The employee was in the process of resetting the feeder breaker and a phase-to-phase event occurred within the circuit breaker resulting in burns to the employees' hands/arms and left leg.
Triad No. 2 Deep Mine Coal
Ramaco Resources, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Ramaco Resources Inc
Berwind, WV,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609628
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2023–2024
- Latest incident
- Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
200
citations
39
significant & substantial
$138,609
proposed penalties
$117,901
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 1851.9 |
| 2024 Q1 | 19,869 | 28 | 7 | 1409.2 |
| 2023 Q4 | 15,276 | 29 | 2 | 1898.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 23,463 | 36 | 5 | 1534.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 28,456 | 47 | 11 | 1651.7 |
| 2023 Q1 | 24,845 | 40 | 8 | 1610.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 23,894 | 19 | 6 | 795.2 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2024 · 2 incidents
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Flash burns (electric)
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Flash burns (electric)
The electrician was in the process of resetting the feeder breaker and a phase-to-phase event occurred within the circuit breaker and the employee was close to the power center resulting in a flash burn to the right arm.
2023 · 1 incident
July 20, 2023
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object
EE was installing roof bolts in the #8 heading when a piece of rock approximately measuring 8in x 10in round and 2in to 3in thick gave loose, striking EE on the left index finger resulting in a laceration.