Elkridge, Armstrong Creek, Fayette County,
WV
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4605145
Maple Eagle Preparation Plant has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $23K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Aug 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
272
citations
47
significant & substantial
$83,591
proposed penalties
$60,083
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $23,508 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.
272 citations across 3,264 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Maple Eagle Preparation Plant has $84K in proposed MSHA penalties and $23K outstanding across 5 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.
$84K
proposed penalties
$83K
current assessed
$60K
paid to date
$23K
outstanding
249 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-24.
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.
21citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
Settled
18 · 86%
Vacated or withdrawn
3 · 14%
57%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
27%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $3K 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 2014-09-03.
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 Maple Eagle Preparation Plant shows 91% of 452 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: 2026-08-20
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
452
samples
2.52
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.
214 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 238 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.
Maple Eagle Preparation Plant 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 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
3.15
3.15
0.000
2019 *
4.53
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
3.89
3.89
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
2026
28
2025
23
2024
27
2023
29
2022
36
2021
29
2020
7
2019
20
2018
24
2017
23
2016
13
2015
13
2014
18
2013
20
2012
31
2011
44
2010
26
2009
18
2008
17
2007
5
2005
0
2004
0
2003
0
2002
0
2001
0
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Maple Eagle Preparation Plant sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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
17,717
28
11
1580.4
2026 Q1
17,638
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
15,137
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
16,117
9
1
558.4
2025 Q2
16,771
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
17,337
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
14,271
1
0
70.1
2024 Q3
15,577
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
15,786
5
0
316.7
2024 Q1
16,936
3
0
177.1
2023 Q4
14,950
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
16,035
3
0
187.1
2023 Q2
17,809
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
16,770
4
0
238.5
2022 Q4
18,147
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
21,665
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
22,664
10
0
441.2
2022 Q1
20,478
6
1
293.0
2021 Q4
15,038
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
15,605
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
16,932
1
0
59.1
2021 Q1
15,915
2
0
125.7
2020 Q4
12,886
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
222
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
170
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
3,197
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
12,642
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
13,219
1
0
75.6
2019 Q1
15,120
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
13,012
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,008
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
4,865
2
0
411.1
2018 Q1
14,442
3
0
207.7
2017 Q4
12,360
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
14,243
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
13,702
4
0
291.9
2017 Q1
11,116
1
0
90.0
2016 Q4
8,093
1
0
123.6
2016 Q3
6,558
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
7,995
1
1
125.1
2016 Q1
5,588
2
0
357.9
2015 Q4
5,459
1
0
183.2
2015 Q3
3,552
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
7,651
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
9,434
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
8,441
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
9,289
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
9,744
2
0
205.3
2014 Q1
9,981
4
1
400.8
2013 Q4
7,906
1
0
126.5
2013 Q3
8,270
2
1
241.8
2013 Q2
11,585
2
0
172.6
2013 Q1
11,201
3
0
267.8
2012 Q4
10,463
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
13,683
5
0
365.4
2012 Q2
15,884
7
0
440.7
2012 Q1
21,549
6
0
278.4
2011 Q4
21,326
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
21,890
6
1
274.1
2011 Q2
23,087
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
21,582
12
1
556.0
2010 Q4
18,400
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
12,728
15
3
1178.5
2010 Q2
11,036
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
10,324
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
8,159
16
3
1961.0
2009 Q3
9,406
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
6,356
7
1
1101.3
2009 Q1
11,492
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
14,118
10
0
708.3
2008 Q3
9,982
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
8,347
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
6,376
5
2
784.2
2007 Q4
5,377
2
1
372.0
2007 Q3
3,460
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
354
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q3
0
0
0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2021 · 1 incident
August 26, 2021WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract worker and co-workers were getting slack in order to make a splice in the decline belt. The belt grip came off and flew striking employee in back/rib cage area. Cause of this injury was body positioning and awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE and mining systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.
2017 · 1 incident
June 21, 2017WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was washing down the 3rd floor of the prep plant with a wash down hose. Employee stepped on a slick spot causing employee to strain right knee. ***Employee did not start missing work until 11/15/2017. ***The WC Claim was deemed compensable on 11/30/2017.
2014 · 1 incident
January 28, 2014WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was walking across refuge truck parking lot. Ground was uneven, snow and ice covered. Employee slipped and fell. He landed on a shovel handle that he was carrying.
2013 · 1 incident
July 15, 2013WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was trying to flip/roll 6" rubber pump line that was full of water. As he was doing this motion he felt a burning in his rt bicep/shoulder. Employee continued to work until a later date when he went and seen a Dr. who sent him to a specialist that told him he would need to have the tendon repaired. EE worked until day of surgery 8-29-13 then RTW on 8-30-13
Maple Coal Co., LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
EE positioned a cap wedge between the flight conveyor chain & the drive sprocket on the vessel & then instructed the plant operator to jog it. The chain broke causing the flight to reverse direction and pinch EE's left arm between the flight and the chute. EE was transported to CAMC for x-rays but they were unable to test due to swelling. EE is currently off work awaiting MRI.
Contractor was attempting to clean windshield on his coal truck. Contractor had his left foot on drivers side tire and right foot on driver side steps. Contractor slipped and fell backward onto another truck parked beside him. Total fall was approximately 4 feet. Slip, fall, strain.
January 25, 2011WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While adjusting the 1/1/2" to 0" belt, an employee walked up an inclined 3" water line "steel". The water line broke causing the employee to fall. The employee was taken for x-rays and observation. He was released to return to his next scheduled shift which is 1/31/2011.
2009 · 1 incident
August 29, 2009WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Employee suffered small cut to right eye. When slamp he was working on slipped from his hand hitting a metal band and causing a piece of metal to break off and enter eye. Not reported to this office until 7/23/07.
February 5, 2007WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE EXTERIOR METAL STEPS OF PRE PLANT. HE SLIPPED ON THE WET/ICY STEPS AND WAS NOT HOLDING TO THE HAND RAILS. HE FELL AND INJURED HIS BACK.