Caretta Impoundment/Refuse Areas Coal

West Virginia Properties, Inc. · Facility

Controlled by Gene R Taylor

Caretta, Mcdowell County, WV · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4602437

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Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

113

citations

significant & substantial

$16,405

proposed penalties

$16,405

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	5,193	1	192.6
2025 Q3	5,612	3	534.6
2025 Q2	6,313	0	0.0
2025 Q1	5,311	1	188.3
2024 Q4	6,461	0	0.0
2024 Q3	5,834	0	0.0
2024 Q2	5,897	2	339.2
2024 Q1	5,469	3	548.5

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

1 on file

May 16, 2014 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Caretta Minerals, LLC · Fall from machine

Exiting excavator, slipped and landed on feet spraining ankle.