Mining Incidents

PAW PAW 2 SOUTH Coal

BANNER BLUE COAL COMPANY · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4407401

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2023–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
302
citations
38
significant & substantial
$119,650
proposed penalties
$101,826
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 14,714 8 1 543.7
2025 Q3 9,386 35 5 3729.0
2025 Q2 59,419 40 5 673.2
2024 Q4 38,222 53 9 1386.6
2024 Q3 67,121 14 1 208.6
2024 Q2 63,209 26 6 411.3
2023 Q1 3,600 10 0 2777.8
2022 Q2 1,957 3 0 1533.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 3 incidents

July 10, 2025 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Banner Blue Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A continuous miner operator was cutting coal out of the #7 heading while positioned on the lefthand inby corner of the #7 entry. One piece of the corner that consisted of coal and rock sloughed off striking EE on the left shoulder and back area. The employee was placed off of work beginning 7/21/25.

February 19, 2025 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Banner Blue Coal Company · Struck by flying object

A roof bolt operator incorrectly coupled a piece of pusher steel and finisher still while attempting to drill a hole for roof bolt installation. With pressure applied, the finisher steel flew back and struck the employee around the bridge of the nose causing a laceration and a fracture of the sinus cavity.

2024 · 4 incidents

December 9, 2024 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator OTHER
Banner Blue Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was preparing to turn to move the continuous miner when they noticed a pain in their left knee that ultimately was discovered to be a torn meniscus.

November 9, 2024 VA · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Banner Blue Coal Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

The employee was walking through a crosscut. EE kneeled down when a piece of rib rolled off striking EE on EE's lower left leg. This resulted in a broken left tibia and fibula just above the left ankle.

August 1, 2024 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Banner Blue Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A shuttle car operator drove in to the corner of a rib while tramming from the miner to the feeder. The operator's right shoulder was caught between the frame of the shuttle car and the rib causing a cut.

April 11, 2024 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Blue Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee attempted to pull a piece of ventilation curtain out of the way. As employee pulled, employee felt a strain in right shoulder.

2023 · 1 incident

May 2, 2023 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Banner Blue Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A roof bolter's right uniform sleeve was caught by a roof bolt plate as EE was installing a roof bolt in the #8 heading. Both forearm bones were broken and EE received a cut to the right ear that required stitches.