Harman Branch Mining Inc operator
Controlled by
Hung Q Nguyen
MSHA operator ID: 0050384
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
810
citations
173
significant & substantial
$351,153
proposed penalties
$251,534
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $99,619 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
155
inspections on record
6,992
inspection hours
11.6
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.810 citations across 6,992 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$351K
proposed penalties
$253K
current assessed
$252K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
794 assessments are final orders; 58 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2024
1
2023
1
2020
1
2018
1
2013
1
2011
2
2009
1
2004
1
2003
2
Mines on record
- Mine No 2 WV
- Mine No. 1 WV
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