Superior Processing, Inc. · Contact with electrical current
Employee was welding two pipes together at an elevated location when an apparent electrocution happened. He was working in a confined location and was probably wet with sweat.
Edward A Asbury controller
MSHA controller ID: C03440
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7,016
citations
1,549
significant & substantial
$4,306,546
proposed penalties
$2,487,839
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,818,707 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1,506
inspections on record
57,367
inspection hours
12.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.7,016 citations across 57,367 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$4.3M
proposed penalties
$2.7M
current assessed
$2.5M
paid to date
$199K
outstanding
6,773 assessments are final orders; 463 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 26 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 51 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 40 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 29 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 16 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
4
2024
2
2023
4
2022
1
2021
3
2020
4
2019
4
2018
2
2017
3
2016
5
2015
2
2014
6
2013
6
2012
6
2011
7 (1f)
2010
9
2009
8
2008
9
2007
6
2006
10
2005
4
2004
6 (1f)
2003
7
2002
5
2001
4
2000
1
1998
1
1997
10
1996
4
1995
7
1994
3
1993
3
1992
12 (1f)
1991
11
1990
3
1989
2
1988
1
1987
1
1985
1
Operators under this controller
- Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc 51
- Double Take Mining Company Inc 41
- C & A Coal Company 22
- Doss Fork Coal Company Inc 16
- Timco Energy Inc 15
- Sally Ann Coal Company Inc 9
- J J & S Coal Corp 8
- Superior Processing, Inc. 7
- Baystar Coal Company Inc 6
- San-West Coal Co., Inc. 6
- Shane Coal Company 4
- Skyway Strip, Inc. 2
Mines on record
- No 1 WV
- SHM-76 WV
- EDM No. 1 Mine WV
- Sewell Mine B WV
- Superior Cleaning Plant WV
- Sewell Mine R WV
- No 2 Mine WV
- Skyway II Mine WV
- Mountain Fork No 2 WV
- Big Creek Washer WV
- Mine No 1 WV
- Mount View No. 1 Mine WV
- Shane No 10 WV
- Mountain Fork No 1 WV
- Mine No 4 WV
- Raw Coal Mine No 1 WV
- Mine No 3 WV
- Mine No 2 WV
- Mine No 3 WV
- Jacobs Fork Load-Out WV
- Mine No 3 WV
- Mine No 3 (1) WV
- Cherokee Mine WV
- Timco Mine WV
- Mine No 1 WV
- No 3 WV
Fatalities under this controller
3 recorded
February 10, 2004
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED, TRACK MOUNTED MANTRIP. UPON ENTERING THE MINE, THE WHEELS OF THE MANTRIP APPARENTLY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE BECAME OUT OF CONTROL. THE MANTRIP STRUC K A METAL DOOR AND THE DOOR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.
July 27, 1992
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Timco Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
55061S OPERATING THE OFF-STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE MINE ROOF.
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