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.
COAL BRANCH NO. 2 Coal
ROCKWELL MINING, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Sev.en Global Investments a.s.
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 file2025 · 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)
2024 · 3 incidents
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.
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.