Mining Incidents

Superior Preparation Plant Coal

Coal-Mac, LLC · Facility
Controlled by John Mitch Potter
Omar, Logan County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4602515

Superior Preparation Plant has $132K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
40
Years on record
1984–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
305
citations
125
significant & substantial
$132,229
proposed penalties
$106,826
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,403 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
180
inspections on record
2,925
inspection hours
10.4
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.
305 citations across 2,925 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Superior Preparation Plant has $132K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 15 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.
$132K
proposed penalties
$118K
current assessed
$107K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
302 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Superior Preparation Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.26 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 98 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.
0.26
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.81
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
98
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-02-27.
Silica (quartz)
1.2
silica avg (%)
2.5
silica max (%)
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-02-27.
Noise
10%
over PEL
48
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-02-27.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 130 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 195 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 195 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 126 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 26 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 26 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 558 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 778 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,027 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 151 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 778 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 823 2 0 2430.1
2020 Q3 806 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 617 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 828 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,171 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,041 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,388 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,560 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,295 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,495 1 0 668.9
2018 Q2 926 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 343 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 2 2
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 620 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 552 1 0 1811.6
2016 Q2 966 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,146 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 980 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,170 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,179 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,539 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,109 3 1 1422.5
2014 Q3 2,419 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,362 1 0 423.4
2014 Q1 2,397 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,291 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,882 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,866 7 1 3751.3
2013 Q1 1,976 2 1 1012.1
2012 Q4 1,012 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,456 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,527 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 6,987 7 3 1001.9
2011 Q4 7,522 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,324 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,335 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 10,956 16 10 1460.4
2010 Q3 16,045 1 1 62.3
2010 Q2 19,577 29 18 1481.3
2010 Q1 16,511 1 0 60.6
2009 Q4 10,037 20 6 1992.6
2009 Q3 8,360 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 11,048 17 7 1538.7
2009 Q1 13,759 30 17 2180.4
2008 Q4 11,946 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 11,966 38 17 3175.7
2008 Q2 9,146 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,086 22 4 2720.8
2007 Q4 7,221 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,346 18 3 2450.3
2007 Q2 5,550 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,519 5 0 906.0
2006 Q4 5,580 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,292 2 1 377.9
2006 Q2 5,781 14 4 2421.7
2006 Q1 5,183 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 241 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 1 0
2004 Q2 0 1 0
2004 Q1 0 10 5
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 613 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 975 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,018 5 3 996.4
2002 Q3 4,496 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,514 3 1 544.1
2002 Q1 5,530 6 1 1085.0
2001 Q4 5,470 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,763 8 3 1679.6
2001 Q2 5,139 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,948 4 0 808.4
2000 Q4 6,552 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,435 17 13 3833.1
2000 Q2 4,328 4 2 924.2
2000 Q1 6,101 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

40 on file

2006 · 1 incident

January 1, 2006 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Over course of day, employee was exposed to welder's arc. He was assisting another employee who was welding from an aerial lift he was also working from. Did not go to physician till 1/3/06, and returned to work 1/4/06.

2005 · 1 incident

December 21, 2005 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Belt splilled. When attempting to apply pressure with foot felt pop and pain in right side of foot.

2004 · 1 incident

October 4, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

BURNING METAL WITH TORCH, HE CUT INTO PIPE CONTAINING OIL WHICH BLEW BACK ON HIS STOMACH.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 8, 2003 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT LEG WITH CIRCULAR SAW.

September 30, 2003 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

OVEREXERTION PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.

January 31, 2003 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THIS REPORT IS TO DENOTE THAT EE HAS RECEIVED A 5% AWARD FRO OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BASED ON THE BOARDS DECISION OF JAN 31ST, 2003 AND WAS CHARGED TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED STIRRAT COAL CO.

2002 · 1 incident

September 17, 2002 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ON 9/17/2002, EE WAS AWARDED 5% PPD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMONO ULTRA MICROSCOPIC SILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS. THIS WAS CHARGED TO STIRRAT COAL COMPANY OF WEST VIRGINIA, LOGAN COUNTY.

2000 · 1 incident

September 28, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING BRACKET ON REAR OF MACHINE, BRACKET SLIPPED AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF MACHINE, CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

1999 · 1 incident

April 21, 1999 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED CLEANING THE SPILLAGE HOPPERS AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER TO THE GROUND WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL OFF THELADDER. HE LANDED ON A PILE OF SLATE ON THE GROU ND AND CUT HIS KNEE.

1998 · 1 incident

June 16, 1998 WV · Coal master electrician POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS)
Stirrat Coal Company LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CHIEF ELECTRICIAN WAS IN PROCESS OF SPRAYING WEED KILLER IN SMALL SUB-STATION WHEN A RATTLE SNAKE BIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.

1993 · 2 incidents

November 2, 1993 WV · Coal coal sampler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STEPED OFF SCALES, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING MAN TO FALL TO THE GROUND HITTING HIS RT RIBS AND SIDE AND BACK ON CONCRETE STRUCTURE.

May 12, 1993 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS ON 3RD FLOOR & THOUGHT HE WAS STEPPING TO BOTTOM STEP BUT MISSED ONE STEP CAUSING HIM TO STEP AN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR. MAN PULLED BACK WHEN HE IMPAC TED THE FLOOR. *MAN DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL LATER (ORIGINALLY AT NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT).

1992 · 5 incidents

November 9, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W-P Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL SPEED REDUCER ON CLEAN COAL FILTER. THE TURN BUCKLE ON THE SPPED REDUCER WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY ALLOWING THE SPPED REDUCER TO SWING DOWN WARD HITTING MAN ON R T. SHOULDER BLADE.

