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Mines in Wayne County, West Virginia: 11 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
MSHA lists 11 open mines in Wayne County, West Virginia, run by 7 operators and employing 105 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 250 citations and orders there with $66,124 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 9 injury or illness cases. The operators with the most open mines are Argus Energy WV, LLC; Docks Creek, LLC; Kanawha River Terminals LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 11
- Operators
- 7
- Employees
- 105
- Temporarily Idled
- 5
- Active
- 3
- NonProducing
- 3
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 250
- Significant and substantial
- 44 (17.6%)
- Closure orders
- 22
- High negligence or reckless
- 25
- Proposed penalties
- $66,124
- Amount paid so far
- $49,359
- Inspections
- 133
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,980
- Citations per inspection
- 1.88 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 9
- Injury and illness cases
- 9
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- November 2, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Wayne County, West Virginia
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Energy WV, LLC | 5 | 1 | 1 | $133 | 0 |
| Docks Creek, LLC | 1 | 14 | 112 | $22,721 | 2 |
| Kanawha River Terminals LLC | 1 | 47 | 83 | $29,842 | 6 |
| Lexington Coal Company, LLC | 1 | 1 | 51 | $12,979 | 0 |
| Quality Magnetite LLC | 1 | 33 | 3 | $449 | 1 |
| Cyrus River Terminal LLC | 1 | 9 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| Powdermill Processing Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Operators with the most citations in Wayne County, West Virginia
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docks Creek, LLC | 1 | 14 | 112 | $22,721 | 2 |
| Kanawha River Terminals LLC | 1 | 47 | 83 | $29,842 | 6 |
| Lexington Coal Company, LLC | 1 | 1 | 51 | $12,979 | 0 |
| Quality Magnetite LLC | 1 | 33 | 3 | $449 | 1 |
| Argus Energy WV, LLC | 5 | 1 | 1 | $133 | 0 |
| Cyrus River Terminal LLC | 1 | 9 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
| Powdermill Processing Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | $0 | 0 |
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docks Creek, LLC | Docks Creek, LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 14 | 112 |
| Ceredo Dock | Kanawha River Terminals LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 47 | 83 |
| Rockspring Plant | Lexington Coal Company, LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 51 |
| Quality Magnetite LLC | Quality Magnetite LLC | Wayne County, WV | Iron ore | 33 | 3 |
| Kiah Creek Preparation Plant | Argus Energy WV, LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 1 |
| Cyrus River Terminal LLC | Cyrus River Terminal LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 9 | 0 |
| Wayne County River Terminal | Argus Energy WV, LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
| Deep Mine No 7 | Argus Energy WV, LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
| Deep Mine No 8 | Argus Energy WV, LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
| Stone Mine No. 1 | Powdermill Processing Inc | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
| No. 11 | Argus Energy WV, LLC | Wayne County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 0 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Coal (bituminous) | 10 | 90.9% |
| Iron ore | 1 | 9.1% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | $3,549 | 1 |
| 2023 | 42 | 0 | $11,050 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 3 | $6,084 | 2 |
| 2025 | 118 | 33 | $39,620 | 2 |
| 2026 | 36 | 8 | $5,821 | 4 |
Standards cited most at mines in Wayne County, West Virginia
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 77.400 | Surface coal mines, safety | 24 |
| 30 CFR 77.216-3 | Surface coal mines, safety | 24 |
| 30 CFR 77.205 | Surface coal mines, safety | 21 |
| 30 CFR 77.1104 | Surface coal mines, safety | 18 |
| 30 CFR 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 17 |
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 17 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 15 |
| 30 CFR 77.200 | Surface coal mines, safety | 8 |
| 30 CFR 77.513 | Surface coal mines, safety | 7 |
| 30 CFR 77.502 | Surface coal mines, safety | 7 |
| 30 CFR 77.216-4 | Surface coal mines, safety | 7 |
| 30 CFR 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 6 |
| 30 CFR 77.207 | Surface coal mines, safety | 5 |
| 30 CFR 77.512 | Surface coal mines, safety | 5 |
| 30 CFR 77.216 | Surface coal mines, safety | 5 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Wayne County, West Virginia
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 6 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 3 |
What the accident reports at mines in Wayne County, West Virginia describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 5 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Electrical | 1 |
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Wayne County, West Virginia
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Welding machine | 2 |
| Locomotive | 1 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.