Mining Incidents

Roadfork Loadout Coal

Prime Processing Inc · Facility
Controlled by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Skygusty, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4608278

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2006–2018
Latest incident
Nov 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
121
citations
39
significant & substantial
$20,972
proposed penalties
$18,188
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 4,128 4 1 969.0
2025 Q3 4,586 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,919 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,082 5 2 983.9
2023 Q4 5,542 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,737 2 0 348.6
2022 Q1 4,555 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,780 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2018 · 1 incident

November 30, 2018 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Prime Processing Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing a pry bar that had been wedged between the handrail and crusher platform when the crusher lid was opened for repairs. When EE grabbed the bar and pulled, it sprang back shoving EE's arm against the crusher and injuring EE's left elbow.

2006 · 1 incident