Jesse Branch Loadout has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1988–2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
24
significant & substantial
$5,654
proposed penalties
$5,654
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
69 citations across 1,004 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Jesse Branch Loadout has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-07-20.
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.
MSHA sampling at Jesse Branch Loadout shows 100% of 58 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: 2010-05-05, 16 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
58
samples
0.59
dust max (mg/m3)
58 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER19
CRUSHER ATTENDANT7
TIPPLE OPERATOR7
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2012
3
2011
3
2010
3
2009
3
2008
5
2007
3
2006
4
2005
3
2004
3
2003
2
2002
6
2001
4
2000
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Jesse Branch Loadout 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
CRUSHER WAS FOULED EMPLOYEE AWAY WITH EE WERE CHECKING STARTER BOXES THE RESET SWITCH WAS STRUCK EMPLOYEE TOOK A SCREW DRIVER & TRIED TO PUSH THE RESET THIS CAUSE A FLASH WHICH BURNT THE EMPLO YEE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO REMOVE A SECITON OF THE BELT DRIVE WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND A SECITON OF TH ESAFETY GUARD. THIS CAUSED A CUT ON THE LEFT RING F INGER.
36539ACT COAL HAULER WAS GOING UP IN THE HOLLOW AT JESSE BRANCH TO GET DIESEL FUEL FOR HIS COAL TRUCK.HE WAS PREPARING TO CROSS THE MAINLINE RAILROAD TRACK WHEN HIS TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY A CSX L 63646TIVE HIS TRUCK WAS HIT BY THE TRAIN AND TURNED CROSSWAYS ON THE TRACK ABD BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE LOCOMOTIVE AND A LOADED RAILRAOD CAR THAT WAS SITTING ON JESSE BRANCHES SIDING.
1988 · 1 incident
May 2, 1988KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING UNIVERSAL JOINT IN ENDLOADER. IN WHICH HE WAS FILING OFF A ROUGH SPOT OVERHEAD ON THE DRIVE LINE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ETAL FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.