Mining Incidents

Elk Lick Tipple Coal

Controlled by Coronado Coal LLC
Lorado, Logan County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4604315

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2009–2017
Latest incident
Apr 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
207
citations
92
significant & substantial
$108,603
proposed penalties
$91,551
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 13,595 2 0 147.1
2025 Q3 14,381 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 13,513 6 0 444.0
2025 Q1 13,925 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 12,933 6 3 463.9
2024 Q3 13,328 1 1 75.0
2023 Q3 13,870 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 14,187 3 0 211.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 3, 2017 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Greenbrier Minerals, LLC · Fall from machine

Truck bed turned over while dumping after load failed to clear from bed. This caused the truck to tip up on passenger side tires-truck did not turn over or sustain any damage. Material was wet and damp and temp. was cold. Driver chose not to use bed treatment station provided by company. Trailer appeared to be loaded toward the front. Driver chose to jump from truck.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2017 · 1 incident

April 4, 2017 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Greenbrier Minerals, LLC · Struck by flying object

Personal friend of family was injured by a tire. Truck was driven by EE. Injured hit the rock with a hammer and tire exploded. Injured received broken jaw bones and cuts on head. Doesn't know why IE was involved in the accident.

2011 · 2 incidents

2009 · 1 incident

November 2, 2009 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting on oxygen bottle to load to be moved when he stated he hurt his back.