M-Class Mining LLC
· Struck against a moving object
Employee was transporting material down slope A. Slope A belt shut off on a fault. Upon investigation of cause of fault, employee was discovered at the bottom of slope A.
M-Class Mining LLC operator
Controlled by
Foresight Energy Labor LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0088324
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- Fatalities
- 5
- Total incidents
- 567
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2008–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
5,545
citations
1,163
significant & substantial
$7,283,186
proposed penalties
$4,002,532
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 49 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 76 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 35 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 12 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 161 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 95 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
10
2025
36
2024
23
2023
19
2022
22
2021
27
2020
25
2019
54
2018
43
2017
50
2016
41
2015
34 (1f)
2014
49 (1f)
2013
39 (1f)
2012
41
2011
29
2010
13 (1f)
2009
11 (1f)
2008
1
Mines on record
- MC#1 Mine IL
Fatalities under this operator
5 recorded
May 14, 2014
IL · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · MACHINERY
M-Class Mining LLC
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The victim and another miner were tramming the roof bolter outby down the No.3 entry of tailgate No.1 when the accident occurred. The victim was injured when he was struck by the roof bolter as he placed himself between the coal rib and the roof bolter.
November 4, 2013
IL · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
M-Class Mining LLC
· Struck by falling object
Employee was shoveling coal into the Longwall pan line. A piece of coal fell from the face striking the employee. Employee was standing under shield #123 on the Longwall face at the time of the accident.
M-Class Mining LLC
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was struck when a stair stringer, secure in 4 locations, inadvertently released, striking employee in the chest area, thereby forcing him into a Genie manlift located approximately 8-10 feet from the point of contact with the stair stringer.
M-Class Mining LLC
· Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
A piece of grating had been moved to insert a piece of pipe. Employee stepped in hole in grating and fell 38' down the shaft. Injury was fatal.