Michael S Branham: 143 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: C10639
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
143
citations
57
significant & substantial
$32,505
proposed penalties
$227
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $32,278 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
43
inspections on record
1,785
inspection hours
8.0
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.143 citations across 1,785 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.$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$227
paid to date
$32K
outstanding
124 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-07-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.46.0%
significant & substantial
4.0%
high negligence or reckless
46.0%
reasonably likely or greater
26.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.6% low, 94.4% moderate, 4.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Last sampled: 2010-07-28, 16 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
5
samples
0.43
dust max (mg/m3)
3 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 2 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2010-07-28, 16 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
3
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2016
1
2014
1
1983
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- No 2 KY
- Belcher No 3 KY
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Where Michael S Branham stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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