Mining Incidents

Coon Hollow Tunnel Mine Coal

Panther Creek Mining LLC · Underground
Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609099

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2009–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
132
citations
17
significant & substantial
$26,850
proposed penalties
$24,453
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 2,788 6 0 2152.1
2025 Q3 0 1 0
2025 Q1 3,674 4 1 1088.7
2024 Q4 3,455 1 0 289.4
2024 Q3 4,713 1 0 212.2
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 4,532 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 1 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

2025 · 1 incident

December 19, 2025 WV · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Panther Creek Mining LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was evaluated for Pneumoconiosis. They were diagnosed with a 10% pulmonary function impairment on 12/19/2025.

2009 · 1 incident

November 24, 2009 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Speed Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was leveling belt structure with a jack when his hand slipped off of the jack handle which then flipped up striking him in his right eyebrow causing a laceration which required 9 sutures to close.