MINE DETAILS
Workman Creek Surface
MSHA MINE ID4609475
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Workman Creek Surface37.89611, -81.37361Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
2,641,153reported short tons
Hours worked
1,011,925reported employee hours
Tons per hour
2.61production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 472,905 | 171,775 | 2.75 | 271 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 439,913 | 170,213 | 2.58 | 277 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 430,281 | 170,870 | 2.52 | 277 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 391,920 | 155,860 | 2.51 | 282 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 459,183 | 174,320 | 2.63 | 281 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 446,951 | 168,887 | 2.65 | 275 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
7210 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
150 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
44,219.0071 of 72 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
845.0017 inspections · 17 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 21 | 2 | 5,586.00 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 17 | 4 | 14,872.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 257.8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 17 | 3 | 17,718.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 0 | 1,766.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 224.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42.8 |
| 2026-Q2 | 11 | 1 | 3,471.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 244.5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 806.00 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.5 |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee finished loading the shot and got back in the cab of the truck. EE sat down, removed EE's safety glasses and something got in EE's left eye. EE received first aid at the mine site but asked to be taken to a medical clinic. The physician prescribed eye drops.
MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
The employee was assisting a welder, repairing an excavator bucket for the entire shift. The following day the employee experienced pain in both eyes and was diagnosed with welding flash burns of the eyes.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Drill operator had assisted another drill operator and was returning/walking to their drill when they twisted an ankle due to uneven ground.
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Accident narrative
The employee has recurring pain in their right elbow. On 10/14/2025 EE was diagnosed with lateral epicondylitis of the right elbow. Treatment is physical therapy, starting 10/22/2025. The employee continues to work at full capacity.
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
9/19/25, EE was straightening metal pipe framework on a drill rig using a chain come-a-long. One of the anchor hooks came loose, striking EE's left hand and thumb. EE was wearing gloves and safety glasses. First aid was administered, and EE returned to work that day. On 10/02/25, EE reported worsening pain in EE's thumb, which was later diagnosed as fractured at Urgent Care.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was removing a block plate on a stick cylinder after a hose had ruptured. As they loosened the plate, hydraulic fluid exited from behind the plate, striking the employee in the face.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was assisting a small truck mechanic and trying to connect two A/C hoses. Surgery to repair the bicep was on June 19, 2025
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Accident narrative
The Operator was notified on 5/12/2025 that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was cutting tape with a knife. The knife slipped resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee fell from D 10 dozer after losing balance
POWERED HAULAGE · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
The employee, an equipment operator, felt like something was in eye and the eye became irritated. The employee flushed the eye and continued to work till end of shift. On 4/1/2025 the employee returned to work but continued to feel discomfort. The employee went to medical facility and it was found that the eye had a scratch. Meds were prescribed.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Tire Tech was moving wheel parts around. Linked the flange ring and the bead seat band together in the hands of the manipulator. Turned around to lay the remote control down. The bead seat band slipped off of the flange ring and landed on Tire Tech's foot.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
At 11:50 AM EE was assisting a Lube Tech whose airline was frozen. EE provided an air source to the lube tech to complete the job. As EE was unhooking the airline, EE fell on the ice and landed on left shoulder. EE was transported to the hospital by the Safety Representative at the Workman Creek Mine.
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Accident narrative
The Operator was notified on 1/23/2025 that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) · OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6
Accident narrative
The employee was welding on a CAT 993K Endloader bucket 1/8/2025 on the evening shift. On 1/10/2025 employee felt discomfort in eyes and was diagnosed with welding flash burns to the eyes.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
EIA-923 · COAL RECEIPTS
Coal shipments and quality
Receipts reported by power plants and terminals, matched by MSHA mine ID.
No receipts matched this mine in the selected period. EIA-923 does not cover all mine sales, exports or metallurgical coal shipments.
Delivered cost includes transport and is not mine revenue. Missing prices remain blank. * Fewer than three months are published in the selected quarter. Receipts reflect the months EIA has published; an unfinished quarter is not comparable with a full quarter. Portfolio matches use current ownership.
