Mining Incidents

Highwall Miner No.1 Coal

Controlled by Ramaco Resources Inc
Verner, Logan County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609219

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Highwall Miner No.1.

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 file

2025 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2025 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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.

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.