EE WAS ON EXCAVATOR. HE WAS IN LOOSE ROCK ON HILLSIDE. HE LOST CONTROL WHEN TRACK GOT ON ROCK. THE EXCAVATOR ROLLED PINNING THE EE UNDERNEATH.
Cub Branch Surface Coal
Cub Branch Surface has $1.0M in proposed MSHA penalties and $37K outstanding across 39 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 78
- Years on record
- 1994–2024
- Latest incident
- Apr 2024
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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.Cub Branch Surface has $1.0M in proposed MSHA penalties and $37K outstanding across 39 contested dockets.
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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.MSHA sampling at Cub Branch Surface shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.21 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 307 samples.
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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 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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 7,222 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 36,519 | 36 | 3 | 985.8 |
| 2025 Q1 | 40,835 | 15 | 3 | 367.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 42,926 | 27 | 7 | 629.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 40,567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 40,151 | 22 | 3 | 547.9 |
| 2024 Q1 | 39,941 | 17 | 4 | 425.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 40,712 | 1 | 0 | 24.6 |
| 2023 Q3 | 39,246 | 72 | 31 | 1834.6 |
| 2023 Q2 | 35,963 | 24 | 8 | 667.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 32,395 | 11 | 3 | 339.6 |
| 2022 Q4 | 30,432 | 36 | 10 | 1183.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 32,952 | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2022 Q2 | 28,234 | 11 | 3 | 389.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 17,017 | 48 | 5 | 2820.7 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q1 | 528 | 2 | 0 | 3787.9 |
| 2019 Q4 | 19,862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 25,203 | 10 | 1 | 396.8 |
| 2019 Q2 | 25,687 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 16,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,181 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 868 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,002 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 3,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 9,413 | 4 | 2 | 424.9 |
| 2014 Q3 | 27,280 | 6 | 4 | 219.9 |
| 2014 Q2 | 25,298 | 1 | 1 | 39.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 12,753 | 14 | 7 | 1097.8 |
| 2013 Q4 | 15,447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 24,319 | 5 | 3 | 205.6 |
| 2013 Q2 | 33,384 | 3 | 3 | 89.9 |
| 2013 Q1 | 34,562 | 10 | 3 | 289.3 |
| 2012 Q4 | 31,682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 29,322 | 21 | 15 | 716.2 |
| 2012 Q2 | 22,082 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 27,310 | 15 | 14 | 549.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 28,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 31,727 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 35,224 | 18 | 7 | 511.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 35,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 33,642 | 31 | 13 | 921.5 |
| 2010 Q3 | 37,516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 38,143 | 16 | 10 | 419.5 |
| 2010 Q1 | 37,999 | 1 | 1 | 26.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 35,133 | 17 | 11 | 483.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 37,757 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 33,611 | 21 | 12 | 624.8 |
| 2009 Q1 | 37,546 | 21 | 6 | 559.3 |
| 2008 Q4 | 34,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 31,394 | 56 | 37 | 1783.8 |
| 2008 Q2 | 35,350 | 9 | 9 | 254.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 34,956 | 3 | 2 | 85.8 |
| 2007 Q4 | 32,013 | 39 | 31 | 1218.3 |
| 2007 Q3 | 33,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 30,631 | 17 | 13 | 555.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 25,884 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 27,537 | 11 | 7 | 399.5 |
| 2006 Q3 | 27,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 39,036 | 13 | 11 | 333.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 42,265 | 15 | 7 | 354.9 |
| 2005 Q4 | 49,815 | 9 | 0 | 180.7 |
| 2005 Q3 | 36,277 | 9 | 2 | 248.1 |
| 2005 Q2 | 38,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 39,227 | 5 | 3 | 127.5 |
| 2004 Q4 | 34,609 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 36,859 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 37,225 | 2 | 1 | 53.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 33,711 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 32,303 | 17 | 12 | 526.3 |
| 2003 Q3 | 31,406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 28,183 | 2 | 0 | 71.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 22,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 23,871 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 23,462 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 21,916 | 6 | 3 | 273.8 |
| 2002 Q1 | 20,529 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 18,523 | 4 | 1 | 215.9 |
| 2001 Q3 | 22,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 16,757 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 14,482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 13,645 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 12,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 13,250 | 11 | 11 | 830.2 |
| 2000 Q1 | 7,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
2 recordedVICTIM WAS IN DANGEROUS POSITION AND WHEN LOADER ENGINE WAS STARTED BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & ARM CAUSING SEVERE INTERNAL INJURIES WHICH LED TO DEATH.
Reportable incidents
76 on file (excluding fatalities above)2024 · 2 incidents
Employee was operating a rock truck when EE hit a bump in the road and said it jarred EE around. The employee went to the Doctor the next day complaining of back pain. X-ray showed bulging disk, waiting on an MRI.
