Republic Energy LLC · Struck by falling object
HWM crew was tasked to change a gearbox. The gearbox slipped from a fork of the forklift striking an employee.
SHM 12-66: 13 MSHA citations Coal
Republic Energy LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Pax,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609409
SHM 12-66 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2011–2017
- Latest incident
- Jan 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
13
citations
3
significant & substantial
$15,461
proposed penalties
$14,935
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $526 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
44
inspections on record
1,112
inspection hours
1.2
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.13 citations across 1,112 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SHM 12-66 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $14K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.25.0%
significant & substantial
16.7%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 50.0% moderate, 16.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
4
citations taken to the federal commission · 31% of citations on record
- Settled 2 · 50%
- Stood as issued 2 · 50%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
4%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$14K proposed, $13K 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 2017-09-12.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEVA 2017-0607 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2018 | $11K → $11K |
| WEVA 2014-334 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2015 | $2K → $2K |
| WEVA 2011-2126 | Dismissal | Lesnick | 2012 | $374 → $374 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at SHM 12-66 shows 100% of 112 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2026-02-11
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
112
samples
0.88
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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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.112 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER33
- AUGER OPERATOR22
- AUGER HELPER13
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2026-02-11
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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.0%
over PEL
66
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER20
- AUGER OPERATOR12
- AUGER HELPER9
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100% | 2 |
| 2025 | 100% | 6 |
| 2024 | 100% | 5 |
| 2023 | 100% | 7 |
| 2022 | 100% | 10 |
| 2021 | 100% | 10 |
| 2020 | 100% | 10 |
| 2018 | 100% | 4 |
| 2017 | 100% | 13 |
| 2016 | 100% | 10 |
| 2015 | 100% | 5 |
| 2014 | 100% | 5 |
| 2013 | 100% | 10 |
| 2012 | 100% | 5 |
| 2011 | 100% | 10 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0% | 2 |
| 2025 | 0% | 3 |
| 2023 | 0% | 4 |
| 2022 | 0% | 5 |
| 2021 | 0% | 10 |
| 2020 | 0% | 5 |
| 2017 | 0% | 2 |
| 2016 | 0% | 8 |
| 2015 | 0% | 4 |
| 2014 | 0% | 4 |
| 2013 | 0% | 10 |
| 2011 | 0% | 9 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
SHM 12-66 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
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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 |
| 2017 * | 6.05 | 6.05 | 0.000 |
| 2016 * | 5.70 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2013 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2012 * | 5.33 | 0.00 | 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.
Ownership history
- Logan County Mine Services Inc 2011 to 2012
- Rum Creek Coal Sales 2012 to 2014
- Simmons Fork Mining 2014 to 2014
- Pioneer Fuel Corporation 2014 to 2014
- Republic Energy LLC 2014 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 25,698 |
| 2025 | 14 | 121,911 |
| 2024 | 13 | 109,768 |
| 2023 | 14 | 172,022 |
| 2022 | 14 | 178,180 |
| 2021 | 8 | 110,831 |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 18,404 |
| 2017 | 14 | 153,817 |
| 2016 | 14 | 201,123 |
| 2015 | 5 | 75,843 |
| 2014 | 5 | 78,122 |
| 2013 | 15 | 213,306 |
| 2012 | 14 | 221,694 |
| 2011 | 15 | 153,580 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
SHM 12-66 sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 5,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 7,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 8,284 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8,923 | 1 | 0 | 112.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,588 | 1 | 0 | 131.8 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 7,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 7,856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,327 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 7,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 7,998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 8,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 8,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 7,489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,785 | 1 | 0 | 113.8 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,539 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 9,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 6,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,868 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 5,402 | 1 | 0 | 185.1 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,791 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,961 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 9,255 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 9,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 8,974 | 1 | 1 | 111.4 |
| 2016 Q4 | 8,467 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 7,713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 9,688 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 9,220 | 1 | 0 | 108.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 6,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 6329.1 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,653 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,263 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 3,061 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4,111 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,943 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 9,422 | 1 | 1 | 106.1 |
| 2013 Q2 | 9,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 9,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 8,370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 8,365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 9,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 11,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 10,316 | 1 | 0 | 96.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 9,093 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 10,442 | 2 | 1 | 191.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2017 · 1 incident
2016 · 1 incident
January 7, 2016
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Republic Energy LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee had parked a service truck. Employee placed right foot on the ground and when the left foot was placed, the left ankle twisted. This resulted in a fracture.
2012 · 1 incident
Logan County Mine Services Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
As the employee was taking the cutter chain apart it rolled back and smashed his finger against the cutter arm of the miner causing a laceration to his ring finger.
2011 · 1 incident
Logan County Mine Services Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was changing the sump jack on the Highwall Miner, all valves were shut off and pressure was thought to be relieved. As he was removing the last bolt on the head of the sump jack, oil unexpectedly sprayed out of the jack and into his eyes. He was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident. He was prescribed medication for treatment to his eyes.