Mining Incidents

Clearco Prep & Loadout Facility Coal

Controlled by Bernard Brown
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4609462

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.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
57
inspections on record
2,327
inspection hours
2.8
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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Clearco Prep & Loadout Facility shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 178 samples.

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.
0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.06
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
178
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-07-23.
Silica (quartz)
3.0
silica avg (%)
4.9
silica max (%)
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-02-27.
Noise
3%
over PEL
71
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-12-04.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2 5,773 11 1 1905.4
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 1 0 180.1
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 7 4 1540.2
2018 Q4 4,309 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,518 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,823 3 0 622.0
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 1 0 738.0
2012 Q4 367 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2023 · 1 incident

January 30, 2023 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

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, 2021 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

April 2, 2020 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Struck against stationary object

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, 2019 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Was climbing on bumper to check oil. Slipped on bumper on ice/mud. Hit shin, cut skin.

2014 · 1 incident

May 14, 2014 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

2013 · 2 incidents

June 24, 2013 WV · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

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, 2013 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Fork Coal Co., LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

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.

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The full compliance file on Clearco Prep & Loadout Facility

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.