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Workman Creek Surface: 124 MSHA citations

Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.

Workman Creek Surface is an active coal (bituminous) surface mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia, operated by Republic Energy LLC with 295 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4609475). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 124 citations and orders there with $61,101 in proposed penalties, and 40 accident reports were filed there, with 39 injury or illness cases.

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MSHA mine ID
4609475
Status
Active since December 23, 2013
Main commodity
Coal (bituminous)
Mine type
Surface
County
Raleigh County, West Virginia
Nearest town
Clear Creek
Operator
Republic Energy LLC
Parent company
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Employees
295
MSHA field office
Beckley Field Office
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
124
Significant and substantial
11 (8.9%)
Closure orders
2
High negligence or reckless
3
Proposed penalties
$61,101
Amount paid so far
$53,753
Inspections
64
Inspector hours on site
2,713
Citations per inspection
1.94 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
40
Injury and illness cases
39
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
October 23, 2026
Citations issued to contractors here
45 ($19,840 proposed)

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
2022101$3,1722
2023270$5,93010
2024293$13,65212
2025446$34,37213
2026141$3,9752

Standards cited most at Workman Creek Surface

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 77.1606Surface coal mines, safety62
30 CFR 77.1104Surface coal mines, safety12
30 CFR 77.205Surface coal mines, safety6
30 CFR 77.410Surface coal mines, safety6
30 CFR 77.1007Surface coal mines, safety5
30 CFR 77.1605Surface coal mines, safety5
30 CFR 77.404Surface coal mines, safety5
30 CFR 77.208Surface coal mines, safety3
30 CFR 77.502Surface coal mines, safety2
30 CFR 77.1607Surface coal mines, safety2
30 CFR 77.1000Surface coal mines, safety2
30 CFR 77.1004Surface coal mines, safety1
30 CFR 77.412Surface coal mines, safety1
30 CFR 71.206Surface coal mines, health1
30 CFR 77.400Surface coal mines, safety1

Injury and illness cases at Workman Creek Surface

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Days away from work or restricted activity19
No lost time, or an occupational illness20

What the accident reports at Workman Creek Surface describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials14
Slip or fall of person9
Handtools (nonpowered)6
Dust disease of lungs3
Stepping or kneeling on object2
Other1
Disorders (repeated trauma)1
Disorders (physical agents)1
All other occupational illnesses1
Powered haulage1

Equipment named in accident reports at Workman Creek Surface

EquipmentReports
Hand tools (not powered)6
Bulldozer5
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks5
Shovel3
Carriage-mounted drills2
Welding machine2
Front-end loader2
Trucks1
Ore haulage trucks - on highway trucks1

Other open mines in Raleigh County, West Virginia

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Black EagleMarfork Coal Company IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)1332,005
Beckley Pocahontas MineIcg Beckley LLCRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)451,950
Affinity MinePocahontas Coal CompanyRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)256905
Panther Eagle MineMarfork Coal Company IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)192777
Glen Alum Tunnel MineMarfork Coal Company IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)120374
Marfork ProcessingMarfork Coal Company IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)84109
Coon Cedar Grove MineMarfork Coal Company IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)17108
Slip Ridge Cedar Grove MineMarfork Coal Company IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)25102
Allen Powellton MineMarfork Coal Company IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)1562
Sullivan QuarryEastern Aggregates, LLCRaleigh County, WVConstruction sand and gravel757
Edwight Surface MineSundial Mining LLCRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)3044
Tams No.1 Surface MineTams Management, IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)533
Affinity Preparation PlantPocahontas Coal CompanyRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)2732
Orchard LoadoutTams Management, IncRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)123
Ewing Fork No. 1 Surface MineRepublic Energy LLCRaleigh County, WVCoal (bituminous)5419

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.