COAL BRANCH NO. 2
Coal
Wharton, WV,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609663
COAL BRANCH NO. 2 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2024–2026
- Latest incident
- Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
15
significant & substantial
$45,534
proposed penalties
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,323 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
7.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
151 citations across 2,147 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
COAL BRANCH NO. 2 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
139 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at COAL BRANCH NO. 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.42 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 722 samples.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Most recent sample: 2026-06-25.
Silica (quartz)
Most recent sample: 2026-05-27.
Noise
Most recent sample: 2026-05-08.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
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 |
26,648 |
14 |
1 |
525.4 |
| 2025 Q1 |
28,443 |
13 |
2 |
457.1 |
| 2024 Q4 |
28,341 |
31 |
1 |
1093.8 |
| 2024 Q3 |
30,781 |
26 |
4 |
844.7 |
| 2024 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2026 · 1 incident
June 17, 2026
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Rockwell Mining, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
10% pulmonary function impairment
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
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.
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