,841
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 25,694 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 24,846 20 4 805.0
2024 Q2 32,269 21 2 650.8
2024 Q1 36,840 9 2 244.3
2023 Q2 28,301 22 7 777.4
2023 Q1 4,157 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,944 23 8 4652.1
2022 Q3 19,308 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

25 on file

2024 · 1 incident

January 5, 2024 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OXYGEN TANKS, HAD AN OXYGEN TANK SLIDE FORWARD AND EMPLOYEE PUSHED IT BACK IN THE BRACKET TO HOLD BOTTLE AND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, LACERATING THE FINGER.

2023 · 1 incident

March 29, 2023 VA · Coal weighman, scale person HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON LOADER AND REACHED FOR TOP OF HANDLE TO PULL SELF UP. EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN LEFT FOREARM. WENT TO ER, THEY TOLD EE IT WAS A STRAIN, EE WASNT GETTING ANY BETTER HAD MRI DONE AND RESULTS WAS A SMALL TEAR. HAD OUTPATIENT SURGERY ON 04/10/2023, HASNT MISSED ANY WORK

2020 · 1 incident

March 12, 2020 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood JOD, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was standing beside another employee that was using a hammer to loosen a valve when a piece of metal came off valve and struck said employee in right eye.

2019 · 1 incident

2018 · 2 incidents

March 14, 2018 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was leaving office, as they walked onto the parking lot, they stepped on a small rock, fell and turned an ankle.

2017 · 2 incidents

September 20, 2017 VA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Changing vibrator spring, the spring slipped caught left thumb between spring and vibrator frame.

July 14, 2017 VA · Coal sweeper operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped out of sweeper truck, when their right foot made contact with ground their ankle turned over, twisting it. They returned to work on their next scheduled shift and started missing work on Monday July 24.

2016 · 1 incident

November 18, 2016 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Medical Condition (apparent cardiac arrest)

2015 · 2 incidents

April 20, 2015 VA · Coal welder (shop) OTHER
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent over to pick up ratchet and his back started giving him trouble.

March 12, 2015 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Conditions outside were foggy, truck driver miscalculated the end of the scale ramp causing the truck to overturn onto the passenger side. This resulted in the driver having a fracture of the right knee

2014 · 1 incident

May 15, 2014 VA · Coal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had been working on cutting out deck on vibrator. While he was going in and around deck to cut bolts he strained his back. Employee did not report accident until 05/19/2014, he worked 5/20 and 5/21 then went to the doctor which scheduled him off work for 5/22 and 5/23. Due to holidays there was no work scheduled for this employee until 5/26/14.

2011 · 2 incidents

August 25, 2011 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was removing metal Turbine (fan) from box at warehouse when he knocked the fan over. When he reached to grab the fan to keep it from hitting the floor he cut the outside of his little finger on his left hand.

May 3, 2011 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hole in I-Beam Broke causing rachet to fall.

2006 · 1 incident

May 3, 2006 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting water hose with knife it slipped and cut left thumb.

2005 · 3 incidents

May 30, 2005 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Excavator rolled off work bench when out slope failed. Employee suffered broken ribs and lacerations.

February 16, 2005 VA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While in the process of draining thickener, employee stepped in mud that went over his boots. Apparently there was caustic in the mud causing burn to left foot. Employee tried to work but burn got worse. Started missing 2-21-05.

2003 · 1 incident

July 15, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTED A 30 GALLON DRUM OF GREASE INTO THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

June 22, 2001 VA · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A BRAKE ON THE RAIL CAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN BACK AND LEG.

2000 · 4 incidents

October 17, 2000 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects

STEPPED OUT OF VIBRATOR AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF SPRING BASE AND FELL HITTING HEAD.

September 19, 2000 VA · Coal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN PEDESTAL INTO POSITION WHILE STANDIN GON AN INCLINE STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK. CRANE WAS IN USE, EMPLOYEE DID NOT WAIT FOR MECHANICAL ASSISTANCE.

May 16, 2000 VA · Coal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT RIGHT HAND AND INDEX FINGER IN TAILGATE OF COAL TRUCK RESULTING IN OPEN PUNCTURE WOUND BETWEEN RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND THUMB REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.