Mining Incidents

Superior Cleaning Plant Coal

Controlled by Edward A Asbury
Superior, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4603303

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2010–2024
Latest incident
Oct 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
351
citations
112
significant & substantial
$269,236
proposed penalties
$108,567
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 7,476 13 4 1738.9
2025 Q3 6,201 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,230 2 0 382.4
2025 Q1 9,530 2 0 209.9
2024 Q4 6,924 10 4 1444.3
2024 Q2 8,022 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,371 1 0 421.8
2023 Q4 8,602 2 0 232.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 27, 2011 WV · Coal superintendent Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Superior Processing, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

Employee was welding two pipes together at an elevated location when an apparent electrocution happened. He was working in a confined location and was probably wet with sweat.

Reportable incidents

6 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2024 · 1 incident

October 1, 2024 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Superior Processing, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee had installed a 3" discharge line on water pump. When pump was started, the discharge line came off striking employee in the face.

2022 · 1 incident

March 10, 2022 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Processing, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was replacing a retractable metal chute (sheet metal). The chute slid down and caught a hand between the chute and the slate conveyor.

2021 · 1 incident

July 28, 2021 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Processing, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee stated that while getting on the 980G Front end loader, EE slipped and twisted their neck and back. *Employee began missing work due to this injury on 8/16/2021.

2015 · 1 incident

October 26, 2015 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Processing, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was moving a piece of metal to be cut when he felt pain in his back.

2011 · 1 incident

August 1, 2011 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Processing, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was starting a gasoline engine water pump and got his hand against the muffler.

2010 · 1 incident

January 30, 2010 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Superior Processing, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking toward end loader when he slipped and fell injuring his right leg.