Pete's Branch Surface Mine has $69K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
158
citations
44
significant & substantial
$69,130
proposed penalties
$49,021
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,109 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
38
inspections on record
1,731
inspection hours
9.1
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.
158 citations across 1,731 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pete's Branch Surface Mine has $69K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K outstanding across 6 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.
$69K
proposed penalties
$62K
current assessed
$49K
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
153 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Pete's Branch Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 137 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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4
685
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
699
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,714
2
0
1166.9
2025 Q1
5,183
14
3
2701.1
2024 Q4
10,759
7
1
650.6
2024 Q3
12,694
5
0
393.9
2024 Q2
25,666
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
26,111
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
27,925
33
17
1181.7
2023 Q3
26,988
2
1
74.1
2023 Q2
27,986
18
5
643.2
2023 Q1
26,089
3
1
115.0
2022 Q4
27,238
2
0
73.4
2022 Q3
33,824
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
24,494
20
5
816.5
2022 Q1
20,409
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
10,400
4
0
384.6
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q2
2,636
14
1
5311.1
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
160
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,010
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,344
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,033
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,087
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,407
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
528
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,510
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,835
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,382
2
1
1447.2
2013 Q3
2,670
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
6,919
1
0
144.5
2013 Q1
6,672
4
3
599.5
2012 Q4
4,471
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
3,672
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
13,298
10
3
752.0
2012 Q1
24,335
1
0
41.1
2011 Q4
20,648
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
20,090
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
20,135
2
0
99.3
2011 Q1
17,853
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
16,361
2
0
122.2
2010 Q3
17,078
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
16,623
2
0
120.3
2010 Q1
12,939
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
11,950
3
1
251.0
2009 Q3
7,800
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
7,874
3
1
381.0
2009 Q1
7,799
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
4,095
4
1
976.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2012 · 2 incidents
February 10, 2012WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The EE was using a chain ratchet to pull bracket back in place. The ratchet chain slipped causing material to hit the side of the injured employee's face and eye.
January 25, 2012WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
SET JACOB BRAKE INSTEAD OF PARK BRAKE GOT OUT TO CLEAN SPILLAGE OFF OF TAIL GATE GOT BACK IN ENGINE DIED TRUCK RAM APPROX. 100 YDS DOWN GRADE OVER TURNED WHEN HIT HILL AND DITCH.
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