Workman Branch Surface Mine Coal
Rockwell Mining LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Sev.en Global Investments a.s.
Wharton,
Boone County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609664
Workman Branch Surface Mine has $562 in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
4
citations
1
significant & substantial
$562
proposed penalties
$260
paid to date
46% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
6
inspections on record
168
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 168 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Workman Branch Surface Mine has $562 in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 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.$562
proposed penalties
$562
current assessed
$260
paid to date
$302
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Workman Branch Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.02 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 11 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.0.02
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.08
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-12.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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The full compliance file on Workman Branch Surface Mine
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.