Mining Incidents

Huffman Fk. Coal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4407225

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2009–2015
Latest incident
May 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
142
citations
53
significant & substantial
$38,138
proposed penalties
$33,722
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 569 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,953 2 0 1024.1
2024 Q4 1,100 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,919 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,057 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q3 3,120 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

2015 · 1 incident

May 18, 2015 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman FIRE
Surface Minerals Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

The employee was in the process of trying to extinguish a non-reportable fire on a dozer and possibly experienced smoke inhalation.

2012 · 4 incidents

September 20, 2012 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Surface Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Loading wet hole material(bags)from trailer to truck when employee felt a sudden sharp pain in his lower back

March 20, 2012 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Surface Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee is a mechanic and he was working under a truck. As he was getting out from under the truck he twisted his knee. When he stood up, the pain of the knee & standing up made him pass out & he fell on his face.

January 16, 2012 VA · Coal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Surface Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was helping load crib blocks onto a mechanic truck when he felt a pain in his stomach. He was diagnosed as having a hernia. He required surgery and has not returned to work as of today.

January 11, 2012 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Surface Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

As the loader operator dumped into a 777 Cat. truck, a rock from the bucket hit in the truck bed and the driver backed into the loader bucket causing a strain to his back. He has been on restricted duty for four days and is working now at full duty.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 30, 2011 VA · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Surface Minerals Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

As employee was doing his pre-opt he stepped on an oily spot and fell hitting his left knee on the deck of a loader causing bruising.

February 21, 2011 VA · Coal FIRE
Surface Minerals Company · Accident type, without injuries

Employee was tramming a D11N dozer out of a shot and when he got to the haulroad he noticed that the hydraulic gauge was showing hot. He stopped the dozer and trammed it backward to a wide spot (50 to 60 feet) to keep from blocking the haulroad. When he stopped, fire shot up beside both doors. The right side fire lesson and he exited the dozer. No injuries occurred.

2010 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2010 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Surface Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

Was decending a haul road with a loaded truck, he went to change gears and could not get the transmission in another gear. He turned the truck over onto the passenger side. On an approximately 8 percent grade. This accident is a contractor for Huffman Fork (LB Trucking #K193) but we are required to report the accident according to our MSHA district.

2009 · 1 incident

September 11, 2009 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Surface Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

Employee got a foreign object in his left eye as he was blowing dust off of a dust hood on a drill. Employee missed no work, but had to use prescription medication.