Clearco Prep & Loadout Facility has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2013–2023
Latest incident
Jan 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
65
citations
10
significant & substantial
$16,611
proposed penalties
$14,571
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,040 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
65 citations across 2,327 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Clearco Prep & Loadout Facility has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$17K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
65 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $7K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
6citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$7K proposed, $5K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2019-05-14.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Clearco Prep & Loadout Facility shows 99% of 178 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2025-07-23
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
178
samples
2.06
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
123 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 55 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Clearco Prep & Loadout Facility recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 3.54 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
8.97
8.97
0.000
2020 *
8.93
8.93
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
9.59
9.59
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2025
9
2024
7
2023
9
2022
9
2021
9
2020
9
2019
7
2018
6
2017
7
2016
7
2015
10
2014
10
2013
5
2012
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Clearco Prep & Loadout Facility sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q2
5,428
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
2,926
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
2,442
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
6,480
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
2,520
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
484
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
5,075
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
5,741
0
0
0.0
Show 42 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2
5,773
7
1
1212.5
2023 Q1
6,205
33
5
5318.3
2022 Q4
5,593
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
6,366
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
6,091
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
4,995
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
5,140
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
5,946
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
6,216
1
0
160.9
2020 Q4
5,396
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
6,145
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
5,297
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
5,552
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
5,061
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
4,152
4
0
963.4
2019 Q2
4,222
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
4,545
1
0
220.0
2018 Q4
4,309
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,518
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,823
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
4,864
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,292
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
4,422
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
4,635
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
4,554
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,864
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,622
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
4,436
1
0
225.4
2016 Q1
5,208
1
0
192.0
2015 Q4
4,766
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
3,677
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,168
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
6,747
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
5,163
1
0
193.7
2014 Q3
5,886
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,169
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
4,630
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,988
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
3,311
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,116
1
0
472.6
2013 Q1
1,355
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
367
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2023 · 1 incident
January 30, 2023WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was moving truck chains to the building and as EE was getting the chain on the hook, EE felt the middle of arm pop. EE then got into EE's car and drove to hospital where they diagnosed EE with a ruptured tendon in bicep.
2021 · 1 incident
February 15, 2021WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was stepping out of a pickup truck when EE's foot slipped causing EE to twist knee. EE worked the remainder of the shift but the next morning EE could not put weight on it and went for medical attention. The diagnosis probably an MCL sprain.
2020 · 2 incidents
December 23, 2020WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was prepping dozer for the upcoming shift. EE moved it to the fuel tank to fill the tank. The fuel tank is powered by a gasoline engine that is started with a rope pull. When EE yanked the cord to start the engine they struck a hand on the tracks because the dozer was parked so close. EE incurred a fractured 5th metacarpal on left hand.
2019 · 1 incident
February 20, 2019WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fueler/greaser was greasing a Cat 980 loader from his service truck when the pressurized grease supply line ruptured discharging a stream of grease at pressure high enough to puncture the employee's skin and inject grease into his right thumb. The grease had to be removed by a surgeon.
Employee was welding and fell. Employee fell on 6/24/13, he didn't think he was injured and chose not to seek medical aide. On 6/26/13 he reported to his supervisor that he felt that he had damaged his ribs in the fall. There is no lost days - employee is on light duty.
May 22, 2013WV · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moving steel and rolled a T brace on left foot resulting in contusion. X-rays negative. Seven days restricted work. No lost time. Restricted work provided by employer.