Struck by falling object
Rocks fell off a highwall striking rock truck. The employee suffered a contusion on their left upper thigh. Received medical reports to make the determination on 3/2/2026.
Harry's Branch Surface MineCoal
Reflectance Energy LLC · Surface
Controlled by David Michael Jamison; Petri E Koivula
Gilbert, Mingo County, WV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609651
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2025–2026
- Latest incident
- Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 3 incidents
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Accident happened 9/30/25. employee was attempting to put a drill steel back into the carousel of a hammer drill. The drill steel shifted, pinching the miner's hand between the steel and the clamp on the drill. The employee did not miss work until EE had to have surgery 10/27/25. EE is off work until doctor releases EE.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was attempting to put a drill steel back into the carousel of a hammer drill. the drill steel shift pinching the miner's hand between the steel and the clamp on the drill.
Struck by powered moving object
Two employees from Lester's Steam Cleaning were steam cleaning their steam truck at the guard shack at the end of their shift. EE 2 by drivers' side door, EE 1 behind the truck at back bumper. EE 3 in a different steam truck, backed up to let traffic by coming off the hill and backed into other truck pinching EE 1 between the trucks.