Mining Incidents

Eagle Seam Deep Mine Coal

Ramaco Resources, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Ramaco Resources Inc
Verner, Logan County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609495

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
50
Years on record
2017–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
994
citations
171
significant & substantial
$926,530
proposed penalties
$631,993
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 2,284 2 0 875.7
2025 Q3 1,584 12 1 7575.8
2025 Q2 1,584 29 1 18308.1
2025 Q1 33,760 30 5 888.6
2024 Q4 2,112 22 4 10416.7
2024 Q3 35,863 53 9 1477.8
2024 Q2 0 34 11
2024 Q1 40,011 42 5 1049.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

50 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

March 18, 2025 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was washing the head drive area and fell. They tried to catch themselves and fell on their wrist

January 24, 2025 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was unloading supplies from the scoop bucket and placing them onto the roof bolter. When the employee was picking up some bolts, the bolting machine moved, and employee jumped into the scoop bucket to get out of the way and accidentally got their foot caught between the scoop bucket and the roof bolter.

2024 · 5 incidents

September 19, 2024 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred above anchorage in the No. 7 entry outby spad 3313 measuring approx. 60 foot long and approx. 35 inches to 45 inches thick.

July 20, 2024 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was performing maintenance on a shuttle car, when a piece of draw rock 11 inches long, 6 inches wide and up to 3/4 inch thick fell and struck EE's left hand causing a laceration. Gloves were worn at time of incident.

June 11, 2024 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was letting down cable out of a rope hanger that was connected to a spad nail. The spad nail came out of the rib, hitting EE's left hand against a roof plate cutting EE's hand

April 29, 2024 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was removing a bull line for a pressure pump, the line still had some residual pressure after shutting off the in line valve. As the employee uncoupled the line it blew off and struck the employee in the forehead causing a laceration.

March 6, 2024 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling on a piece of conveyor belt, when the channel lock pliers employee was using slipped striking employee in the face.

2023 · 2 incidents

August 29, 2023 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was struck on the left knee by a rock while roof bolting.

January 31, 2023 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was tramming roof bolter and a stack of roof bolt plates slid off the deck and came in contact with EE's hand causing injury.

2022 · 2 incidents

August 16, 2022 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator OTHER
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was struck in the face with a crib block.

January 31, 2022 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Fall from ladders

Employee was using a ladder to build a stopping. EE was carrying block up the ladder and the ladder shifted causing EE to jump and then fall causing injury to EE's shoulder and right side.

2021 · 9 incidents

October 27, 2021 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While assisting pulling belt, a miner was struck above the right eye by a shive rope when it broke. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.

September 23, 2021 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was tramming scoop when a piece of rib sloughed off, falling into the deck of the scoop striking the employee's small finger ( Pinky finger ) causing laceration.

July 28, 2021 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was pulling down a piece of curtain between the No.1 and No.2 entry, while pulling the curtain from the rib, a nail used to secure the curtain flew in over top of safety glasses striking them in the left eye.

July 18, 2021 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred on the West Mains one break inby spad# 1653 in the No. 1 Entry. The fall was approx. 20' wide, 30'long and 14' high.

June 16, 2021 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred inby spad #1660 in the No. 2 Entry of the South Mains. The fall was approx. 15' high 20' in length and 20' wide.

May 22, 2021 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was struck on shoulder/back area with a piece of rock, and lost EE's balance falling to the mine floor. The employee felt pain in EE's back and was taken to Logan Regional Medical Center. There EE received x - rays that revealed EE had a compression fracture in one vertebra.

February 2, 2021 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was pulling on cable & felt a pain in lower back. EE was taken to a med. center where EE was treated & given full release to return to work next shift. EE did RTW next shift & continued to work until 2/16/21 & has not returned to work since. Ramaco Resources was informed on 4/6/21 that EE's claim was reopened which resulted in a NFDL accident.

2020 · 8 incidents

October 22, 2020 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned, non-injury roof fall occurred in the #1 pillar entry on the #1 section. The material fell onto the continuous miner and two mobile roof support systems and had to be removed to get the equipment out and back into service.

September 21, 2020 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

A piece of draw rock fell between the primary roof supports and struck the employee on the left shoulder.

July 27, 2020 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the Right Return just inby Survey Spad #1487. No persons were injured as a result of this accident.

July 27, 2020 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in left return on #10 belt which extended from Spad #1478 & 1479 above anchorage. No persons were injured as a result of this accident.

July 9, 2020 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in crosscut between survey Spad 1474 and 1477. No injuries or equipment involved.

July 7, 2020 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred between survey spad #1463 & 1464 in the track entry (secondary escapeway). There were no injuries as a result of this accident.

March 2, 2020 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was making a belt splice and started to skive the belt and cut left index finger with the belt knife.

2019 · 7 incidents

December 18, 2019 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was tightening a bolt when the socket being used broke striking the individual causing a laceration.

October 11, 2019 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the right return at break 9 on #6 belt in the vicinity of Spad No. 1011. The fall measured approx. 20' long x 16' wide x 4 1/2' thick.

September 18, 2019 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was walking in front of parked scoop bucket which was carrying a belt head. As the employee walked by the belt head slid out of the bucket onto employee's foot.

September 4, 2019 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Putting tie under track rail & rail slid off slate bar and mashed fingers.

July 12, 2019 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

The examiner located an unplanned roof fall on the 1 West Submains between spad numbers 659 and 664 between the #6 & 7 entries.

2018 · 12 incidents

December 17, 2018 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing motor from miner and felt a pull in arm / shoulder area. Employee was transported to Logan Regional Medical Center where ee was examined and diagnosed as having a muscle strain. EE was released to return to work the following shift.

November 10, 2018 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was installing metal stopping panel and was pushing against roof and dislodged a piece of rock which struck them on the nose.

September 10, 2018 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

While hanging curtain employee lost balance and in an attempt to regain balance, EE came into contact with a hook on a reflector causing a laceration to EE's right hand.

July 12, 2018 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee stated that EE was hanging cable and a piece of draw rock fell between bolts striking the employee in the left shoulder.

June 29, 2018 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

A piece of draw rock fell from roof and struck employee on face.

February 15, 2018 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cable reel was engaged on roof bolter and when began taking up trailing cable slack the cable struck employee on the left leg causing muscle contusion.

January 29, 2018 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Helping electrician weld a hold down roller for the #4 belt drive. The roller slipped and fell on employees foot.

2017 · 3 incidents

October 20, 2017 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was in the process of dropping a cable in the crosscut between #3 and #4 entry. At this time a piece of rock fell from the roof striking the employee in the head and shoulder sliding down their hip and leg.

October 20, 2017 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling hose & wand turned & pressure from water cut employee's face.

October 9, 2017 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee was setting up a ladder to plaster on a stopping when a piece of roof material fell and struck employee's left foot causing a fracture.