Pine Branch Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was inserting an auger into the box of a highwall beam and got left index finger caught between the auger and box.
Pads Branch Washer Coal
Pine Branch Mining LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
Sev.en Global Investments a.s.
Chavies,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519656
Pads Branch Washer has $90K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2012–2017
- Latest incident
- Apr 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
71
citations
16
significant & substantial
$90,307
proposed penalties
$30,395
paid to date
34% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $59,912 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
25
inspections on record
631
inspection hours
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: 631 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pads Branch Washer has $90K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.$90K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-07-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Pads Branch Washer shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.24 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 10 samples.
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.0.24
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.70
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-09-16.
Noise
0%
over PEL
24
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-12-13.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,166 | 10 | 0 | 4616.8 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,064 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,162 | 7 | 1 | 977.4 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,479 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 5,107 | 7 | 1 | 1370.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 7,694 | 3 | 0 | 389.9 |
| 2012 Q2 | 8,076 | 9 | 2 | 1114.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2017 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
March 29, 2013
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Branch Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was helping remove a hydraulic cylinder from a storage rack and as he reached to remove a block of wood from in front of the cylinder, the cylinder shifted & slid on the forks of the forklift and struck him behind the left knee causing laceration & bruising.
2012 · 1 incident
May 26, 2012
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pine Branch Coal Sales, Inc. · Fall from ladders
EE was climbing ladder to measure for the installation of a fitting in a water tank when bottom of the ladder slipped out and EE fell striking his forehead on a conduit bracket on the wall required 7 stitches.
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