Employee was climbing upon a Rock Truck, when EE's foot hit the first platform on the lower level EE's foot slipped and EE lost grip falling on to the ground approximately 3-4 feet on EE's left side. EE was transported to the Hospital and later released that evening.
2023 · 5 incidents
Employee was shoveling tracks on an excavator, felt pain in their lower back. Went to the doctor the next day and was told to rest a couple days.
Operator hung dozer up on something and kept shifting dozer back and forth until they snapped the cable, instead of waiting for another operator to pull him.
Employee was operating a water truck coming out of the job. Employee did a brake check at the top of the hill, the truck popped out of gear half way down the steep EE lost control and the truck turned over on its driver's side at the bottom. EE was taken by ambulance to the hospital. EE was X-rayed, no broken bones and had stitches in hand, cuts and bruises.
Employee was operating a rock truck, leaving the pit area into the valley fill they hit a bump in the road and said their lower back was hurting. They left around 11:00 PM and went to the doctor the nest day. X-rays where done and they were treated for a strained back.
Employee was attempting to walk through mud when foot got stuck and lost balance. Employee fell and put out right arm to catch self, employee continued to work the rest of the shift and worked the following day. Employee went to the doctor, the result was a compression fracture in the right arm.
2022 · 1 incident
Employee was cleaning out the floor of a 993K Caterpillar Front End Loader. EE hit something sharp in the floor behind a steering control hose and cut EE's middle finger. EE was taken to the ER and glue was applied to the cut. EE returned to work the same evening.
2013 · 3 incidents
While climbing up on top of berm to check settlement ditch, stepped off of berm twisted lower part of back.
While pulling myself upon dozer pulled something in left hand or wrist.
Started down hill,2nd gear EE broke on 2nd stage very light pressure on peddle, truck started sliding pulled hand spike down feathering brake peddle so truck wouldn't jack knife started sliding faster. Fought truck for 35 to 40 yards turned wheel to the right towards the ditch kept going to the left, jumped out of truck and truck went over the hill.
2012 · 1 incident
While working beside of welder got flash burn in right eye.
2011 · 3 incidents
While standing on right side of dozer track, slipped and fell striking his head on stabilizing jack.
While loading coal/moving coal in coal pit the highwall kicked out resulting in material covering up the 980 G loader. Rock & material came in loader cab resulting in a chipped elbow on the left arm of the operator.
While taking bolts out of a cutting edge on a loader bucket, bolt turned while holding in hand cutting right thumb and right hand index finger.
2010 · 4 incidents
While putting a bolt in excavator bucket pin, tightening up nut with an airgun, something flew and struck right eye.
While cutting a dozer blader liner off a dozer blade it sprang loose striking him in the left knee and top of left foot.
While climbing off of 310 dozer, slipped and fell on the ground hurting right elbow.
While pushing in a shot, a section of spoil bank broke loose sliding in door glass on a dozer, hitting operator on left foot and leg.
2009 · 5 incidents
While getting off of his rock truck, slipped and twisted his left knee.
While stepping out of mechanic truck, stepped on some loose rocks, twisting right ankle.
EE stepped off of a 740 truck, hurt low back.
Fuel line of left side of dozer punctured and sprayed fuel on turbo, causing the fire.
While unloading cutting edges for a 16 grader dropping one on top of left foot.
2008 · 5 incidents
While getting out of his service truck steped on a rock twisted his ankle and causing a fracture to his left foot.
While working on belt structure, EE slipped and fell twisting EE's left knee.
EE got out of grease truck, walking over to service dozer, stepped in print of dozer track in the dirt. fell down and tore ligaments lose in RT ankle.
While striking a pin in chain with hammer, a piece of metal flew off, striking him in the leg.
While walking to his rock truck, slipped on some ice, fell on his dinner bucket hurting his right side.
2007 · 7 incidents
Cutting strap off of chain, slipped off and cut leg.
Drove rock truck down into the pit and when coming out of the pit hit some bumps and pulled a muscle and inflamed a muscle in his lower back.
Dismounted 992D endloader and came back to climb up, strained his wrist.
While swinging a hammer, hammer flew off of handle, hitting him in mouth breaking two bottom teeth.
While getting filters from filter trailer, stepped on porch, board broke, falling through porch, hurting left hip.
While standing a top of highwall miner track, moving beam away from a track. bumping track with beam causing track to swivel crushed foot right foot.
Slipped and fell injuring buttocks.
2006 · 4 incidents
Improper lifting of 55 gallon barrel that caused back injury.
Dismounting from D-10N dozer. Lost balance and twisted ankle.
Picking up starter for 992 loader & pulled muscle in lower back region.
Stepping from highwall miner Base Frame unto belly pan area. To fix Pillar block on miner, Twisted knee (left)
2005 · 4 incidents
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SET A PIN ON HM06 HIGHWALL MINER BEAM, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL OFF THE WALL STRIKING THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE EMPLOYEE.
