Michael Powellton Deep Mine has $778K in proposed MSHA penalties and $170K outstanding across 18 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2024–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
643
citations
129
significant & substantial
$778,313
proposed penalties
$490,064
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $288,249 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
45
inspections on record
2,721
inspection hours
23.6
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.
643 citations across 2,721 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Michael Powellton Deep Mine has $778K in proposed MSHA penalties and $170K outstanding across 18 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.
$778K
proposed penalties
$660K
current assessed
$490K
paid to date
$170K
outstanding
572 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Michael Powellton Deep Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.38 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 1,136 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.
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 Q4
32,408
30
4
925.7
2025 Q3
33,816
48
13
1419.4
2025 Q2
33,623
50
8
1487.1
2025 Q1
34,343
38
5
1106.5
2024 Q4
28,846
33
6
1144.0
2024 Q3
32,861
73
12
2221.5
2024 Q2
30,863
56
12
1814.5
2024 Q1
24,961
11
0
440.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
5,527
25
3
4523.2
2023 Q3
9,833
1
0
101.7
2023 Q2
8,896
5
0
562.1
2023 Q1
16,370
44
9
2687.8
2022 Q4
26,558
70
15
2635.7
2022 Q3
32,355
59
14
1823.5
2022 Q2
19,451
11
0
565.5
2022 Q1
4,690
1
0
213.2
2021 Q4
558
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2026 · 1 incident
February 27, 2026WV · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was standing in a crosscut, away from where a group was sheaving the belt take up back, when the sheaving device broke free. EE was struck with mud, rock, and debris causing corneal abrasions and a hairline fracture in orbital. EE was prescribed medicated eye drops and released.
2025 · 7 incidents
August 20, 2025WV · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee had drilled a hole to install a roof bolt when the drill steel became stuck. As they turned to get another piece of steel to retrieve the stuck steel, the stuck steel fell from the hole, catching their thumb between the steel and the drill pot.
Employee was loading a bag on rock dust into the scoop and injured EE's right shoulder. The incident occurred on 4/12/25, the employee continued to work until 4/15/25. On 4/16/25 the employee sought medical treatment and written off at this time.
Employee was using a hammer to drive in a miner bit insert on the continuous miner and struck left hand causing a laceration. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of incident.
March 4, 2025WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
An unplanned roof fall occurred outby an entrapped mobile roof support in the No. 6 entry, just inby spad no. 504. The area affected was one bolt pulled above anchorage in the active workings.
Employee was walking and stepped on a piece of wood causing the employee to trip resulting in a fracture of the right fibula.
January 3, 2024WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was replacing a pan pin at which time the employee pinched the tip of the left middle finger while placing the pin in the eye.
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