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.
Elk Lick Tipple Coal
Greenbrier Minerals, LLC
· Facility
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
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
May 12, 2011
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Fall from machine
Fell off of steps of coal truck.
March 21, 2011
WV · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Struck against stationary object
EE was clearing rock from transfer chute when he twisted his knee. EE never missed work until 5/2/11.
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.