Mining Incidents

COAL BRANCH NO. 2 Coal

ROCKWELL MINING, LLC · Underground
Wharton, WV, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609663

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2024–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
150
citations
15
significant & substantial
$43,995
proposed penalties
$40,211
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 25,864 18 2 695.9
2025 Q3 24,297 22 3 905.5
2025 Q2 0 14 1
2025 Q1 0 13 2
2024 Q4 0 31 1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 30, 2025 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rockwell Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a roof bolt as EE pushed the bolt up, EE used fast feed, and the bolt bent causing the bolt wrench EE was using to brake hitting EE in the mouth chipping one of EE's teeth.

2024 · 3 incidents

November 20, 2024 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockwell Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred at this mine in the return airway on #3 Belt, #8 entry, 1 break inby SS#: 1324. There were no injuries associated with this event.

October 30, 2024 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rockwell Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred on the East Mains 1 Right panel in the last open line at the 5 face/ 6 right intersection. This was called in to the hot line and a plan was approved to clean the fall. There were no injuries due to this accident.

September 16, 2024 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rockwell Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated EE was assisting in setting the feeder after a belt move when EE stepped in a hole and felt pain in EE's right knee.