Coverage, sources and calculations
- Reported coal receipts at EIA-923 power plants/terminals; this is not a census of mine shipments, exports or metallurgical sales.
- Matches use only the published MSHA ID, normalized to seven digits. Unidentified mine origins remain in the source table but are not assigned to a mine.
- Portfolio attribution uses current MSHA ownership, not ownership at the shipment date. Receipts and production can differ because of timing, stocks and coverage.
- Quality means are weighted by positive reported tons with that measurement. Delivered cost uses only rows with published cost, positive heat and positive tons; missing/withheld costs are never zero-filled.
- USD/ton = (cents/MMBtu ÷ 100) × MMBtu/ton. This is plant delivered cost, not mine sales price or revenue.
- Receipt month is as published, including records supplied by annual respondents. Recent months are preliminary and subject to revision. Missing rows do not prove zero shipments.
Imported releases start 2008-01. This window includes 12 published months. EIA releases · Survey instructions
- 2026 · preliminary · EIA923_Schedules_2_3_4_5_M_07_2026_21SEP2026.xlsx · Page 5 Fuel Receipts and Costs
- 2025 · final · EIA923_Schedules_2_3_4_5_M_12_2025_Final.xlsx · Page 5 Fuel Receipts and Costs
EIA ANNUAL COAL REPORT · 2024
Coal prices and estimated revenue
Annual county prices and a production-based allocation of county coal sales.
The estimate assumes each eligible mine receives its county-average price and shares county sales in proportion to production. Actual sales and prices can differ substantially. All producing annual records in this selection have estimates. Annual price data uses a separate window from the MSHA charts.
| Mine / county | Annual production · tons | County FOB · USD/ton | Est. sales · tons | Est. coal revenue · USD | Basis / availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workman Creek Surface4609475 · Raleigh, West Virginia | 1,845,651 | 145.53 | 1,888,805 | 274,877,830 | County allocation estimate26.11% of eligible county production12 eligible mines / 12 sales respondents |
Method, assumptions and source records
- This is an annual county-sales allocation, not reported mine or company revenue. Currency is nominal USD in the source year; quantities are short tons.
- Mine share = same-year annual mine production / eligible same-county production. Estimated sales = published county sales × share. Estimated coal revenue = estimated sales × published county average FOB price.
- The model assumes eligible mines share county sales in proportion to production and receive the county-average price. Matching mine counts is a check, not proof of identical respondents. Mine quality, contracts and sales timing can differ substantially. No statistical confidence interval is implied.
- FOB excludes transport and insurance. EIA-923 delivered costs do not enter this model. No grade premium, state/national fallback, quarterly apportionment or carry-forward to a later year is applied.
- Eligibility follows the source's production threshold and excludes preparation-only and refuse operations. Withheld values, inconsistent county counts and missing/ambiguous locations produce no estimate.
- County sales are published in thousands of tons and prices to cents. Calculations retain precision, but the inputs are rounded and the allocation is approximate.
- Portfolio attribution uses current MSHA ownership, not ownership during the sales year. Covered-mine sums exclude unavailable estimates and must not be read as whole-company revenue. Coverage denominators use the annual EIA mine-production release.
Sales-reporting threshold: 50,000 short tons per mine in 2024. Withheld sales or prices stay unavailable.
