# Hoyt Tipple

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1505245
- **Status:** Abandoned
- **Type / commodity:** Facility / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Perry, KY
- **Operator:** Pine Branch Mining LLC
- **Controller:** Sev.en Global Investments a.s.
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,557
- **Source coverage:** 17 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Sev.en Global Investments a.s. (0158381) → Pine Branch Mining LLC (0125574) → Hoyt Tipple (1505245)**

Current identity source: `msha-mines`. This is a current snapshot, not a historical claim.

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Elmer  Whitaker → River Processing Inc:** 1950-01-01 through 1973-03-21; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Pargas Inc → River Processing Inc:** 1973-03-22 through 1983-12-20; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Coal Ridge Fuels Of Hazard Inc → River Processing Inc:** 1983-12-21 through 1989-05-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Edward L Clemons Estate → Haz-Coal Inc:** 1989-05-02 through 1991-01-01; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **David A  Duff → Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc:** 1991-01-02 through 2012-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Thomas A  Potter et al → Pine Branch Mining LLC:** 2012-11-09 through 2013-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **John M  Potter et al → Pine Branch Mining LLC:** 2012-11-09 through 2013-06-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Blackhawk Mining LLC → Pine Branch Mining LLC:** 2013-07-01 through 2020-05-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Sev.en Global Investments a.s. → Pine Branch Mining LLC:** 2020-06-01 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1505245; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 9
- Typed edges: 23
- Interval anomalies: 0
- Valid-time bounds: inclusive; date granularity; null end means open-ended in the upstream history row; not independent proof of present control.
- Transaction-time observation: 2026-10-13T11:19:05.459773+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 6 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 369 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 362 violation rows across the full record; 163 carry an S&S flag and $54,008 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 259 samples:** Occupational health samples 144 coal dust; 1 coal quartz; 114 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 1 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
4. **PRODUCTION — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 31 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 14 contested-violation rows, 14 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 3 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 8 linked entities:** Contractors Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
7. **INSPECTIONS — 0 since 2021:** Inspections 64 inspection events and 2K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

No matched record in the 2024 EIA coal-public workbook. This may be inapplicable for a non-coal operation.

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 62.110 — Noise exposure assessment.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-62/section-62.110
- **30 CFR 77.1607 — Loading and haulage equipment; operation.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1607
- **30 CFR 77.516 — Electric wiring and equipment; installation and maintenance.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.516
- **30 CFR 77.502 — Electric equipment; examination, testing, and maintenance.** (3 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.502
- **30 CFR 77.400 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.400
- **30 CFR 77.205 — Travelways at surface installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-C/section-77.205
- **30 CFR 77.1606 — Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1606

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 6 rows; 2000-04-12 through 2013-01-08; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2015-09-28 through 2015-09-28; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 357 rows; 2000-02-02 through 2014-01-08; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 14 rows; 2012-01-26 through 2014-09-08; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 144 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2013-11-05; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 3 rows; 2001-08-08 through 2002-10-09; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contested Violations:** 14 rows; 2009-03-26 through 2014-01-08; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 312 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 70 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 9 rows; 1950-01-01 through 2012-11-09; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 64 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2014-09-19; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 69 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 16 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 114 rows; 2000-01-05 through 2013-11-05; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 1 rows; 2001-08-16 through 2001-08-16; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 362 rows; 2000-02-02 through 2014-01-08; source ID `msha-violations`

## Caveats

- This is public-record decision support, not legal advice or an official MSHA record.
- Missing data can indicate no event, publication delay, an unresolved identity, or inapplicability.
- Contractor production data is entity-level and is not attributed to this mine.

## Alternate representations

- HTML: `/mines/hoyt-tipple-1505245`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/hoyt-tipple-1505245`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1505245/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1505245/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1505245/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`