Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was tramming the miner across the section when EE stepped into a hole, resulting in a sprained ankle.
Orchard Branch F Mine: 107 MSHA citations Coal
Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd
MSHA Mine ID: 1519947
Orchard Branch F Mine has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $17K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2026
- Latest incident
- Aug 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
107
citations
28
significant & substantial
$26,345
proposed penalties
$8,892
paid to date
34% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $17,453 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
35
inspections on record
2,205
inspection hours
4.9
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.107 citations across 2,205 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Orchard Branch F Mine has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $17K 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.$26K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$17K
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-13.
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.27.2%
significant & substantial
4.9%
high negligence or reckless
27.2%
reasonably likely or greater
19.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.5% low, 79.6% moderate, 4.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Orchard Branch F Mine shows 99% of 360 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: 2026-08-26
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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.99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
360
samples
3.62
dust max (mg/m3)
2
over MSHA ECV
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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.79 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 281 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR140
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)123
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)19
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2026-08-074.0
silica avg (%)
17
samples
6.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR9
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)5
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: 2026-08-26
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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.7%
over PEL
59
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)17
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR9
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)9
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100% | 135 |
| 2025 | 100% | 165 |
| 2024 | 97% | 60 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3.1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5.4 | 3 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5% | 21 |
| 2025 | 11% | 27 |
| 2024 | 0% | 11 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- INMET Mining. LLC 2023 to 2023
- Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC 2023 to present
- Trump Coal, LLC. 2023 to 2024
- Lazarus Coal, LLC 2024 to 2025
- Jarisa , Inc 2025 to 2025
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 84,067 |
| 2025 | 20 | 71,388 |
| 2024 | 13 | 15,617 |
| 2023 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Orchard Branch F Mine sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 27,054 | 3 | 0 | 110.9 |
| 2026 Q1 | 23,745 | 10 | 0 | 421.1 |
| 2025 Q4 | 16,075 | 10 | 2 | 622.1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 10,640 | 3 | 1 | 282.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 10,418 | 15 | 3 | 1439.8 |
| 2024 Q4 | 12,230 | 13 | 4 | 1063.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 9,766 | 20 | 8 | 2047.9 |
| 2024 Q2 | 920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,578 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,020 | 1 | 0 | 980.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.