Mining Incidents

ICG Tygart ValleyOperator

Controlled by Core Natural Resources Inc
MSHA Operator ID: 0078004
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
143
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2011–2026

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
89th

More recorded fatalities than 89% of operators on file.

Rank
#77of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
1.8×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
3
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators 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.

For counsel + compliance teams

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Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 8 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 17 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS43 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON27 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK23 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)7 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026
4
2025
18
2024
11 (2f)
2023
5
2022
7
2021
6
2020
12
2019
4
2018
7
2017
11
2016
12 (1f)
2015
10
2014
12
2013
9
2012
8
2011
7

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on 172 shield and advancing 173 shield towards the face. The employee was found with an injury to the back of the head at 171 shield.

Struck by powered moving object

Employee received head injuries while attempting to re-rail a Longwall electrical power car using air lifting bags in the 10 Headgate-16 block spur.

Struck against stationary object

Diesel Motor operator was found on the motor unresponsive, the exact cause of death is unknown at this time.