September 18, 1992 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall from machine

MAN WAS BRINGING IN CARS TO LOADOUT WHEN LOADOUT OPERATOR OPENED THE COAL BIN DOOR TOO SOON (ABOUT 6") ALLOWING COAL TO FALL ONTO EMPLOYEE ON CAR.EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OF DRAWHEAD AND FELL ON GR OUND.CAUSING HIS NECK AND SHOULDER TO BE STOVED UP.

July 30, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

41506AS GETTING OFF OF DOZER WHEN HIS KNEE LOCKED UP CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK.

July 12, 1992 WV · Coal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W-P Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HAT HAD PERCHLOROETHELENE IN IT RAN DOWN FACE IN R T EYE AND R T EAR

February 24, 1992 WV · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall down stairs

WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS AT LOADOUT FACILITY WHEN I STEPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP TO THE GROUND MY RT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING ME TO TWIST MY RT LEG AND LOWER BACK.

1991 · 4 incidents

October 15, 1991 WV · Coal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AT SAMPLING STATION AT TRUCK DUMP FACILITY REHURT LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING SLAMPLE BAGS. SAME AREA AS ACCIDENT ON 11-13-91.

June 13, 1991 WV · Coal coal sampler POWERED HAULAGE
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING SAMPLE WITH DIRT SHOVEL FROM BACK OF COAL TRUCK WHILE TRUCK WAS DUMPING ITS LOAD. THE IMPACT OF THE COAL HITTING THE SHOVEL CAUSED A STRAIN TO THE MAN'S RT. HAND CAUSING S WELLING AND PAN TO THE TOP OF HIS RT. HAND.

March 14, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W-P Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL WAS REGULAR JOB STATION AS TRAM OPR/MECH WHILE POURING FREEZE PROOFING TANNER GAS INTO AIR LINES AIR PRESSURE BLEW BUT SOLUTION INTO EMPLS EYES. AMN IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED OWN EYES WITH WAT ER SOLUTION AVAILABLE AT SITE MAN WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

March 8, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall from piled material

EMPL WAS STANDING ON BAORD WHILE ADJUSTING CAM ON JIG BACK CAR AT TRAM. WHEN EMPL STEPPED OFF BOARD TO GROUND HE SAID HE TWISTED BACK.

1990 · 8 incidents

December 13, 1990 WV · Coal cage/cager/station attendant, aerial tram (outside only) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

MAN WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED AND FELL INTO HAND ROPE ON DISPOSAL CARS CAUSING A SMALL CUT ON HIS NOSE AND RIGHT EYE.

November 20, 1990 WV · Coal safety director HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I WAS LIFTING 50LBS OF GRASS SEED FROM BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AND CARRYING THEM TO THE STORE ROOM BLDG APPROX. 20 FT FROM TRUCK I FELT A DULL PAIN IN MY LEFT LOWER BACK A FEW TIMES BUT DID NOT PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO IT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO REAL PAIN INVOLVED AT THE TIME.

November 13, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPL GETTING OFF DOZER.JUMPED OFF TRACK TURNING RIGHT ANKLE.

November 13, 1990 WV · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF BACKSTOP (TRUCK) WHERE HE WAS SAMPLING COAL TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND DOWN HITTING HIS BACK ON BACKSTOP.

May 23, 1990 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

2ND FLOOR OF PLANT MAN WAS DRAGGING PIECE OF PIPE TO BE FITTED TO FEED BOX TO DE-SLIME VIBRATOR. MAN INJURED BACK ON 4/30/90 AT HOME WHILE MOVING FREEZER.

May 16, 1990 WV · Coal coal sampler POWERED HAULAGE
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN WAS GETTING SAMPLE WITH SHOVEL WHILE TRUCK WAS DUMPING. COAL KNOCKED SHOVEL OUT OF MAN'S HAND. HE WAS TRYING TO HOLD ON STRAINING HIS RT FOREARM.

March 1, 1990 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W-P Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS HOLDING A KNOCK WRENCH IN RT HAND WHILE I NAME WAS HITTING IT WITH A 61B HAMMER TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A VIBRATOR MECHANISM THE HAMMER MISSED THE WRENCH HITTING I NAME ON THE RT INDEX FINGER & KNUCKLE CAUSING THE FLESH TO BE TORN AWAY

1989 · 2 incidents

April 3, 1989 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W-P Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON WASH BOX A FOREIGN OBJECT HIT HIS RIGHT EYE.THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 04-21-89.

1988 · 3 incidents

November 9, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall from machine

CLEANING DOZER & FELL ON GROUND & INJURED RIGHT KNEE.

September 26, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WALKING FROM SILOS TO TRUCK DUMP AND FELL ON WALKWAY AND HIT HIS NECK ON HAND RAILS.

April 21, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLEANING RR CARS & TWISTED HIS LT.KNEE & FELL BACKWARDS & STRAINED HIS KNEE & BACK

1987 · 1 incident

May 19, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W-P Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MOVING DISPOSAL3WHEELS OFF THE TRACK AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

1986 · 2 incidents

December 1, 1986 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STRIKING OR BUMPING
W-P Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED RT KNEE 2N KEEPER WELDED N A PIPE

November 12, 1986 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLOSING 8OORS ON RAIL ROAD CARS AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE INJURED HIS BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

January 19, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W-P Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON VIBRATOR WITH A BAR AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST

1984 · 2 incidents

January 17, 1984 WV · Coal FIRE
W-P Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FIRE DAMAGE TO INTERIOR OF LABORATROY NO INJUREIES

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