Mining Incidents

Mine No 2 Coal

Harman Branch Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hung Q Nguyen
Caretta, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609207

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2009–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
773
citations
161
significant & substantial
$348,642
proposed penalties
$249,023
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 8,003 12 1 1499.4
2025 Q3 4,658 14 3 3005.6
2025 Q2 7,350 7 1 952.4
2025 Q1 7,789 9 1 1155.5
2024 Q4 11,123 10 0 899.0
2024 Q3 10,110 8 1 791.3
2024 Q2 12,211 13 1 1064.6
2024 Q1 10,934 7 0 640.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2026 · 1 incident

February 19, 2026 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went into con x 2 to get a box of belt splices. After picking up the box, they turned around to exit the con x and felt pain in left knee. Employee went for medical treatment.

2024 · 1 incident

August 20, 2024 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was helping to move a trailer car loaded with timbers. The EE was located behind the trailer. As the scoop was pushing the car backwards, the car suddenly moved towards the inby rib. This movement caught the employee's right foot between the car and the mine floor injuring EE's right foot.

2023 · 1 incident

September 25, 2023 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee doing regular activity while shoveling belt and felt pain in lower back.

2020 · 1 incident

August 12, 2020 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was bringing the steel out of the hole. EE reached to grab the steel to keep from falling on ground & instead of hitting the lever to run the steel on out EE accidentally hit the rotation and a burr on the steel caught EE's glove and wrapped EE's arm up in steel.

2018 · 1 incident

August 27, 2018 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured Person stated while changing out a bottom roller IP hung one side and went to pull up to hook other side and the side IP first hooked came off causing the bottom roller to strike IP in right side. There was no witness and IP didn't tell nobody till next day.

2013 · 1 incident

December 17, 2013 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Electrician /Mechanic kneel down and turned around and felt his knee hurting. EE had prior surgery on his knee before employment at mine. EE said that he had forgotten to wear his knee brace. The EE said he would RTW the next day. He did not go to hospital after leaving mine property.

2011 · 2 incidents

December 1, 2011 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner helper went to pick up miner cable to move out of haul way, hurting his back.

August 10, 2011 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

Electrician/mechanic was change a tire on std shuttle car, when he went to put wedge under tire, the tire fell off the shuttle car hub and landing on Electricians ankle. Electrician continued working on wheel until he completed job then leaving to outside to go home.

2009 · 1 incident

October 7, 2009 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Hanging cable - sprained shoulder muscle.