Mining Incidents

Spartan Mining Company, LLCOperator

Controlled by Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
MSHA Operator ID: P23835
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
1,251
Mines on record
24
Years on record
2000–2026

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
94th

More recorded fatalities than 94% of operators on file.

Rank
#26of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
2.5×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
4
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

Get an email the moment a new MSHA-reportable accident lands at any mine on file under Spartan Mining Company, LLC. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 71 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 47 non-fatal
  • IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK407 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS176 non-fatal
  • DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS89 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026
5
2025
31
2024
24
2023
17
2022
16
2021
20
2020
22
2019
29
2018
41
2017
42
2016
49 (1f)
2015
34
2014
43
2013
33
2012
69
2011
136
2010
90 (1f)
2009
85
2008
123
2007
91 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded
Contact with hot objects or substances

On 7/29/16, employee and co-worker were re-welding guards over the drive shaft of the turbine pump located on the surface above the #3 Shaft. Shortly after welding was completed, an ignition occurred in the #3 Shaft and employee received significant burns and lacerations. The investigation of this event is on-going. Employee died from the injuries on 8/4/16.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was loading rock out of #7 face. The shuttle car was making the turn out of the entry. EE was caught between the shuttle car and the rib.

Fall from machine

Employee and another member were changing a bottom roller on the Cross Hollow belt at the # 130 mine. Injured was laying on the bottom belt changing the roller. The belt suddenly started and traveled approximately 49' before employee fell approximately 39' to the ground. EE passed away on 12/14/07 at 11:30pm.