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PREP PLANT: 17 MSHA citations Coal

Kermit, Mingo County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4607950

PREP PLANT has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $233 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
17
citations
7
significant & substantial
$1,993
proposed penalties
$1,760
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $233 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See LEXINGTON COAL COMPANY, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
120
inspections on record
970
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 970 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PREP PLANT has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $233 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$233
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-13.
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.
43.8%
significant & substantial
6.7%
high negligence or reckless
40.0%
reasonably likely or greater
40.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 73.3% moderate, 6.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Kermit Coal Company 1990 to 1992
  2. Kermit Coal Company 1992 to 2005
  3. Greyeagle Coal Company 2005 to 2017
  4. Lexington Coal Company, LLC 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 1
2022 1
2021 0
2020 2
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 0
2008 0
2007 0
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PREP PLANT sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
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 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 42 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
Show 80 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 195 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 195 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 25 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 27 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 35 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 42 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 24 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 13 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 26 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 4,611 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 1 1
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 1 2 2 2000000.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 1 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 2 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 1 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2011 · 1 incident

October 4, 2011 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Greyeagle Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was dismounting a D6 dozer when he stepped down onto an uneven surface, fracturing his left ankle.

1992 · 1 incident

March 14, 1992 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Kermit Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HIS PRESHIFT INSPECTION,NOTICED THE OUTSIDE CREEK PUMP WAS NOT WORKING.THE PUMP WAS OFF,EMPLOYEE STARTED PUMP BUT NOTICED IT WAS NOT PUMPING.WHILE INSPECTING THE PUMP HE NOT ICED THE GUARD WAS RUBBING THE COUPLING.HE TRIEDTO PUSH THE GUARD AWAY FROM THE COUPLING.IT CAUGHT THE GUARD AND THREW IT INTO HIS LEG.RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

1991 · 1 incident

June 25, 1991 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kermit Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL & WITNESS WAS CHANGING FEED CHUTE GOING TO MOD DRYER. EMPL WAS CHECKING FOR CLEARANCE ON BACK OF CHUTE EMPL MOVED CHUTE & CAUGHT INJ'S LEFT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN FRACTURE/TEAR TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.