Branscome Operating, LLC operator
Controlled by
Colas S A
MSHA operator ID: 0050189
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004–2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
72
citations
9
significant & substantial
$13,198
proposed penalties
$12,909
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $289 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
111
inspections on record
1,868
inspection hours
3.9
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.72 citations across 1,868 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
72 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2020
2
2017
1
2015
2
2014
2
2012
1
2011
1
2010
1
2009
1
2006
1
2004
1
Mines on record
- Hofmeyer Pit VA
- Lee's Pit VA
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