Loves Branch-H4: 3 MSHA citations
Coal
Deane,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517814
Loves Branch-H4 has $317 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
- 10
- Years on record
- 1997–2000
- Latest incident
- Jan 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.
Rate withheld: 99 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Loves Branch-H4 has $317 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-01-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Loves Branch-H4 shows 100% of 12 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2000-01-13, 26 years ago
7 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 5 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER1
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR1
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-01-20, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2000-01-06, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR2
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER1
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
-
Consol Of Kentucky Inc
1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2001 |
0 |
|
| 2000 |
33 |
192,289 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Loves Branch-H4 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2001 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q1 |
40,880 |
3 |
1 |
73.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2000 · 1 incident
January 4, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LOADING TIMBERS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED WORKING, HIS FIRST SHIFT MISSED DUE TO THIS INJURY WAS 1-21-00.
1999 · 6 incidents
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING SECTION TAILPIECE OVER WITH AN 1 1/2" STEEL ROPE, HAD ROPE TIED BACK IN ITSELF AROUND HORSESHOE OF #2 MBC. EE REMOVED PIN OUT OF ROPE, ROPE SPRUNG UP STRIKING EMPLO YEE ON LEFT CHEEK OF FACE. EE SUSTAINED FRACTURETO HIS LEFT CHEEK BONE.
September 29, 1999
KY · Coal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DUE TO REPEATED MOTION OF KNEE EE DEVELOPED INFLAMATION OSTE-ARTHRITIS OF LEFT KNEE. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-29-99 DUE TO THIS ILLNESS.
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS SHOVELING ON 1 BELT, EE INDICATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS. EE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK 6-1-99.
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS UNLOADING A MBC YOKE FROM PERSONNEL CARRIER AT END OF TRACK ON SECTION DURING THIS PROCESS EE GOT HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN YOKE & FRAME OF PERSONNEL CARRIER. EE SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO DISTAL BONE ON RING FINGERRIGHT HAND, INJURY ALSO REQUIRED SUTURES
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HELPING INSTALL TRACK WAS USING A BAR TO SLEW TRACK WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. *EE MISSED NO WORK. FIRST DAY MISSED DUE TOP THIS INJURY WAS 7-20-99.
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BOOM JACK ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING. EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY MISSED DUE TO INJURY WAS 3-12-99.
1998 · 2 incidents
August 28, 1998
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING HAULAGE SYSTEM DOLLY BREAKER ASSEMBLY FROM DOLLY INTO BOOM OF #1 BRIDGE. DURING THIS PROCESS HE FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN & GROIN AREA. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING S TRAINED MUSCLES IN ABDOMEN AND GROIN AREA WITH A POSSIBLE HERNIA.
June 25, 1998
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HELPING MOVE MINER CABLE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. NOTE: EE FIRST SHIFT MISSED WAS 7/6/98
1997 · 1 incident
February 23, 1997
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER FROM DECK HE RAN OVER AN OBJECT CAUSING DECK TO HIT BOTTOM, DUE TO THIS INCIDENT EMPLOYEE STATED HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACK AND H IPS. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING. INTIAL DIAGNOSIS- SPRAIN. ON 5-28-97 MRI RAN. MRI REVELED RUPTURED DISC. EMPLOYEE FIRST SHIFT MISSED (06-02-97)