Laborer contracted a foreign substance (dust particle) in eye and after rubbing due to sweating, left the mine site and visited the eye doctor.
AHM COAL MAC MINE #1 Coal
Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Shaun Allen
Holden, WV,
Logan County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4407041
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2005–2021
- Latest incident
- Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
144
citations
49
significant & substantial
$27,188
proposed penalties
$22,282
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 | 2,286 | 1 | 0 | 437.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,990 | 2 | 0 | 1005.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,006 | 2 | 1 | 997.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 2,002 | 1 | 0 | 499.5 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,294 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,972 | 4 | 1 | 2028.4 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2021 · 1 incident
July 14, 2021
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object
2013 · 1 incident
April 30, 2013
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Individual was getting out of the loader and hurt his back.
2009 · 1 incident
Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking from the miner to the tool trailor to put up his hand tools, he fell and sprain his left ankle.
2007 · 1 incident
January 16, 2007
WV · Coal
driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was drilling a hole to anchor highwall miner, pin swung caught his left hand between pin and anchor system causing laceration to his left hand.
2005 · 1 incident
August 8, 2005
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HAD BEEN RAINING, PIT WAS SLICK. EMPLOYEE FELL WALKING AROUND COAL PIT AND INJURED HIS RIGHT THUMB.