Mining Incidents

Coal Creek Prep Plant Coal

Controlled by Ramaco Resources Inc
RAVEN, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4405236

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
459
citations
110
significant & substantial
$79,780
proposed penalties
$72,198
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 11,088 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 11,844 3 0 253.3
2024 Q3 12,961 11 3 848.7
2024 Q2 10,641 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 8,367 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 17,039 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 14,463 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 13,227 16 6 1209.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 15, 2025 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources Land Holdings, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped and fell hitting their elbow and arm resulting a sprain/sprain on 1/15/25. The employee continued to work normally until they were later taken out of work by a physician on 1/30/25.

2024 · 2 incidents

September 25, 2024 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources Land Holdings, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

On 9/25/24 employee was lifting a 55-pound bag of flobeads (Dry Cat) when EE felt a sharp pain in their back. Employee continued to work until EE was taken out of work by a physician on 10/22/24.

February 28, 2024 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources Land Holdings, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was conducting repairs on the bird cage/agitator section of the centrifuge when the bird cage rotated and pinched the employee's fingers resulting in lacerations. The employee received sutures to 2 fingers as a result of the injury.

2023 · 1 incident

January 25, 2023 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources Land Holdings, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a handheld chain ratchet set to hold one side of a pre-wet shaker screen as EE was changing a feed end spring on the shaker. In the process of changing the spring, the hook broke on the ratchet set resulting in the employee's hand to get caught between the spring.

2017 · 1 incident

October 6, 2017 VA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources Land Holdings, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a metal pipe to dislodge material from a sweeper truck and caught middle left finger between pipe and a fender on truck.

2013 · 1 incident

June 24, 2013 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee took the first step from the 5th floor to the 4th and his right knee popped. This resulted in pain on the inside of his right knee area. He continued to work up until he was taken off by a doctor on 8/6/13.

2012 · 1 incident

April 10, 2012 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was bringing a 5 gallon bucket from lower steps to set on steps above. When he was doing so he felt pain in his lower back area. He continued to work until he went to the doctor on 4/17/12 and was taken off work.

2010 · 1 incident

July 3, 2010 VA · Coal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

Climbing up ladder to access wier plates to change out wier plates. Ladder was tied off at top, but employee's boots were slippery due to conditions. Ladder shifted slightly and boots slipped causing him to fall against the inside edge of a wier plate at same elevation.

2008 · 1 incident

March 11, 2008 VA · Coal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Three minutes after the shift started, EE was putting his lunch bucket and a set of torch hoses and gauges into the back of a pick-up truck to take to the worksite and felt a sudden pain in his back, about the middle.

2006 · 1 incident

October 12, 2006 VA · Coal FIRE
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A surface belt fire occurred October 12, 2006 involving a conveyor belt located on the Coal Creek Prep Plant refuse area. The fire was discovered at approximately 6:15 am when the dozer operator entered his work area. The number 8 refuse belt sustained 220' of damage and the number 7 refuse belt sustained 410' of damage. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

2005 · 1 incident

August 19, 2005 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR ROTARY BREAKER USING SLEDGE HAMMER (10#). HAMMER HIT ROCK AND BROKE HANDLE. STEEL HEAD OF HAMMER CAME BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CHEEKBONE. LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

2003 · 1 incident

January 30, 2003 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPLACING A RETURN ROLLER ON THE #3 REFUSE BELT, THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE & IT LOCKED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. EACH TIME, HE WAS ABLE T O POP HIS KNEE BACK IN PLACE. THIS TIME HE COULD NOT, REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

2002 · 1 incident

August 9, 2002 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS SHUTTING A GATE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE GATE AND A ROLLER THAT THE GATE SLIDES ON.

2001 · 2 incidents

July 17, 2001 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A VALVE WAS STOPPED UP MAKING IT HARD TO OPEN AND CLOSE. EE GOT HOLD OF HANDLE & ROCKED IT BACK & FORTH. WHEN IT MOVED, EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN VALVE HANDLE & BOLT STICKING UP ON ANOTHE R VALVE.

May 11, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knox Creek Coal Corporation · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CABLE DOWN THE CATWALK OF STACKER BELT AND STEPPED OFF THE END OF THE WALKWAY AND FELL ON HIS BACK. HE FELL APPROX. 5'. EMPLOYEE WENT TO A SPECIALIST ON MONDAY AND RETUR NED TO WORK.