Lo Down Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Air lock door closed on employees' hand
MINE NO. 32 Coal
LO DOWN ENERGY, INC.
· Underground
Controlled by
Philip T Lambert
Caretta,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4608659
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 2000–2025
- Latest incident
- Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,076
citations
201
significant & substantial
$498,775
proposed penalties
$313,258
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 | 10,711 | 16 | 2 | 1493.8 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,539 | 34 | 4 | 9607.2 |
| 2025 Q2 | 13,894 | 15 | 0 | 1079.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 6,776 | 16 | 0 | 2361.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,410 | 1 | 1 | 156.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,634 | 25 | 3 | 6879.5 |
| 2024 Q2 | 10,460 | 5 | 0 | 478.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,635 | 21 | 3 | 3726.7 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 1 incident
Lo Down Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
Sandstone dipped down to the coal thinning the slate which weakened it. The are that fell 16' W x 15' L x 5' H had previously been dangered off with physical barriers in place.
2023 · 1 incident
October 16, 2023
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Lo Down Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Miner put hand on end of feeder as it raised up, it caught the tip of their pinky between the top.
2019 · 1 incident
Lo Down Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Boss was helping miner operator to hang cable. The injured person said their back started hurting.
2018 · 1 incident
August 7, 2018
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lo Down Energy, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was crawling across a cat walk, EE's foot slipped between the steps and EE's whole body weight went forward and hyper extended EE's knee.
2013 · 1 incident
Glow Worm Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
Rock fall was discovered on fire boss run by mine foreman. The fall was in #4 face extending across the face through intersection to halfway between 5 + 6 headings.
2008 · 1 incident
March 4, 2008
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
XMV, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was getting off mantrip when a rock fell from the rib striking the employee's foot.
2007 · 2 incidents
XMV, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall measuring 50'x20'x9' occurred on the 14 right panel, 2 x-cuts outby the face neal spad 1816.
March 12, 2007
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
XMV, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was using a hand held electric metal cutting saw to cut a piece of metal. The saw kicked back and struck employee on the upper leg.
2006 · 1 incident
March 20, 2006
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
XMV, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was replacing a "cat drive" on the Long Airdox mobile bridge unit when he felt a pain in his back.
2003 · 2 incidents
XMV, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 45' BY 18' BY 7' OCCURRED ON THE 7 RT SECTION NEAR SPAD NO. 102, NO 2 ENTRY TO FACE. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
XMV, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 6' BY 20' BY 50' OCCURRED ON THE MAINS SECTION NO. 1 OUT BY SPAD 895. THIS FALL IS NOT TO BE CLEANED UP.
2001 · 1 incident
April 9, 2001
WV · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Island Fork Construction Ltd · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND WHILE TURNING SCOOP HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN FRONT - REAR SECTION OF SCOOP "BUMPER BLOCK".
2000 · 2 incidents
Island Fork Construction Ltd · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN BETWEEN THE BLOCKS IN RIGHT RETURN 45 FT UN BY SPAD NO. 126, NO. 8 HEADING, LAMINATED SAND STONE AREA ABOVE ANCHORS POINT OF SUPPORT.
Island Fork Construction Ltd · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FUEL IN A CAT 966 FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.