Bevins Branch Surface has $254K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 18 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
1998–2020
Latest incident
Apr 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
489
citations
180
significant & substantial
$253,952
proposed penalties
$175,221
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $78,731 gap.
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.
489 citations across 4,946 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bevins Branch Surface has $254K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 18 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.
$254K
proposed penalties
$187K
current assessed
$175K
paid to date
$12K
outstanding
471 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
Of $137K in penalties contested before the Commission, $71K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-02-09.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
102citations taken to the federal commission · 21% of citations on record
Settled
85 · 83%
Stood as issued
17 · 17%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 64 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
48%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$137K proposed, $71K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-10-04.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Bevins Branch Surface shows 100% of 390 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘ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
ⓘ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: 2021-05-13, 5 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
390
samples
1.44
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
279 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 111 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘ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.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
Bevins Branch Surface recorded 6.65 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2020.
Injury rate, 2020
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
6.65
total case rate
6.65
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 3.67 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2020 *
6.65
6.65
0.000
2019 *
2.23
0.00
0.000
2018
3.43
3.43
0.000
2017
1.79
1.79
0.000
2016
1.95
1.95
0.000
2015
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014
1.26
1.26
0.000
2013
1.21
1.21
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2023
13
2021
5
2020
15
8,998
2019
35
99,205
2018
41
182,138
2017
39
325,531
2016
45
358,768
2015
66
409,621
2014
61
439,960
2013
58
445,611
2012
65
411,646
2011
70
470,720
2010
61
369,071
2009
62
418,037
2008
58
527,483
2007
58
494,058
2006
59
560,992
2005
44
304,930
2004
23
36,486
2000
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bevins Branch Surface sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2023 Q2
4,000
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
800
2
0
2500.0
2021 Q2
1,372
4
0
2915.5
2021 Q1
2,902
9
1
3101.3
2020 Q4
3,017
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
7,162
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
9,081
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
10,807
1
0
92.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4
6,929
6
1
865.9
2019 Q3
29,967
1
1
33.4
2019 Q2
27,191
10
1
367.8
2019 Q1
25,739
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
33,561
3
0
89.4
2018 Q3
22,563
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
30,231
6
1
198.5
2018 Q1
30,377
1
0
32.9
2017 Q4
31,572
5
1
158.4
2017 Q3
29,543
20
5
677.0
2017 Q2
24,383
9
6
369.1
2017 Q1
26,379
8
1
303.3
2016 Q4
28,026
8
0
285.4
2016 Q3
29,303
6
3
204.8
2016 Q2
22,464
11
3
489.7
2016 Q1
22,953
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
25,732
3
0
116.6
2015 Q3
29,321
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
37,081
5
0
134.8
2015 Q1
34,264
3
0
87.6
2014 Q4
41,463
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
37,761
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
43,255
19
12
439.3
2014 Q1
36,594
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
46,013
18
8
391.2
2013 Q3
36,889
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
40,071
11
6
274.5
2013 Q1
42,272
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
39,611
30
21
757.4
2012 Q3
34,369
17
7
494.6
2012 Q2
43,899
4
0
91.1
2012 Q1
43,437
17
4
391.4
2011 Q4
54,330
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
50,555
5
2
98.9
2011 Q2
41,549
15
3
361.0
2011 Q1
37,228
11
3
295.5
2010 Q4
44,471
1
0
22.5
2010 Q3
44,874
11
4
245.1
2010 Q2
34,682
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
38,624
15
5
388.4
2009 Q4
36,297
1
0
27.6
2009 Q3
40,941
17
6
415.2
2009 Q2
34,435
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
41,599
12
7
288.5
2008 Q4
35,220
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
40,178
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
32,229
9
4
279.3
2008 Q1
38,883
3
1
77.2
2007 Q4
35,384
3
1
84.8
2007 Q3
39,167
7
2
178.7
2007 Q2
34,696
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
42,323
6
2
141.8
2006 Q4
41,225
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
45,225
1
1
22.1
2006 Q2
33,966
7
1
206.1
2006 Q1
36,088
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
30,588
11
8
359.6
2005 Q3
32,520
5
2
153.8
2005 Q2
23,631
9
6
380.9
2005 Q1
22,955
1
1
43.6
2004 Q4
15,696
5
3
318.6
2000 Q2
4,862
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
31 on file
2020 · 1 incident
April 8, 2020KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was putting antifreeze in rock truck. When getting down, feet got caught. To keep from falling, employee grabbed railing and pulled right shoulder.
January 26, 2018KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE was getting loaded with shot material in pot area when getting loaded the shot material fell into off side of truck shaking operator around in the cab of truck.
The excavator operator told everyone ee was getting off excavator to take a restroom break. EE didn't listen and back into excavator boom with rock truck.
February 1, 2016KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was mounting Front End Loader when he felt pain in his right hip and knee. Employee didn't report this accident until 9/8/2014 and started losing time on this date..
2013 · 1 incident
November 11, 2013KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was working on grader blade trying to put it back on. Blade kicked out from jack and hit his foot.
2012 · 3 incidents
December 17, 2012KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATES: PRESSED TILT PIN IN LOADER, WAS REMOVING PULLER GROUP, GROUP WAS HANGING ON BOOM, STARTED NUT ON ROD TO KEEP ALL PLATES AND RAM FROM FALLING OFF. ROD SHIFTED CAUSING PLATES AND RAM TO SHIFT AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN TOOLING, BOOM WAS STILL WAS NOT MOVED.
Employee was getting in SUV to return to work area when the driver pulled away to quickly causing employee to loose footing causing pain in right knee. Employee started losing time on 10-23-12.
June 18, 2012KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was dismounting Caterpillar 785 haul truck & missed step on ladder. Employee grabbed handrail with right hand causing pain in right shoulder & down right side & back.
A blasting accident occurred when the 2500 Hitachi shovel contacted an undented primer in an area that had been shot. This accident resulted in no injury to anyone.
January 1, 2009KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Had been climbing up and down the boom all day, installing a cylinder, he had bumped his left elbow several times over the course of the day. His left hand began hurting all the way to the elbow when he gripped an object.
2008 · 2 incidents
November 26, 2008KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing onto D10N dozer. His foot slipped on the track causing him to fall-back striking pusharm of dozer. He complained of tenderness and swelling in lower back area.
January 21, 2008KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Driver pulled out of pit, started to tarp his load when tarp became stuck. Driver got out of truck, walked around passenger side & tried to push tarp back and his right wrist popped. After his wrist popped he walked around to driver side and climbed up side of truck bed to see if tarp was caught on something.
2007 · 3 incidents
December 31, 2007KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was hauling over-burden to the dump in a 777C Cat rock truck, Equip. #301. When he started downhill to the dump area he noticed he had no brakes & went thru berm & over about 25' high dump. He went cab first into spoil bank. It threw him face first into windshield. He was not wearing seat belt.
EE and other ee was removing a steering demand valve 250-300. and carring valve to bumper of tool truck when he felt sharp pain in his shoulder blade area
Coal Mac Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PREPARING TO USE THE BOOM ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK. HE HAS MANUAL OUTRIGGERS. HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE THE OUTRIGGER FOR BETTER STABILIZATION. THE OUTRIGGER WAS STUCK. HE PULLED HARDER. WHEN THE OUTRIGGER CAME OUT, IT HIS HIS RIGHT FOOYT \
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