Twin State Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was carrying parts, when EE's right foot got stuck in the mud and EE felt pain in EE's lower back.
MINE NO. 44 Coal
TWIN STATE MINING, INC.
· Underground
Controlled by
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Eckman,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609523
MINE NO. 44 has $325K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2023–2026
- Latest incident
- Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
504
citations
95
significant & substantial
$325,237
proposed penalties
$283,968
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $41,269 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
48
inspections on record
3,351
inspection hours
15.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.504 citations across 3,351 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MINE NO. 44 has $325K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$325K
proposed penalties
$299K
current assessed
$284K
paid to date
$15K
outstanding
469 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at MINE NO. 44 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.50 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 2,449 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.50
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.40
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
2,449
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-08.
Silica (quartz)
5.5
silica avg (%)
20.3
silica max (%)
143
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-05-04.
Noise
4%
over PEL
114
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-04-20.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 65,976 | 45 | 17 | 682.1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 68,826 | 36 | 6 | 523.1 |
| 2025 Q2 | 67,060 | 46 | 6 | 686.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 67,567 | 48 | 7 | 710.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 62,445 | 47 | 13 | 752.7 |
| 2024 Q3 | 64,920 | 40 | 8 | 616.1 |
| 2024 Q2 | 66,598 | 39 | 8 | 585.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 80,120 | 43 | 9 | 536.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 44,950 | 15 | 4 | 333.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 42,510 | 14 | 1 | 329.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 40,007 | 25 | 4 | 624.9 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,029 | 8 | 1 | 1326.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,470 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 2,849 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 10,129 | 6 | 2 | 592.4 |
| 2022 Q1 | 244 | 8 | 0 | 32786.9 |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2026 · 1 incident
2024 · 4 incidents
June 3, 2024
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Twin State Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee began missing work because of right shoulder pain, it was later determined this was because of Bursitis that had developed over time.
February 4, 2024
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Twin State Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was operating a roof bolter in the #5 entry, putting up straps. As employee was tightening a bolt in the strap a piece of rock (12" X 12" x 3") was dislodged and struck the employee in the left hand causing a laceration near the knuckle for the index finger. Employee received stitches to close the wound.
January 19, 2024
WV · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Twin State Mining, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee felt pain in left knee, employee had been changing plugs to a scoop battery, but employee not sure what caused the pain.
January 5, 2024
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin State Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was shoveling at break 2 on the No. 1 belt when EE felt pain in neck and right shoulder. Cat scan showed spondylosis in EE's neck and that there was no new damage to the neck.
2023 · 1 incident
June 7, 2023
WV · Coal
examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin State Mining, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was walking along the #1 Belt on the offside, when the employee slipped on the wet uneven bottom striking right shoulder on a 6" waterline. Employee began missing on 7/28/2023 because of this injury.
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The full compliance file on MINE NO. 44
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.