Ramaco Resources, LLC · Flash burns (electric)
The employee was in the process of resetting the feeder breaker and a phase-to-phase event occurred within the circuit breaker resulting in burns to the employees' hands/arms and left leg.
Triad No. 2 Deep Mine Coal
Ramaco Resources, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Ramaco Resources Inc
Berwind, WV,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609628
Triad No. 2 Deep Mine has $139K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2023–2024
- Latest incident
- Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
200
citations
39
significant & substantial
$138,609
proposed penalties
$117,901
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,708 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
13
inspections on record
706
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: 706 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Triad No. 2 Deep Mine has $139K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.$139K
proposed penalties
$118K
current assessed
$118K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
185 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-02-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Triad No. 2 Deep Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.39 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 431 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.0.39
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.74
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
431
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-04-09.
Silica (quartz)
6.2
silica avg (%)
11.5
silica max (%)
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-02-07.
Noise
9%
over PEL
34
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-01-30.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 6,001 | 1 | 0 | 166.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 19,869 | 28 | 7 | 1409.2 |
| 2023 Q4 | 15,276 | 29 | 2 | 1898.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 23,463 | 36 | 5 | 1534.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 28,456 | 47 | 11 | 1651.7 |
| 2023 Q1 | 26,765 | 40 | 8 | 1494.5 |
| 2022 Q4 | 23,894 | 19 | 6 | 795.2 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2024 · 2 incidents
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Flash burns (electric)
The electrician was in the process of resetting the feeder breaker and a phase-to-phase event occurred within the circuit breaker and the employee was close to the power center resulting in a flash burn to the right arm.
2023 · 1 incident
July 20, 2023
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ramaco Resources, LLC · Struck by falling object
EE was installing roof bolts in the #8 heading when a piece of rock approximately measuring 8in x 10in round and 2in to 3in thick gave loose, striking EE on the left index finger resulting in a laceration.
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