Big Branch has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $727 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Jun 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
223
citations
74
significant & substantial
$47,255
proposed penalties
$40,615
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,640 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
87
inspections on record
1,936
inspection hours
11.5
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.
223 citations across 1,936 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Big Branch has $47K in proposed MSHA penalties and $727 outstanding across 8 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.
$47K
proposed penalties
$41K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$727
outstanding
212 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-05-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Big Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.28 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 230 samples.
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.
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
2016 Q3
26,415
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
32,874
3
0
91.3
2016 Q1
30,000
2
0
66.7
2015 Q4
28,041
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
31,181
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
29,370
8
0
272.4
2015 Q1
27,492
3
0
109.1
2014 Q4
26,567
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3
27,305
3
0
109.9
2014 Q2
29,066
3
1
103.2
2014 Q1
25,481
1
0
39.2
2013 Q4
30,437
2
0
65.7
2013 Q3
28,167
1
0
35.5
2013 Q2
29,776
6
0
201.5
2013 Q1
24,511
9
1
367.2
2012 Q4
17,919
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
36,653
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
43,906
6
0
136.7
2005 Q4
50,788
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
52,769
18
9
341.1
2005 Q2
52,541
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
49,942
8
1
160.2
2004 Q4
49,843
2
0
40.1
2004 Q3
48,672
12
3
246.5
2004 Q2
47,725
10
3
209.5
2004 Q1
45,693
23
8
503.4
2003 Q4
22,763
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
36,579
5
3
136.7
2003 Q2
37,495
16
3
426.7
2003 Q1
37,542
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
34,097
18
13
527.9
2002 Q3
30,696
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
30,969
6
1
193.7
2002 Q1
40,037
7
0
174.8
2001 Q4
37,559
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
39,757
20
8
503.1
2001 Q2
41,859
3
1
71.7
2001 Q1
29,617
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
35,636
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
23,609
28
19
1186.0
2000 Q2
11,725
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2016 · 3 incidents
June 21, 2016KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was helping foreman set a pump near a pond when EE twisted their right ankle, went to Mary Breckingridge Hospital ER and they said it was a sprained ankle.
Employee stepped between rocks in spillway when he twisted his right knee area. Employee is just now having surgery on knee (9/30/2014) expected to be off work 4 to 6 weeks.
Employee told Foreman that he hurt his back, When asked by the Foreman, did he hurt it at work, the employee stated that he did not hurt it at work and he had turned it in on his health insurance. We later received a letter from a lawyer stating that the employee hurt his back at work.
2006 · 1 incident
March 25, 2006KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was operating a dozer when he got a limb caught between the blade and the nose piece. The operator was trying to remove the limb when the limb slipped catching his hand between the limb and a guard on the back of the blade. The guard made a laceration on the employees hand.
2005 · 1 incident
April 15, 2005KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee was tramming dozer towards parking lot when he was blinded by the sun. The dozer dropped over a hump, hitting the blade and causing the dozer to stop abruptly. EE hit his head on cab of dozer (11 stitches to forehead.)
EE WAS DRIVING HIS PICKUP TOWARDS THE FUEL TANKS WHEN HE LOST CONTROL IN A CURVE WITH LOOSE GRAVELS. THE TRUCK SKIDDED INTO A DITCH INJURING THE EE'S LITTLE FINGER.
2000 · 1 incident
October 5, 2000KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS DRIVING THE MECHANICS TRUCK FROM PETERS KNOB TO ST CREEK WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
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