Operator took excavator out of designated work area without permission and slid equipment over the hill.
Tramming dozer up hill, embankment gave way on outside berm turning dozer on its side.
Picked up rodk knocker for 777 rock trk, pulled muscle in lower back on left side.
2004 · 3 incidents
STANDING ON A LADDER, TRYING TO KNOCK OUT A BOOM PIN ON A 992 LOADER. WHILE SWINGING A HAMMER, LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
STANDING ON 992 FENDER, BROKE OFF, FELL ON LEFT LEG, TWISTED KNEE.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR, SLAMMING THE DOOR BACK ON EE'S HAND.
2003 · 3 incidents
PULLING PINS ON HIGHWALL MINER BEAMS, HE DROPPED A PIN ON TOP OF FOOT.
CLIMBING DOWN FROM 950 LOADER AND SLIPPED & FELL.
CHANGING MINER BITS ON HIGHWALL MINER. STRUCK BIT WITH HAMMER, GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE.
2002 · 5 incidents
STEPPED OUT OF PERSONAL VEHICLE TWISTED ANKLE.
TAKING TRANSMISSION OUT OF HOUSING WITH SLATE BAR. PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA.
WORKING ON HIGHWALL MINER BEAM STARTED TO STEP OFF OF BEAM. FOOT GOT LODGED IN BEAM. THEN FELL BACKWARDS ON BEAM AND CAUSED BACK INJURY.
WELDING BALL SOCKET ON D11 DOZER USING 3/8" CHAIN & RED DEVIL. HELPER UNHOOKED CHAIN & DID NOT TELL EE. EE PULLED CHAIN CAUSING RED DEVIL TO FALL & HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD.
DRIVING WATER TRUCK DOWN HILL TO OFFICE. TRUCK RAN AWAY AND WRECKED AT BOTTOM OF HILL.
2000 · 7 incidents
EE WAS LIFTING A PIN THAT GOES IN A BUCKET WHEN HE FELT HIS LEFT ARM TWIST.
MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A 988 ENGINE ON LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON THE HAND RAIL.
WHILE CLEANING ON A PIECE OF METAL, IT GOT ON EE'S HAND AND THEN EE WIPED HIS RIGHT EYE.
HE WAS USING A RAG TO CLEAN METAL OFF AND WHEN HE LAID RAG ON HIS SHOULDER METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
WHILE WELDING ON UNIT #205 CAT 992-C LOADER, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG HIT HIS LEFT EYE. INJURY OCCURRED ON 6/21/00, BUT HE DIDN'T GO OUT ON INJURY UNTIL 7/3/00.
WHILE STEPPING OVER TILT ARM AND BUCKET FRAME OFTHE 206 LOADER HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE
WHILE PUTTING TRACK ON EXCAVATOR HOOK SLIPPED OFF TRACK CUTTING FINGER
1998 · 1 incident
EE STATED HE FELL OFF 922-C COUNTER WEIGHT WHILE DISMOUNTING.
1997 · 1 incident
GPF-OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
1996 · 3 incidents
EE STATED THAT THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS IN WAS BEING LOADED WITH ROCK. A ROCK SLID DOWN THE HIGHWALL, FLIPPED AND HIT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND AND COME BACK DOWN.
THE EE TRIED TO COMMITT SUICIDE.
EMPLOYEE HAD OIL ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS BOOTS AND WHEN HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF A DOZER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO PARKING AREA.
1995 · 4 incidents
EE WHICH WAS WORKING AS A SECURITY GUARD, WAS BURNING GARBAGE AND A GLASS BOTTLE BROKE CAUSING A PIECE OF GLASS TO HIT THE EE IN THE RT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS JUMP STARTING A BATTERY ON A DOZER. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT HOOK THE GROUND UP FIRST AND THIS CREATED A SPARK WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO GREASE TRUCK TO TURN LIGHT OFF WHEN EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. TRUCK WAS LOCATED IN PARKING LOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING AHOLE FOR TRANSMISSION BRACE WHEN FOREIGN BODY WENT INTO LEFT EE.
1994 · 5 incidents
EE HAULING LOAD TO STOCK PILE WHEN TRUCK RAN INTO A HOLE AND JOLTED EE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRING COAL IN A TRIPPLE 7 CATEPPILLAR ROCK TRUCK FROM THE PIT TO THE STOCK PILE WHEN HE RAN INTO A HOLE & THIS JOLTED THE EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 12/8/94 OF THIS INCIDENT.
WHILE CLIMBING UP INTO TRIPPLE 7 CATERPILLAR ROCK TRUCK, STRETCHED UP AND PULLED UP, TWISTED BACK.
ENLOADER MAN DROPPED ROCK ON TOP OF CAB PROTECTOR & JARRED HIM
WHILE PUTTING ROLLERS ON A DOZER, PULLED A BACK MUSCLE.
The full compliance file on Cub Branch Surface
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