Rockwell Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Striking punch with hammer. Missed punch and struck left thumb. Received stitches on left thumb.
SHM-44 Coal
Rockwell Mining, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Sev.en Global Investments a.s.
Wharton,
Boone County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1518978
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2006–2019
- Latest incident
- Jun 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
126
citations
44
significant & substantial
$84,428
proposed penalties
$27,562
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 8,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 8,781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 6,068 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q4 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,152 | 1 | 0 | 868.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2019 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
Rockwell Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee stated was removing a pin out of a cutter chain. As it was beat out the employee caught the pin and mashed right index finger between pin and shear arm. Employee received 3 stitches.
2010 · 1 incident
August 25, 2010
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by flying object
Employee was hitting a sprocket with a sledge hammer, when a small piece of metal hit his right upper arm, resulting in one stich.
2007 · 1 incident
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While changing a PTM cradle location, a pry bar was used to keep the cradle from moving. When they leveled the highwall miner, the bar dislodged and struck EE in the back - As a result, he was diagnosed as having a cracked rib.
2006 · 1 incident
September 29, 2006
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
James River Coal Service Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Driving a pin into a cutter chain when a piece of the pin shattered and lodged in his abdomen.