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Wharton 3A: 3 MSHA citations Coal

Barrett, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4603136

Wharton 3A has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,126
proposed penalties
$1,126
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Rockwell Mining, LLC.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
9
inspections on record
76
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 76 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wharton 3A has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-08-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
33.3%
significant & substantial
33.3%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 66.7% moderate, 33.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Eastern Associated Coal Corp 1950 to 1987
  2. Eastern Associated Coal Corp 1987 to 2022
  3. Rockwell Mining, LLC. 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 0
2024 0
2023 0
2022 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Wharton 3A sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 3 1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 6, 1992 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN/ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT

1991 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1991 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING AN EIGHT LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK FROZEN MATERIAL FROM THE RAW COAL BIN FLOP GATE AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

March 22, 1990 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN ALLEGED HEARING LOSS

1988 · 5 incidents

August 19, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOLDING A BUSH WAAY FROM A CONCRETE PIER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BUSH WITH AN AXE WHEN THE AXE HIT APICE OF META L AND METAL HIT INJURED ON THE BROW OF LEFT EYE.

July 13, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN-ALLEGED LUNG IMPAIRMENT.

March 24, 1988 WV · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPL. STATED HE WAS ASSISTING IN LIFTING A 9020 TIRE UP INTO TRAILER IN PREPARING TO MVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHEN SLING SLIPPED ALLOWING TIRE TO FALL STRIKING EMPL.

January 11, 1988 WV · Coal superintendent DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

ALLEGED HEARING3LOSS UNKNOWN.

1987 · 9 incidents

November 3, 1987 WV · Coal coal sampler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN ALLEGED3LUNG IMPAIRMENT.

June 23, 1987 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON PAYLOADER TO CHECK ENGINE OIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

April 13, 1987 WV · Coal welder (shop) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

LUNG IMPAIRMENT1

March 27, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALLEGED HEARING3LOSS IMPAIRMENT.

March 25, 1987 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN ALLEDGE8 LUNG IMPAIRMENT

February 23, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AWARDED 9.75% P9RMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY FOR HEARING LOSS.

February 9, 1987 WV · Coal DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME HAS BEEN3AWARDED A 1.75% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY FOR HEARING LOSS

February 6, 1987 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLAIMANT HAS BE9N AWARDED A 5% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS

January 7, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN ALLEGED3LUNG IMPAIRMENT

1986 · 1 incident

November 13, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME HAS BEEN3AWARDED A 4.25% PERMANENT PARTIAL HEARING DISABILITY

1985 · 3 incidents

October 3, 1985 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A 55 GAL. DRUM OF ANTIFREEZE. EMPLOYEE NEVER RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 10-15-85.

June 12, 1985 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS USING A SLAGHAMMER AFTER CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL PIPE WITH TORCH AND A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT IN HIS EYE PER INJURIED AND WITNESS

May 13, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

A RECOIL ASSEMBLY WAS TIED OFF WITH A CHAIN ON A D-9 DOZER TO A 966 ENDLOADER TOT HOLD PRESSUR ON THE ASSEMBLY WHILE THE BOLTS WAS REMOVED FROM THE RETAINING RING. THE CHAIN SLIPPED WHEN THE NEXT TO THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED AND THE PISTON OUT OF THE RECOIL ASSEMBLY HIT I.NAME IN THE FACE AND HEAD.

1984 · 1 incident

May 25, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLAIMANT WAS AWARDED 10% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

1983 · 2 incidents

September 26, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE CLAIMANT WAS GRANTED A 15% PERMANENT PARTIAL DIABILITY AWARD FOR OCC. PNEUMOCONIOSIS

March 14, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A CRIB BLOCK (6" X 8" X 36") WHICH WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS AND THREW THE BLOCK ASIDE WITH A TWISTING MOTION WHERE HE RECEIVED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. NO MEDICAL TREAT MENT RECEIVED UNTIL 4-8-839