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Surface Mine 1 Coal

Controlled by Daniel W Bunn
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609632

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
Jun 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
123
citations
36
significant & substantial
$73,183
proposed penalties
$37,225
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 18,257 22 5 1205.0
2025 Q1 8,949 2 0 223.5
2024 Q4 6,039 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,762 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 28,673 12 2 418.5
2023 Q4 31,271 5 1 159.9
2023 Q1 19,357 4 0 206.6
2022 Q4 10,536 4 2 379.7
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

2025 · 1 incident

June 5, 2025 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Mega Highwall Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was working on Truck AC when hose and clamp on high pressure side blew off striking EE in the forehead.

2003 · 1 incident