ACTIVE / CONTROLLER PORTFOLIO

Jeff Kinser; Frank Lusher; Greg Lusher; Mike Kitchen

Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.

MSHA CONTROLLER ID0146041

MINE PORTFOLIO

1 of 1 mines and facilities

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13. Active records; production reporting is not required.

MineLocation / typeCoal · short tonsHours workedViolationsAccident recordsOn-site inspection hours
Buffalo Valley Resources LLC1519849 · Active6/8 quarters reportedCarter, KYSurface · MSHA: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC060,024210167.5

LOCATION

Mine location

1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

21

5 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q28
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q16
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q37
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

0

0 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q10
  2. 2025 Q20
  3. 2025 Q30
  4. 2025 Q40
  5. 2026 Q10
  6. 2026 Q20
  7. 2026 Q30
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

4,361.00

21 of 21 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q1—
  2. 2025 Q22,183
  3. 2025 Q3—
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q1984
  6. 2026 Q2—
  7. 2026 Q31,194
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

167.50

6 inspections · 6 with hours

  1. 2025 Q1—
  2. 2025 Q280.25
  3. 2025 Q32.25
  4. 2025 Q4—
  5. 2026 Q145.00
  6. 2026 Q212.00
  7. 2026 Q328.00
  8. 2026 Q4 *—
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q100—000—
2025-Q2812,183.0000180.3
2025-Q300—0012.3
2025-Q400—000—
2026-Q163984.0000245.0
2026-Q200—00112.0
2026-Q3711,194.0000128.0
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

Safety activity

  1. violation5088627
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.4200(b)(2) · $151.00 proposed

  2. violation5088626
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed

  3. violation5088625
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.14100(a) · $151.00 proposed

  4. violation5088624
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.14132(a) · $151.00 proposed

  5. violation5088623
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed

  6. inspectionF012022
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 28.0 on-site hours

  7. violation5088622
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.12032 · S&S · $288.00 proposed

  8. violation5088621
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.12006 · $151.00 proposed

  9. inspectionF0059E4
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    Spot Inspection · 12.0 on-site hours

  10. inspectionF00152A
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    Spot Inspection · 4.0 on-site hours

  11. violation5088727
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.14107(a) · S&S · $177.00 proposed

  12. violation5088726
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.4201(b) · $151.00 proposed

  13. violation5088725
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.4430(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed

  14. violation5088724
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.14100(b) · S&S · $177.00 proposed

  15. violation5088723
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.4102 · $151.00 proposed

  16. violation5088722
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.14100(b) · S&S · $177.00 proposed

  17. inspectionF014EE9
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 41.0 on-site hours

  18. inspectionF00686E
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    Special Emphasis Programs · 2.3 on-site hours

  19. violation9287675
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.14103(a) · $151.00 proposed

  20. violation9287674
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.14100(b) · $151.00 proposed

  21. violation9287673
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.4102 · $151.00 proposed

  22. violation9287670
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.11001 · S&S · $1,126.00 proposed

  23. violation9287669
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.12026 · $151.00 proposed

  24. violation9287668
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.12032 · $151.00 proposed

  25. violation9287667
    Buffalo Valley Resources LLC · 1519849

    56.12004 · $151.00 proposed

Safety sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.

Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.

Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.

S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.

Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.

Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.

CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.

SELECTED PORTFOLIO

1 linked operator.

Relationships reflect the selected mine status and current MSHA controller/operator fields.