# Pads Branch Washer

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1519656
- **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:** 390
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-13T11:26:59.401Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Sev.en Global Investments a.s. (0158381) → Pine Branch Mining LLC (0125574) → Pads Branch Washer (1519656)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **David A  Duff → Pine Branch Coal Sales, Inc.:** 2012-03-05 through 2012-11-08; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519656; 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 1519656; 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 1519656; 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 1519656; 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 1519656; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 5
- Typed edges: 11
- 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 3 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 17 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 71 violation rows across the full record; 16 carry an S&S flag and $30,395 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 34 samples:** Occupational health samples 10 coal dust; 24 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 — 16 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 8 contested-violation rows, 8 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 5 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 25 inspection events and 631 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 71.402 — Minimum requirements for bathing facilities, change rooms, and sanitary flush toilet facilities.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-71/subpart-E/section-71.402
- **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 77.1606 — 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
- **30 CFR 77.1605 — Loading and haulage equipment; installations.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-Q/section-77.1605
- **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 48.26 — Experienced miner training.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-48/subpart-B/section-48.26
- **30 CFR 77.1705 — First aid training program; retraining of supervisory employees; availability to all miners.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1705
- **30 CFR 77.1104 — Accumulations of combustible materials.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-L/section-77.1104
- **30 CFR 77.106 — Records of certified and qualified persons.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-B/section-77.106
- **30 CFR 45.4 — Independent contractor register.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-45/section-45.4
- **30 CFR 77.1710 — Protective clothing; requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-R/section-77.1710
- **30 CFR 77.516 — Electric wiring and equipment; installation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-F/section-77.516

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 3 rows; 2012-05-26 through 2017-04-11; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2017-08-30 through 2017-08-30; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 70 rows; 2012-06-25 through 2017-07-19; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 8 rows; 2013-11-20 through 2017-09-21; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 10 rows; 2012-06-26 through 2013-09-16; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 8 rows; 2012-12-06 through 2016-10-26; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 114 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 21 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 5 rows; 2012-03-05 through 2012-11-09; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 25 rows; 2012-04-04 through 2017-04-03; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 24 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 5 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 24 rows; 2012-06-26 through 2016-12-13; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Violations:** 71 rows; 2012-06-25 through 2017-07-19; 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/pads-branch-washer-1519656`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/pads-branch-washer-1519656`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1519656/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1519656/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1519656/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`