Mining Incidents

Crucible Deep Mine Coal

Ramaco Resources, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Ramaco Resources Inc
Verner, Logan County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609614

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2022–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
421
citations
71
significant & substantial
$259,462
proposed penalties
$158,921
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 34,835 32 7 918.6
2025 Q3 38,297 24 3 626.7
2025 Q2 35,803 19 1 530.7
2025 Q1 31,441 41 6 1304.0
2024 Q4 29,090 13 1 446.9
2024 Q2 34,153 28 5 819.8
2024 Q1 31,444 30 7 954.1
2023 Q4 27,357 26 6 950.4
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 · 3 incidents

November 3, 2025 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

During a section move, employee was conducting housekeeping and picking up hinge pins. When employee was on their way to place the pin on the power center, they accidentally tripped on a hinge pin and got their hands caught between the hinge pins and power center causing injury.

May 13, 2025 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee opened an airlock door, and it blew shut, catching EE's hand between the doors.

March 21, 2025 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a grinder with a cutoff wheel, the grinder them jumped making contact with employee's left little finger. This contact caused a laceration that required suturing. The employee was wearing gloves at time of incident.

2024 · 5 incidents

June 27, 2024 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was pushing the roof bolter cable over to hang it and while pushing on the cable the employee's left hand slipped causing the left hand to strike a roof bolt plate resulting in a laceration. The employee was wearing gloves at time of incident.

June 5, 2024 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was dropping a cable for a roof bolter and got mud in left eye.

April 1, 2024 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was struck with a piece of draw rock on the right forearm, the rock was approx. 2 inches thick, 6 inches wide and 18 inches long.

March 20, 2024 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was working on a belt move and installing structure. A top cradle accidentally fell over causing employee's finger to become caught between a top cradle bracket and the structure rail causing injury.

February 17, 2024 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting some tape with a razor knife and accidentally cut right hand.

2023 · 3 incidents

August 11, 2023 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a slate bar to remove a rock and the bar slipped pinching EE's left ring finger causing a fracture on the tip. Employee was wearing gloves at the time of occurrence.

June 20, 2023 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing rock from the continuous miner, at which time the rock slipped striking EE's left index finger causing a laceration. Employee was wearing gloves at the time of incident.

January 5, 2023 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was hanging cable, the cable slipped causing a rope hanger hook to strike EE's nose causing a laceration.

2022 · 2 incidents

December 15, 2022 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading supplies when they felt a strain in their right shoulder. Employee went to LRMC and was x-rayed and released to return to work the next shift. Employee went for follow up on 12/28/2022 and was ordered to see a orthopedic and was written off work effective 01/03/2023 resulting in days away from work.

October 25, 2022 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was injured when a piece of draw rock fell and struck EE's right hand.