# ORCHARD BRANCH OWL MINE

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1519860
- **Status:** Active
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Harlan, KY
- **Operator:** Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC
- **Controller:** Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd
- **Public source rows linked:** 2,229
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd (0178863) → Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC (0190634) → ORCHARD BRANCH OWL MINE (1519860)**

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

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Jeffery A  Hoops → Blackjewel, LLC:** 2019-05-28 through 2019-09-18; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519860; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Industrial Minerals Group LLC → INMET Mining, LLC.:** 2019-09-19 through 2023-01-30; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519860; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Michael  Runyon et al → KENTUCKY GEM INC.:** 2023-01-31 through 2024-02-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519860; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Jack  Stump et al → KENTUCKY GEM INC.:** 2023-01-31 through 2024-02-11; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519860; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd → Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC:** 2024-02-12 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1519860; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 5
- Typed edges: 13
- 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: 2026-10-17T05:35:58.500035+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 12 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 12 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 238 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 200 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 200 violation rows across the full record; 39 carry an S&S flag and $66,138 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 1K samples:** Occupational health samples 1,107 coal dust; 40 coal quartz; 132 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 17 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 — No published quarter:** Quarterly production and employment The source remains registered, but no mine-keyed quarterly production row was published.
5. **LEGAL — 4 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 2 contested-violation rows, 2 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 3 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 — 47 since 2021:** Inspections 52 inspection events and 4K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

- **Reporting year:** 2024
- **Production:** 232,575 short tons
- **Labor hours:** 149,808
- **Average employees:** 68
- **Coal supply region:** Appalachia Central
- **Union code:** Not published
- **Published rows under this MSHA ID:** 1

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 75.380 — Escapeways; bituminous and lignite mines.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.380
- **30 CFR 75.1909 — Nonpermissible diesel-powered equipment; design and performance requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-T/section-75.1909
- **30 CFR 75.333 — Ventilation controls.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.333
- **30 CFR 75.1103-4 — Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; installation; minimum requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-4
- **30 CFR 75.701 — Grounding metallic frames, casings, and other enclosures of electric equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-H/section-75.701
- **30 CFR 75.1722 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1722
- **30 CFR 75.1725 — Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1725
- **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 41.30 — Address of record and telephone number.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-41/subpart-C/section-41.30

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 12 rows; 2023-12-31 through 2026-07-09; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2025-04-04 through 2025-04-04; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 194 rows; 2023-04-12 through 2026-09-08; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisions:** 2 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-civil-penalty-dockets-decisions`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 1,107 rows; 2023-05-29 through 2026-09-30; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Contested Violations:** 2 rows; 2026-01-29 through 2026-01-29; source ID `msha-contested-violations`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 359 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 114 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 5 rows; 2019-05-28 through 2024-02-12; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 52 rows; 2019-07-09 through 2026-10-01; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 8 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 132 rows; 2023-06-09 through 2026-09-10; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 40 rows; 2023-06-09 through 2026-09-10; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 200 rows; 2023-04-12 through 2026-09-08; 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/orchard-branch-owl-mine-1519860`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/orchard-branch-owl-mine-1519860`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1519860/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1519860/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1519860/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`