Mining Incidents

Harris Prep Plant Coal

Rockwell Mining LLC · Facility
Wharton, Boone County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4603135

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2020
Latest incident
Jun 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
125
citations
37
significant & substantial
$55,548
proposed penalties
$43,095
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 1,486 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,520 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,628 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,591 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,115 3 1 2690.6
2022 Q4 1,126 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,268 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 940 0 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

11 on file

2020 · 1 incident

June 1, 2020 WV · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rockwell Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee stated was walking the belts and when getting done with C-Belt, employee stepped down, twisting left knee and fell on the ground. Employee worked until 7/24/2020 at which time employee had surgery and began to miss work.

2019 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2019 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockwell Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated EE shut c belt off to remove a rock that was fouled in the structure as EE lifted the rock onto the belt EE felt a sharp pain in EE's groining area

May 1, 2019 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rockwell Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee stated was attempting to pick up a roll of belt with the loader when the belt slipped off the forks. When the belt slipped off this caused the loader to teeter throwing EE into the canopy injuring neck. Employee sought medical treatment on 7/10/2019 and was placed off work under doctors care.

2018 · 2 incidents

December 1, 2018 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockwell Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated EE was moving a 72" belt structure out of a roadway, employee bent over to move structure and felt a pain in EE's lower stomach area.

March 5, 2018 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockwell Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee stated a bearing housing fell on left foot resulting in a fracture and restricted work days. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 3/11/2018 at which time incident became reportable.

2017 · 1 incident

January 10, 2017 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rockwell Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Cable on counterweight 2 of 4 broke, dozer backed over cable, employee was guiding dozer operator off, counterweight dropped, main pull plate flew up and hit employee on right side, lifting ee off the ground and throwing back to the ground. Right leg, right abdomen, right ribs, right hip and back -- contusion, abrasion.

2014 · 1 incident

August 13, 2014 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 8/13/2014 mine management was notified of an occupational Illness due to hearing loss of a previous employee. Employee was retired effective 2/28/2014.

2013 · 1 incident

September 4, 2013 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner ELECTRICAL
Eastern Associated Coal LLC · Contact with electrical current

Employee was washing around the "C" belt braking resistors. He stated that he tripped on a wash down hose and his arm slid under the resistor and came in contact with power, receiving electrical burns to his left hand.

2010 · 1 incident

February 12, 2010 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Associated Coal LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Stepped off concrete pad at MCC building onto snow and ice. Ankle gave way on snow and ice. EE fell onto ground and felt a strain/pain in his lower back.

2006 · 1 incident

July 21, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Associated Coal LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Working on a D9R slipped on steps and hit right knee & shin on hand grab.

2000 · 1 incident