Greenbrier Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was cutting welding lead with grinder. The grinder kicked back and cut employee's left thumb, resulting in five stitches to left thumb.
Mountaineer Pocahontas No 1 Prep Plant Coal
Greenbrier Smokeless Coal Mining LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
Haghler LLC
Rupert,
Greenbrier County,
WV
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609125
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 2007–2022
- Latest incident
- Aug 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
92
citations
31
significant & substantial
$44,893
proposed penalties
$27,366
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 | 2,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,210 | 3 | 0 | 1357.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,010 | 1 | 0 | 249.4 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file2022 · 2 incidents
June 20, 2022
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenbrier Minerals LLC · Fall onto or against objects
While dumping loaded truck, part of the load came out of the back of the trailer, when bed jack reached 2.5 to 3 stage the trailer went over onto the passenger side pulling tractor over onto its side, driver stated they were fine until they unbuckled seatbelt and wasn't able to hold their weight and fell to passenger side of truck.
2018 · 1 incident
December 27, 2018
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenbrier Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Pulled on tailgate to clean bottom rail and slipped on ice. Tailgate came back to closed position and smashed left hand.
2015 · 1 incident
Greenbrier Minerals LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Received notice on 5-12-16 that an employee has filed a hearing loss claim and been deemed compensable, ee last exposure prior to claim was 10-27-15
2014 · 1 incident
September 29, 2014
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Greenbrier Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EE was swinging a 15 LB. sledge hammer while attempting to free a bearing out of the tailgate of a A-40 D Artic Truck when he felt a sharp pain in abdomen. Result of injury was a hernia.
2013 · 1 incident
May 9, 2013
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Standing on a material screen removing a rock from the shoot when his foot slipped and he fell on his right hip.
2012 · 1 incident
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employees states that he was impacting bolts and the swivel on the impact swung around and caught his finger, tearing his glove and cutting the ring finger on his left hand. Employee received 4 stitches at a medical facility and was released to full duty the same day.
2011 · 3 incidents
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Security guard was found on the sidewalk and stated that he slipped on sidewalk and injured left arm,jaw,back of head.
September 14, 2011
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Back strain using sledge hammer.
August 5, 2011
WV · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Struck against stationary object
Employee caught right forearm on an old weld resulting in a laceration. Not aware of stitches or medical treatment until 8/22/11. Employee continued to work.
2009 · 2 incidents
August 13, 2009
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee states he was moving steel plates on take-up and smashed his left ring finger between pieces of plate suffering a laceration. Employee was taken off work pending surgical consult to remove bone fragments from the top of finger.
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Employee states he suffered a sprain to his left wrist when he was throwing conveyor idlers across a beltline. Employee received medical treatment and was placed on modified duty.
2007 · 4 incidents
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee suffered low back muscle sprain after attempting to move a section of handrail manually.
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was walking on welded angle and fell when angle weld broke. Employee suffered cervical sprain when he fell. He was wearing proper safety equipment and did not fall completely to the ground.
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee suffered low back pain/muscle strain as he bent over to put on safety harness.
April 2, 2007
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
A platform collapsed and fell approx. 28 feet. An employee on the platform was injured in the fall.