Mining Incidents

Ram Surface Mine No. 1 Coal

Controlled by Ramaco Resources Inc
Verner, Logan County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609537

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2017–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
257
citations
72
significant & substantial
$213,876
proposed penalties
$146,462
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 28,905 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 30,146 20 6 663.4
2025 Q2 31,055 13 1 418.6
2025 Q1 29,534 35 13 1185.1
2024 Q4 26,957 20 4 741.9
2024 Q1 540 1 0 1851.9
2023 Q4 26,506 13 5 490.5
2023 Q3 24,675 12 1 486.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2025 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was driving a rock truck out of the pit area when the load shifted while traveling uphill. The front wheels lifted off the ground and abruptly came back down once the load was dumped out of the bed, causing the employee pain in EE's back. The injury occurred on August 11, but the employee continued working until August 19, when EE visited the doctor and was written off work.

March 22, 2025 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was maneuvering a rock jostling the 992G loader, at this time the employee struck their head inside the operator's compartment causing lacerations to the left side of head and left ear. The injury caused the employee to lose consciousness and tram in reverse over and incline resting on the road below.

2024 · 2 incidents

November 22, 2024 WV · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a mobile surface drill parallel to the edge of the drill bench. The mobile drill's right track trammed onto some spoil along the edge of the bench causing the drill to drop off the bench and turn onto its side.

April 9, 2024 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

When loading the truck the employee was operating, a rock landed in the bed shaking the truck injuring the employee.

2022 · 2 incidents

April 27, 2022 WV · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

While operating a haul truck, the employee steered quickly and jerked their body abruptly causing a strain.

March 1, 2022 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a haul truck and the right front suspension cylinder failed causing employee to strike left arm and shoulder on the inside of the cab.

2020 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2020 WV · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee walking around a bank on the surface mine, Employee stepped into a ditch & fell. Employee reported to supervisor that employee had pain in hip. The employee went to a hospital & was treated & given a full release. The employee returned to work next scheduled shift. Then on 9-14-2020 employee went for a follow up & was written off of work until an MRI is conducted.

May 12, 2020 WV · Coal groundman, yardman MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee cut a tree approximately 5" in diameter. When tree fell it sprang back on top of employees foot. Employee kept working. Employee received medical treatment on 5-25-20 and a fracture was found.

2019 · 2 incidents

September 4, 2019 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was installing a pin in a track. The employee struck the pin with a hammer and a piece of metal broke loose and penetrated EE's right leg. The employee traveled to Logan Regional Medical center and was released to return to work. After a few days, the employee continued to have discomfort and returned to the hospital on 9/13/19 and had the metal removed.

July 12, 2019 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Contact with heat

While stemming holes employee became light headed and shaky. An EMT was called to check EE and was told EE should go to the hospital, due to heat exhaustion symptoms, and was taken by ambulance to Logan Regional Hospital where EE was seen and then released

2018 · 2 incidents

April 20, 2018 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee claims that EE felt a sharp pain in EE's wrist while removing a bolt with a ratchet. EE recently returned to work from a non-work related injury on 4/9/18. An independent medical evaluation (IME) on 5/1/2018 determined that at the time of the incident of 4/20/2018, there was no new injury to the right wrist. Ramaco Resources, LLC is disputing this accident.

February 16, 2018 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting the loader when EE slipped on bottom step and fell to the ground landing on shoulder / arm. EE went to LRMH for x-rays and returned to work the following shift. On March 20, 2018 EE informed supervisor that EE's physical therapist took EE off work until April 17, 2018.

2017 · 1 incident

October 16, 2017 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was removing supplies from service truck and lost balance. Then the employee tried to catch self and landed on left wrist.