Eagle Seam Deep Mine has $927K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60K outstanding across 41 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
50
Years on record
2017–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
1,000
citations
171
significant & substantial
$926,860
proposed penalties
$634,233
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $292,627 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.
1,000 citations across 7,476 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Eagle Seam Deep Mine has $927K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60K outstanding across 41 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.
$927K
proposed penalties
$694K
current assessed
$634K
paid to date
$60K
outstanding
941 assessments are final orders; 41 contested dockets.
Of $521K in penalties contested before the Commission, $286K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-15.
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.
274citations taken to the federal commission · 27% of citations on record
Settled
263 · 96%
Stood as issued
1 · 0%
Vacated or withdrawn
3 · 1%
Still open
7 · 3%
81%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 102 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
45%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$522K proposed, $286K 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 2025-08-28.
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 Eagle Seam Deep Mine shows 100% of 3,109 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: 2026-07-21
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
3,109
samples
2.56
dust max (mg/m3)
3
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.
395 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 2,714 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.
Eagle Seam Deep Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 3.89 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024
4.00
0.00
0.000
2023
1.28
1.28
0.000
2022
1.42
1.42
0.000
2021
5.31
5.31
0.000
2020
3.01
1.51
0.000
2019
6.17
3.09
0.000
2018
13.20
9.90
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2026
8
2025
25
96,558
2024
53
228,611
2023
54
301,726
2022
53
316,877
2021
54
670,873
2020
53
488,638
2019
55
488,334
2018
52
539,184
2017
29
215,081
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Eagle Seam Deep Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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
2026 Q2
6,665
2
0
300.1
2026 Q1
3,717
5
1
1345.2
2025 Q4
2,284
2
0
875.7
2025 Q3
2,200
12
1
5454.5
2025 Q2
25,155
29
1
1152.9
2025 Q1
33,760
30
5
888.6
2024 Q4
31,956
22
4
688.4
2024 Q3
35,863
53
9
1477.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
40,144
32
11
797.1
2024 Q1
41,991
42
5
1000.2
2023 Q4
43,202
39
7
902.7
2023 Q3
36,890
45
5
1219.8
2023 Q2
39,099
25
3
639.4
2023 Q1
36,769
24
2
652.7
2022 Q4
35,419
27
4
762.3
2022 Q3
31,353
52
10
1658.5
2022 Q2
34,829
30
7
861.4
2022 Q1
39,079
20
2
511.8
2021 Q4
36,786
72
24
1957.3
2021 Q3
39,611
27
3
681.6
2021 Q2
37,690
36
5
955.2
2021 Q1
36,605
19
3
519.1
2020 Q4
35,609
25
6
702.1
2020 Q3
35,066
45
7
1283.3
2020 Q2
25,260
17
1
673.0
2020 Q1
36,904
32
9
867.1
2019 Q4
31,826
58
9
1822.4
2019 Q3
31,896
23
3
721.1
2019 Q2
33,519
23
3
686.2
2019 Q1
32,387
8
0
247.0
2018 Q4
28,572
22
1
770.0
2018 Q3
32,490
22
5
677.1
2018 Q2
30,657
16
2
521.9
2018 Q1
29,505
20
3
677.9
2017 Q4
22,574
7
1
310.1
2017 Q3
21,048
9
3
427.6
2017 Q2
15,060
3
0
199.2
2017 Q1
600
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
50 on file
2025 · 2 incidents
March 18, 2025WV · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was washing the head drive area and fell. They tried to catch themselves and fell on their wrist
January 24, 2025WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was unloading supplies from the scoop bucket and placing them onto the roof bolter. When the employee was picking up some bolts, the bolting machine moved, and employee jumped into the scoop bucket to get out of the way and accidentally got their foot caught between the scoop bucket and the roof bolter.
An unplanned roof fall occurred above anchorage in the No. 7 entry outby spad 3313 measuring approx. 60 foot long and approx. 35 inches to 45 inches thick.
July 20, 2024WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was performing maintenance on a shuttle car, when a piece of draw rock 11 inches long, 6 inches wide and up to 3/4 inch thick fell and struck EE's left hand causing a laceration. Gloves were worn at time of incident.
June 11, 2024WV · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was letting down cable out of a rope hanger that was connected to a spad nail. The spad nail came out of the rib, hitting EE's left hand against a roof plate cutting EE's hand
Employee was removing a bull line for a pressure pump, the line still had some residual pressure after shutting off the in line valve. As the employee uncoupled the line it blew off and struck the employee in the forehead causing a laceration.
March 6, 2024WV · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using a ladder to build a stopping. EE was carrying block up the ladder and the ladder shifted causing EE to jump and then fall causing injury to EE's shoulder and right side.
2021 · 9 incidents
October 27, 2021WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While assisting pulling belt, a miner was struck above the right eye by a shive rope when it broke. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
Employee was tramming scoop when a piece of rib sloughed off, falling into the deck of the scoop striking the employee's small finger ( Pinky finger ) causing laceration.
July 28, 2021WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was pulling down a piece of curtain between the No.1 and No.2 entry, while pulling the curtain from the rib, a nail used to secure the curtain flew in over top of safety glasses striking them in the left eye.
Employee was struck on shoulder/back area with a piece of rock, and lost EE's balance falling to the mine floor. The employee felt pain in EE's back and was taken to Logan Regional Medical Center. There EE received x - rays that revealed EE had a compression fracture in one vertebra.
February 2, 2021WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was pulling on cable & felt a pain in lower back. EE was taken to a med. center where EE was treated & given full release to return to work next shift. EE did RTW next shift & continued to work until 2/16/21 & has not returned to work since. Ramaco Resources was informed on 4/6/21 that EE's claim was reopened which resulted in a NFDL accident.
An unplanned, non-injury roof fall occurred in the #1 pillar entry on the #1 section. The material fell onto the continuous miner and two mobile roof support systems and had to be removed to get the equipment out and back into service.
September 21, 2020WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
An unplanned roof fall occurred in left return on #10 belt which extended from Spad #1478 & 1479 above anchorage. No persons were injured as a result of this accident.
An unplanned roof fall occurred between survey spad #1463 & 1464 in the track entry (secondary escapeway). There were no injuries as a result of this accident.
An unplanned roof fall occurred in the right return at break 9 on #6 belt in the vicinity of Spad No. 1011. The fall measured approx. 20' long x 16' wide x 4 1/2' thick.
Employee was walking in front of parked scoop bucket which was carrying a belt head. As the employee walked by the belt head slid out of the bucket onto employee's foot.
Employee was removing motor from miner and felt a pull in arm / shoulder area. Employee was transported to Logan Regional Medical Center where ee was examined and diagnosed as having a muscle strain. EE was released to return to work the following shift.
November 10, 2018WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While hanging curtain employee lost balance and in an attempt to regain balance, EE came into contact with a hook on a reflector causing a laceration to EE's right hand.
Cable reel was engaged on roof bolter and when began taking up trailing cable slack the cable struck employee on the left leg causing muscle contusion.
January 29, 2018WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was in the process of dropping a cable in the crosscut between #3 and #4 entry. At this time a piece of rock fell from the roof striking the employee in the head and shoulder sliding down their hip and leg.
October 9, 2017WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerFALL OF ROOF OR BACK