Kelly Branch has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $23K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2021–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
90
citations
8
significant & substantial
$32,285
proposed penalties
$9,127
paid to date
28% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $23,158 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
22
inspections on record
1,346
inspection hours
6.7
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.
90 citations across 1,346 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kelly Branch has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $23K 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$23K
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Kelly Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.09 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 130 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
Employee stated that front right-side tire went down causing employee to go in the ditch and scrap the highwall on the haul back to the parking lot area.
July 2, 2024KY · Coaloutside foreman, leadmanMACHINERY
Employee was operating D11T Dozer cleaning highwall and pushing shot material when EE backed up on a rock and dozer slid off rock causing it to jar EE's back and left leg. Employee refused medical attention at time of accident said was ok and didn't seek medical attention until 07/08/2024.
February 15, 2024KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee was operating D6 Dozer cutting a road in at the toe of the valley field when employee backed up the offside track went up a rock and slid off causing it to jar their neck and shoulder area.
Employee was operating Caterpillar 777 Rock Truck and was headed back from the dump area through a narrow area in the roadway when another rock truck coming from the pit area also entered the narrow area. Employee hit the brake and caused the truck to slide toward the other truck and employee jerked the steering wheel in the other direction and went into an empty pond.
August 4, 2023KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tandem Coal Truck driver was attempting to change to a higher gear on a slight decline. When driver changed gears, EE thought it had gone into gear but was actually in the neutral position. When the driver realized the truck was in the neutral position, the truck had gained speed causing the truck to runaway.
2021 · 1 incident
August 30, 2021KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was exiting Dozer when EE's left foot slipped on step and twisted left ankle.
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