Mining Incidents

Sewell Mine B Coal

Controlled by Edward A Asbury
Davy, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4606265

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Years on record
2010–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
1,875
citations
353
significant & substantial
$1,530,356
proposed penalties
$901,221
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 15,476 36 11 2326.2
2025 Q2 13,095 31 7 2367.3
2025 Q1 14,959 42 7 2807.7
2024 Q4 14,332 17 3 1186.2
2023 Q4 1,775 33 3 18591.5
2023 Q3 2,264 26 3 11484.1
2023 Q2 14,824 25 1 1686.5
2023 Q1 14,827 28 1 1888.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

2025 · 1 incident

February 21, 2025 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was lying on employee's side changing a torque shaft on the continuous miner when a large rock slid off the miner and pinned employee between rock and frame of the miner.

2024 · 1 incident

September 12, 2024 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was on EE's knees operating the continuous miner when a piece of draw rock measuring 2'x2'x2" fell striking employee on EE's left foot

2023 · 2 incidents

October 2, 2023 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

When employee released the brake on the rail mantrip, the mantrip began to roll forward. Employee panicked and jumped off. EE slipped and struck EE's left shoulder on rib/brow.

January 19, 2023 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a shuttle car. While being loaded, a rock fowled in the discharge end of the continuous miner conveyor chain. When the rock came loose, it was thrown toward employee, striking them on head behind right ear.

2021 · 2 incidents

October 14, 2021 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a shuttle car when a piece of rock was thrown from the continuous miner boom and struck employee on face and forehead.

January 23, 2021 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring approximately 55 inches high, 20 feet wide and 40 feet long, fell in crosscut between no. 4 and no. 5 entry near spad no. 2001. (The fall has been dangered off and will not be cleaned up)

2020 · 2 incidents

December 16, 2020 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was loading roof bolt supplies onto the roof bolter when a co-worker threw a bundle of roof bolt plates and caught employee's finger between the plates and the roof bolter.

June 18, 2020 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee stated that while walking in the No. 4 entry, EE slipped and fell causing EE to strike EE's shoulder on a rock. Employee did not return to work after scheduled 2 week vacation.

2019 · 3 incidents

September 4, 2019 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred while mining the No. 1 lift off the right wing of the No. 6 Pillar block on the mains section. The material caught the continuous miner on the left side and caused the continuous miner to be stuck. The continuous miner was pulled out from under the rock by using a separate machine.

May 24, 2019 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling coal onto the belt conveyor when EE felt a pain in EE's left shoulder.

May 6, 2019 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating a shuttle car and was being loaded by the continuous miner when a piece of rock being discharged by the miner struck the employee on EE's lip.

2017 · 2 incidents

August 10, 2017 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a roof bolter tire from the rim and while striking the rim with a sledge hammer, the hammer came back and struck employee on employee's left arm.

2016 · 3 incidents

October 7, 2016 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a cut off saw when the salo disk/blade broke, a piece of the fragment from the blade struck the employee on the finger.

May 12, 2016 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a hammer to remove a bearing from a shaft, when EE struck the bearing, a piece of metal flew back and struck EE on the left eye (Employee was wearing safety glasses at the time).

2015 · 1 incident

October 26, 2015 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was tramming the roof bolter past a parked shuttle car. The bolter slid and caught employee's leg between the bolter and the shuttle car bumper.

2014 · 5 incidents

November 19, 2014 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While moving a scoop battery charger to a new location, employee was loading cable in scoop bucket, when he was moving away from the scoop, he slipped and his foot went under the scoop bucket as the scoop was moving away

October 27, 2014 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating a roof bolting machine when he got his hand caught between the drill head and the drill steel.

October 13, 2014 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was hanging the continuous miner cable when he felt something start burning in his lower back.

July 23, 2014 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was opening airlock door to allow a scoop to travel through when the supply car being pulled by the scoop struck the door causing it to strike employees leg.

March 27, 2014 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

A co-worker was setting a 7 foot timber, when he loss control of the timber it fell on the left foot of this employee.

2013 · 5 incidents

October 21, 2013 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EE stated that while working on conveyor belt in the track entry, he slipped in the mud and fell on the track.

September 10, 2013 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While working on track, the EE dropped a rail and the rail kicked back and struck the EE on the left foot.

May 29, 2013 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was operating a scoop when a small piece of draw rock fell form the roof/rib and struck employee on the upper back.

February 12, 2013 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling under the belt conveyor when he felt something pull in his shoulder.

February 4, 2013 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

While unloading cinder blocks from scoop bucket, employee dropped one of the blocks on his right knee.

2012 · 1 incident

March 19, 2012 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was installing line curtain using a Poco Stick. The Poco Stick slid backwards and dislodged a piece of draw rock that fell and struck EE on the forehead and eye.

2011 · 1 incident

2010 · 5 incidents

December 29, 2010 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stated that while working near the #3 belt head he slipped on a piece of belt and twisted his ankle.

December 1, 2010 WV · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was driving inserts into the bit lugs on the continuous miner when a piece of the hammer he was using broke off - flew back and struck employee on the lip.

August 25, 2010 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was preparing to cross over the pinner cable when the cable flew up and struck him on the right side of his neck.

August 24, 2010 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was operating the continuous miner when a piece of draw rock fell striking employee on head and shoulder.