Fatality · MSHA Record #220261410017

Maintenance Man fatality at Combs Branch Job (Pine Branch Mining LLC), KY, May 20, 2026

at 10:21 AM

On May 20, 2026, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Combs Branch Job (Pine Branch Mining LLC), KY.

Combs Branch Job · Surface · Coal

Operator: Pine Branch Mining LLC (Sev.en Global Investments a.s.)

Contractor on site: C1571

Perry County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

EE and another employee were pulling the engine and removing nose cone on the radiator. EE was on the bottom under the 992g wheel loader. The other employee was on top of the machine. EE was taking the radiator nose off, accidentally took bolts out of counter weights and it fell on EE. Resulting in a fatality.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: METAL,(Not Elsewhere Classified)(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 6 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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