EIA Table 30 · county sales and FOB prices · EIA annual mine production · Release index
Annual report released November 19, 2025. Method: county-sales-allocation-v1. JSON and CSV preserve source row numbers and file checksums.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Alpha Metallurgical Resources InccontrolsRepublic EnergyoperatesWorkman Creek Surface
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4609475—
Alpha Metallurgical Resources InccontrolsRepublic Energy LLCoperatesWorkman Creek Surface
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4609475—
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, InccontrolsRepublic EnergyoperatesWorkman Creek Surface
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4609475—
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, InccontrolsRepublic Energy LLCoperatesWorkman Creek Surface
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4609475—
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.controlsRepublic Energy LLCoperatesWorkman Creek Surface
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4609475—
Massey Energy CompanycontrolsRepublic Energy LLCoperatesWorkman Creek Surface
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4609475—
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.controlsRepublic EnergyoperatesWorkman Creek Surface
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4609475—
Massey Energy CompanycontrolsRepublic EnergyoperatesWorkman Creek Surface
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 4609475Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
85 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 3,333 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD50 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
366 violation rows across the full record; 51 carry an S&S flag and $122,759 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY207 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
1,070 coal dust; 119 coal quartz; 67 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 3 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE1K samples
coal-dust-samplesquartz-samplesnoise-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
169K employee hours and 275 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q2447K tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
36 contested-violation rows, 36 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 4 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE76 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT24 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
122 inspection events and 9K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE71 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 18, 2026. 119 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Coal quartz concentration
Quarterly mean · µg/m³ · not-voided samples
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58573632 / lab 2026021449 | Coal quartzQuartz | HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATORDESIGNATED WORK POSITION | 34 µg/m³20.3% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58573741 / lab 2026021446 | Coal quartzQuartz | HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATORDESIGNATED WORK POSITION | 6 µg/m³5.2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58573658 / lab 2026021452 | Coal quartzQuartz | HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATORDESIGNATED WORK POSITION | 10 µg/m³6.1% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58573610 / lab 2026021131 | Coal quartzQuartz | HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATORDESIGNATED WORK POSITION | 54 µg/m³19.2% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58573693 / lab 2026021135 | Coal quartzQuartz | HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATORDESIGNATED WORK POSITION | 28 µg/m³5.3% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
| 58573594 / lab 2026021138 | Coal quartzQuartz | HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATORDESIGNATED WORK POSITION | 18 µg/m³11.4% quartz | Not voided | Not reported |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
ANNUAL COAL PRODUCTION1,845,651short tons
- LABOR HOURS
- 706,337
- AVG EMPLOYEES
- 286
- SUPPLY REGION
- Appalachia Central
- UNION
- No union code published
- OPERATION
- Mine only
- COMPANY TYPE
- Operating Subsidiary
1 published EIA row aggregated under this MSHA ID. Components remain available in JSON.
30 CFR 77.602Permanent splicing of trailing cables.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 50.20-7Criteria—MSHA Form 7000-1, Section D.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 77.1606Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 77.1104Accumulations of combustible materials.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 77.1007Drilling; general.3 recent rows ↗30 CFR 77.205Travelways at surface installations.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 77.502Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
502556477.602(b)Citation
502556150.20-7(c)Citation
502556050.20-7(c)Citation
502555277.1606(c)Citation
502555177.1606(c)Citation
502555077.1104Citation
502554777.1007(b)Citation
502554677.1007(b)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Coal dustOUTSIDE FOREMAN
.032 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustHIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER
.064 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustREFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE
.105 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustREFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE
.032 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustBULLDOZER OPERATOR
.116 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustBULLDOZER OPERATOR
.277 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustBACKHOE OPERATOR
.041 mg/m³Not voided
Coal dustHIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR
.193 mg/m³Not voided
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
17 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors85Nov 15, 2013—Aug 13, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Dec 23, 2013—Dec 23, 2013mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal360Dec 11, 2013—Aug 27, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal36Dec 30, 2014—Aug 14, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety1,070Aug 5, 2014—Oct 8, 2026mine-keyed
Conferencescompliance · legal4Aug 25, 2014—Nov 19, 2024mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal36Dec 11, 2013—Apr 14, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety3,431Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety800Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance8Oct 30, 2013—Oct 17, 2014mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance51Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance14Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance122Apr 15, 2013—Oct 1, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment67Sep 9, 2014—Dec 17, 2025mine-keyed
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety119Dec 9, 2014—May 19, 2026mine-keyed
Violationscompliance · safety · legal366Dec 11, 2013—Aug 27, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.