Jakes Branch Job has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $400 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2004–2014
Latest incident
Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
142
citations
32
significant & substantial
$21,987
proposed penalties
$19,637
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,350 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.
142 citations across 1,429 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Jakes Branch Job has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $400 outstanding across 10 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$400
outstanding
142 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $7K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-11-12.
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.
29citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
Settled
20 · 69%
Stood as issued
9 · 31%
56%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
22%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$9K proposed, $7K 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 2015-02-02.
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 Jakes Branch Job shows 100% of 130 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: 2015-03-25, 11 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
130
samples
0.35
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.
118 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 12 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.
Jakes Branch Job recorded 4.61 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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.
4.61
total case rate
4.61
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.63 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
2014 *
4.61
4.61
0.000
2013 *
2.40
2.40
0.000
2012 *
3.63
0.00
0.000
2011 *
4.08
4.08
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
10.40
10.40
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
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)
2015
3
12,100
2014
28
267,950
2013
30
315,794
2012
21
244,057
2011
16
160,737
2010
15
214,784
2009
13
198,110
2008
12
278,426
2007
14
283,609
2006
15
258,636
2005
13
227,280
2004
9
73,879
2002
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Jakes Branch Job sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
3,857
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
22,069
3
0
135.9
2014 Q3
21,798
10
0
458.8
2014 Q2
21,313
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
21,511
11
1
511.4
2013 Q4
20,007
5
1
249.9
2013 Q3
21,839
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2
22,273
12
0
538.8
2013 Q1
19,188
12
2
625.4
2012 Q4
13,402
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
13,412
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
15,045
3
1
199.4
2012 Q1
13,208
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
12,088
8
0
661.8
2011 Q3
13,626
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
13,102
11
0
839.6
2011 Q1
10,200
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
12,002
1
0
83.3
2010 Q3
12,180
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
11,091
2
0
180.3
2010 Q1
9,112
1
1
109.7
2009 Q4
10,709
1
0
93.4
2009 Q3
9,299
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
8,892
3
1
337.4
2009 Q1
9,554
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
9,177
4
2
435.9
2008 Q3
8,690
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
10,190
1
0
98.1
2008 Q1
9,680
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
10,652
1
0
93.9
2007 Q3
9,891
1
0
101.1
2007 Q2
11,691
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
10,580
2
0
189.0
2006 Q4
11,272
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
10,085
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
11,438
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
11,741
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
10,801
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
10,638
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
10,013
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
9,245
2
1
216.3
2004 Q4
9,679
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,715
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2014 · 2 incidents
August 14, 2014KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Working in cab on D9N, and started down out of the cab. Stepped down on track and twisted left knee. Heard it pop, but thought it would be ok. Did not feel need to go to doctor. On 8/15/14 he was examined and scheduled for MRI, but returned to work. He missed work 8/19/14 due to pain but returned on 8/20/14 and worked through 8/26/14. MRI scheduled for 9/2/14.
July 8, 2014KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was getting off 992 loader at end of shift when he said he hung the toe of his boot on the boot brush causing him to fall onto platform. Had lunch bucket in left hand and fell onto left shoulder.
2013 · 2 incidents
October 23, 2013KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was installing cutting edges on Cat D11R dozer. He turned one of the edges over and it fell on a pry bar and the bar came up striking right lower leg causing lacerations that required 11 stitches.
Employee had been operating 992G cat end loader and when he stared down the steps his left foot slipped and he fell and his left knee folded up under him - He fell with knee twisted up under him.
EE went to doctor for pain in left knee. X-rays were negative, but when he told doctor that he worked at a mine, the doctor says that his spine is twisted due to work at the mine and that was the cause of the pain. Pain has now moved to the back, according to the EE. Has follow up appointment on 10/6/09 for MRI.
February 18, 2009KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was doing a routine check on caterpillar 785 rock truck and as he exiting from underneath the truck he hit his left shoulder on a pull hook under the bumper and then hit the side of his head on the bympen. He wearing hand hat.
March 2, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was taking a hydraulic line off 777 Rock Truck when the fitting came loose. The wrench hit EE on the nose causing a laceration. ARH used glue to seal laceration.
EE was operating Carerpillar 777D rock truck & left the loader with load of rock & drove over the berm & rolled 1 time down embankment approx 20 ft & landed on its tires. EE said he lost sight of the road in the dust. EE was admi to hospital & tests were run but only possible fracture to L collarbone was found.
2004 · 1 incident
November 24, 2004KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing down ladder on 992C endloader when his foot slipped and he hit his right elbow on the handrail. He went to the doctor the next day but x-rays were negative. Elbow kept swelling up and hurting. Was referred to specialist who performed surgery on 01/19/2005 to remove some scar tissue and a bone chip.