An Employee was assisting in replacing the cutter motor shield on the right side of the continuous miner when their left thumb was caught between the miner frame and the shield, causing a laceration that required four sutures.
Highwall Miner No.1 Coal
Ramaco Resources, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Ramaco Resources Inc
Verner,
Logan County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609219
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2008–2025
- Latest incident
- Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
126
citations
29
significant & substantial
$57,835
proposed penalties
$33,457
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 | 9,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 10,434 | 2 | 1 | 191.7 |
| 2025 Q1 | 8,813 | 7 | 0 | 794.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 9,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 9,407 | 11 | 2 | 1169.3 |
| 2023 Q4 | 7,919 | 6 | 0 | 757.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 8,062 | 4 | 1 | 496.2 |
| 2023 Q2 | 7,981 | 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
5 on file2025 · 2 incidents
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
May 7, 2025
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was climbing down steps from the launch area of HWM No. 1, when EE contacted the ground rolling EE's right ankle resulting in a sprain.
2024 · 1 incident
May 24, 2024
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was operating a hand drill and pinched the area between EE's left ring and little finger between the drill and a beam causing a laceration.
2011 · 1 incident
July 21, 2011
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Twin State Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While using a knife to cut a wire, the knife slipped and cut employees hand.
2008 · 1 incident
July 30, 2008
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin State Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee stated that while lifting a jack he hurt his back.