Employee was setting timbers for the next retreat mining lift inby spad 21417 when the slab cut entry that was previously cut fell to the roof bolts causing draw rock to strike the employee. Employee was coherent and alert while being transported outside. During transportation to medical facility they suffered a cardiac arrest. Incident remains under investigation.
Alpha Metallurgical Resources IncController
- Fatalities
- 7
- Total incidents
- 1,585
- Mines on record
- 60
- Years on record
- 2010–2026
Safety benchmark
Recorded fatalities relative to other controllers with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 590 controllers with at least one recorded fatality.
More recorded fatalities than 96% of controllers on file.
Position when controllers are sorted by recorded fatalities.
Industry mean: 2.0 fatalities per fatal-history controller.
- Barrick Gold Corp11fatal1,682 total
- Vulcan Materials Company9fatal1,658 total
- Alpha Metallurgical Resources Incthis controller7fatal1,585 total
- Cleveland-Cliffs Inc2fatal1,614 total
- Imerys S A1fatal1,582 total
Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA controllers with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 72 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 140 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 118 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL1 fatality · 19 non-fatal
- HOISTING1 fatality · 9 non-fatal
- INUNDATION1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
Operators under this controller
- Marfork Coal Company, LLC253
- Paramont Contura, LLC187
- Spartan Mining Company, LLC135
- Aracoma Coal Company104
- Republic Energy LLC76
- Nicholas Contura LLC73
- Iron Cumberland LLC52
- Kingston Mining, Inc.44
- Dickenson-Russell Contura, LLC29
- Bandmill Coal, LLC15
- Elk Run Coal Company, LLC14
- Black Castle Mining Company, LLC5
- Kepler Processing Company LLC4
- Brooks Run South Mining, LLC4
- Alex Energy LLC2
- Delbarton Mining Company, LLC2
- Goals Coal Company1
Mines on record
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- TOMS CREEK COMPLEXVA
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- 88 StripVA
- DEEP MINE 41VA
- Bold Camp SurfaceVA
- DEEP MINE 44VA
- Long Branch Surface MineVA
- Road Fork #51 MineWV
- Mammoth Coal Processing Pl & Riv TippleWV
- Kingston ProcessingWV
- Kepler No. 1 Prep PlantWV
- Rum Creek Preparation PlantWV
- Goals Preparation PlantWV
- Delbarton Preparation PlantWV
- Homer III ProcessingWV
- Chess ProcessingWV
- Wyoming No 2WV
- Bishop SurfaceWV
- Black Castle Mining Company, LLCWV
- Stockton MineWV
- Marfork ProcessingWV
- Kingston No 1WV
- Jerry Fork EagleWV
- Aracoma Alma Mine #1WV
- Hernshaw MineWV
- Ruby EnergyWV
- Coon Cedar Grove MineWV
- Kingston No. 2WV
- Marmet DockWV
- Ewing Fork No. 1 Surface MineWV
- Slip Ridge Cedar Grove MineWV
- Republic EnergyWV
- Horse Creek EagleWV
- Allen Powellton MineWV
- Rolling Thunder MineWV
- Pax Load OutWV
- PANTHER EAGLE MINEWV
- SlabcampWV
- Cedar Grove #2 MineWV
- Glen Alum Tunnel MineWV
- Workman Creek SurfaceWV
- ROAD FORK #52 MINEWV
- BLACK EAGLEWV
- Davy Branch MineWV
- Lynn Branch No. 2 MineWV
- Cedar Grove Mine No 3WV
- KINGSTON SEWELLWV
- CHECKMATE POWELLTONWV
Fatalities under this controller
7 recordedA water inundation occurred on the No. 1 Section in the No. 1 Face near spad 1717. Resulted in a Fatal injury. Rescue crews located the fatally injured person on 11/13/2025.
Employee received crushing fatal injuries while assisting MSHA inspection of elevator inside of Preparation Plant.
EE had been jack hammering to set a water trap for seals and traded off with coworker to take a break went over to rib sat down when rib roll 68""L x 24"" W x 8"" T came off at spad #3002/7483 on EE striking EE in the chest and abdomen area.
Employee was crossing intersection and was struck by the left center shuttle car resulting in fatal injuries.
#2 shuttle car was traveling back toward #5 entry to turn down towards feeder, and the #3 shuttle car was already traveling this entry when the #2 car came thru the fly pad they contacted the operators compartment of the #3 car injuring the operator. The EE died on 2/21/21, autopsy results state EE died as the result of a thromboembolism.