Mining Incidents

Caretta #3 Mine Coal

RS Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Robert Stinson
Caretta, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609198

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2011–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
489
citations
85
significant & substantial
$102,397
proposed penalties
$83,504
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 5,465 10 1 1829.8
2025 Q3 1,255 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,902 2 0 512.6
2025 Q1 6,811 20 6 2936.4
2024 Q4 10,820 10 3 924.2
2024 Q3 10,533 27 6 2563.4
2024 Q2 11,202 9 4 803.4
2024 Q1 10,217 5 0 489.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 12, 2026 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
RS Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

Assisting continuous miner operator cleaning rock and coal material from the top of the miner. A small piece of roof rock fell striking EE on shoulder. The injury sustained was bruising and a small tear in flesh. Mine roof was fully supported in this area. Rock size was about the size of a football.

2024 · 2 incidents

November 22, 2024 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
RS Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was in the process of assisting other workers build a concrete block stopping. While dumping buckets of plaster into the spray machine vat the spray hose ruptured knocking EE's mining hat & safety glasses off & plaster material entered EE's left eye impairing vision in eye. Eye has been flushed & vision is improving.

April 15, 2024 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
RS Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stinger mantrip was located under the #2 beltline in a jack knife position with rock duster attached. EE was attempting to release duster hitch at which time the tongue came loose and struck EE on the right hand.

2023 · 1 incident

April 11, 2023 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RS Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was in the process of repairing a water hose on the miner. The metal lid covering the area of access had been removed and laid aside. EE, while standing alongside the machine lost footing causing them to fall and while falling, they grasped for a hand hold to break their fall, pulled the metal lid down with them, thus striking their right hand against the falling lid.

2020 · 2 incidents

October 22, 2020 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
RS Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was in the process of positioning the roof bolting machine to install roof bolts in the first cut taken for the number four (4) to number five (5) crosscut when a small scale of roof rock dislodged from between installed roof bolts, striking Employee on top of head resulting in a neck injury.

May 12, 2020 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
RS Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

Employee stopped personnel carrier along the #3 belt line to mark a bad belt roller to be removed, got off the ride and during checking the roller the ride drifted backwards and struck the employee. It was found that the employee failed to set the park brake on the machine. Employee received fracture in the pelvic area and was sent home for recovery.

2017 · 1 incident

May 24, 2017 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
RS Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was in the process of spraying plaster coating onto a stopping located outby spad 422 in the intake on 1st right panel section of the mine. The spray nozzle became clogged and EE attempted to dislodge material from tip at which time plaster material was released from the nozzle striking EE in the eyes.

2011 · 1 incident

March 14, 2011 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
RS Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

During beltmove EE was installing hanger chain to belt rail. Chain hoist was attached a link in the chain broke causing the chain hoist to fall onto the EE's right hand resulting in a broken thumb.