Greenbrier Minerals, LLC · Struck by powered moving object
The employee stepped out of manhole and onto the slope and was struck by a slope tractor traveling down the slope.
Greenbrier Minerals, LLC operator
Controlled by
Coronado Coal LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0129274
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
9,182
citations
1,758
significant & substantial
$5,483,485
proposed penalties
$3,891,681
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,591,804 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
1,517
inspections on record
109,785
inspection hours
8.4
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.9,182 citations across 109,785 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$5.5M
proposed penalties
$4.2M
current assessed
$3.9M
paid to date
$345K
outstanding
8,582 assessments are final orders; 416 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 fatalities · 28 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 121 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 98 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 57 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 45 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 23 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
19 (1f)
2024
22
2023
37
2022
25
2021
22
2020
21
2019
41
2018
41
2017
51 (1f)
2016
45 (1f)
2015
74
2014
35
2013
9
Mines on record
- Lower War Eagle WV
- Powellton #1 Mine WV
- Muddy Bridge WV
- EAGLE NO 1 MINE WV
- Saunders Preparation Plant WV
- MOUNTAINEER POCAHONTAS NO 1 MINE WV
- Elklick Surface Mine WV
- North Fork Winifrede Deep Mine WV
- Mountaineer Pocahontas No 1 Prep Plant WV
- Kuhn Ridge WV
- Toney Fork Surface Mine WV
- Elk Lick Tipple WV
- Pollock Knob Surface Mine WV
- Pocahontas Mine WV
- Midland Trail Mine No 2 WV
- Mountaineer Pocahontas No 3 Mine WV
Fatalities under this operator
3 recorded
February 3, 2017
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Greenbrier Minerals, LLC · Fall from machine
Truck bed turned over while dumping after load failed to clear from bed. This caused the truck to tip up on passenger side tires-truck did not turn over or sustain any damage. Material was wet and damp and temp. was cold. Driver chose not to use bed treatment station provided by company. Trailer appeared to be loaded toward the front. Driver chose to jump from truck.
January 4, 2016
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Greenbrier Minerals, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
There were no witnesses to the event. Employee was found with right arm caught by the hold up roller of the remote discharge of the #1 conveyor. When found by crew members, employee was not responsive. Employee was transported to the surface when employee was pronounced deceased.
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