Data / Mines / West Virginia / Samples Surface Mine
Samples Surface Mine: 254 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Samples Surface Mine is an active coal (bituminous) surface mine in Kanawha County, West Virginia, operated by Panther Creek Mining LLC with 108 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4607178). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 254 citations and orders there with $76,278 in proposed penalties, and 11 accident reports were filed there, with 10 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4607178
- Status
- Active since April 2, 2005
- Main commodity
- Coal (bituminous)
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Nearest town
- Eskdale Post Office
- Operator
- Panther Creek Mining LLC
- Parent company
- Sev.en Global Investments A.s.
- Employees
- 108
- MSHA field office
- Mt. Carbon WV Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 254
- Significant and substantial
- 10 (3.9%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 3
- Proposed penalties
- $76,278
- Amount paid so far
- $76,278
- Inspections
- 33
- Inspector hours on site
- 2,534
- Citations per inspection
- 7.70 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 11
- Injury and illness cases
- 10
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 13, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 18 ($2,659 proposed)
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 | 37 | 2 | $6,271 | 0 |
| 2023 | 64 | 4 | $19,719 | 3 |
| 2024 | 74 | 3 | $23,293 | 3 |
| 2025 | 41 | 0 | $18,031 | 4 |
| 2026 | 38 | 1 | $8,964 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Samples Surface Mine
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 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 74 |
| 30 CFR 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 57 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 18 |
| 30 CFR 77.410 | Surface coal mines, safety | 16 |
| 30 CFR 77.205 | Surface coal mines, safety | 13 |
| 30 CFR 77.1004 | Surface coal mines, safety | 11 |
| 30 CFR 77.400 | Surface coal mines, safety | 9 |
| 30 CFR 77.1000 | Surface coal mines, safety | 7 |
| 30 CFR 77.1007 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.1104 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.1607 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.208 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 3 |
| 30 CFR 71.402 | Surface coal mines, health | 3 |
| 30 CFR 77.412 | Surface coal mines, safety | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at Samples Surface Mine
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 3 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 7 |
What the accident reports at Samples Surface Mine describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 4 |
| Handling of materials | 3 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Samples Surface Mine
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 3 |
| Trucks | 2 |
| Welding machine | 2 |
| Bulldozer | 2 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Kanawha County, West Virginia
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed Mine | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 112 | 2,055 |
| Blue Creek No. 1 Ug Mine | Blue Creek Mining, LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 108 | 709 |
| Coalburg Tunnel Mine | Kanawha Eagle Mining, LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 8 | 237 |
| Winchester 2 | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 67 | 210 |
| Coal Clean Prep Plant | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 39 | 131 |
| Toms Fork Prep Plant and Loadout | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 11 | 131 |
| South Hollow Prep Plant and Loadout | Kanawha Eagle Mining, LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 60 | 125 |
| Witcher Creek Surface Mine | Silver Horse Services, LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 31 | 62 |
| Little Creek Dock | Taishan Coal LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 2 | 37 |
| Mammoth Coal Processing Pl & Riv Tipple | Spartan Mining Company | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 29 | 32 |
| Coon Hollow Tunnel Mine | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 3 | 26 |
| River Point Dock | River Point LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 4 | 13 |
| Blue Creek Prep Plant | Blue Creek Mining, LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 21 | 7 |
| Samples Mine Highwall Miner | Panther Creek Mining LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 12 | 6 |
| Quincy Dock | Kanawha River Terminals LLC | Kanawha County, WV | Coal (bituminous) | 20 | 5 |
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.