Mining Incidents

CHECKMATE POWELLTON Coal

Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Underground
Whitesville, Boone County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609640

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2023–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
163
citations
38
significant & substantial
$58,400
proposed penalties
$55,998
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 1,786 1 0 559.9
2025 Q3 2,355 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,471 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,189 2 0 627.2
2024 Q4 9,962 16 6 1606.1
2024 Q2 3,750 47 11 12533.3
2024 Q1 51,726 28 1 541.3
2023 Q4 21,316 16 4 750.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2026 · 1 incident

February 25, 2026 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall was discovered in the scoop roadway 2 breaks inby punch out. Spad #382 across from fall in the belt entry. Fall measured approximately 25 feet long x 16 feet wide x 5 feet high. Fall has been timbered off and danger signs posted on all approaches. This mine is in non-producing status.

2025 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2025 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall was discovered on the #2 Section 1 brk inby spad no. 575. Fall measured approximately 25 feet long x 15 feet wide x 8 feet high. Fall has been timbered off and danger signs posted on all approaches. This mine is in non-producing status.

April 16, 2025 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall was discovered during the weekly examination on the # 2 Section near spad no. 581. Fall measured approximately 60 feet long x 20 feet wide x 14 feet high. Fall has been timbered off and danger signs posted on all approaches. This mine is in non-producing status.

2024 · 7 incidents

September 30, 2024 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting cable bolts off of the top of 5ft bolts that were in an insert to load the roof bolter.

July 29, 2024 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Loading top rollers for conveyor belt into scoop insert and felt pain in abdomen. Injured continued to work up until 08/12/2024. Safety Department was notified on 08/19/2024 that injured has a hernia (unrepaired) diagnosis. Injured returned to work on 08/19/2024. Standard time charge of 50 days applies.

July 17, 2024 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking down incline slipped in gravel and mud; knee bent backwards (hyper extended); walking from parking lot to bath house

June 24, 2024 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting in unloading supplies when a pallet of block on the fork lift hit the water line causing it to fall, striking the employee on the left ankle and track rail.

June 13, 2024 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting out of the middle of the shuttle car and twisted their left knee when they stepped on a rock in the mud.

June 11, 2024 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was watching 8" Poly Pipe as Motor was pulling it up the track entry when the tail of the pipe swung around striking the employee in the left leg.

March 4, 2024 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was inching up to install a rib bolt when the canopy struck a cable bolt popping the nut off causing it to fly off and strike the employee in the upper lip.

2023 · 1 incident

December 19, 2023 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elk Run Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking down the entry and slipped on a ledge hurting their left knee. This was a file only accident and the employee continued to work until 6-22-2024. This is now a Lost Time.