Mining Incidents

Elklick Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Coronado Coal LLC
Lorado, Logan County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609564

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2019–2024
Latest incident
Jan 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
187
citations
40
significant & substantial
$94,791
proposed penalties
$67,481
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 1,252 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 612 2 0 3268.0
2025 Q2 8,225 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 648 12 3 18518.5
2024 Q2 22,831 12 2 525.6
2024 Q1 22,649 11 0 485.7
2023 Q4 22,308 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 24,496 26 3 1061.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2024 · 1 incident

January 25, 2024 WV · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greenbrier Minerals, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE had dismounted from excavator when they got to the ground level, EE was going to walk to the mechanic's truck to get out of the rain. The EE stepped into a hole and sprained an ankle. EE continued working regular job through 5/23/24 and had surgery on 5/24/24. EE returned to work on Restricted Duty on the next working day after surgery, 5/28/24.

2019 · 1 incident

October 24, 2019 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ed Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

Was grinding weld down when a spec of material entered the eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses and face shield