Combs Branch Job safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Loading and haulage equipment; operation.
30 CFR 77.1607(n)
Loading and haulage equipment; operation.
30 CFR 77.1607(n)
Loading and haulage equipment; operation.
30 CFR 77.1607(n)
Loading and haulage equipment; operation.
30 CFR 77.1607(n)
Annual refresher training of miners; minimum courses of instruction; hours of instruction.
30 CFR 48.28(b)(1) · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(c) · Significant and substantial (S&S)
Spot Inspection
0.0 on-site hours reported
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104
Spot Inspection
13.8 on-site hours reported
Falling/sliding/rolling materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was exiting an engine access door on a CAT 992G Loader when the door accidentally fell shut striking their right hand. Diagnosed with 3 fractured fingers. Started missing work on 9/25/2026.
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c)
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
106.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery
Fatality
Accident narrative
EE and another employee were pulling the engine and removing nose cone on the radiator. EE was on the bottom under the 992g wheel loader. The other employee was on top of the machine. EE was taking the radiator nose off, accidentally took bolts out of counter weights and it fell on EE. Resulting in a fatality.
Fatal Accident Investigation
42.5 on-site hours reported
Violation — cited standard not reported
Spot Inspection
6.0 on-site hours reported
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Drill dust control at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines.
30 CFR 72.620 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Sanitary toilet facilities; maintenance.
30 CFR 71.501 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.
30 CFR 77.404(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $504.00 proposed penalty
Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.
30 CFR 77.410(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Accumulations of combustible materials.
30 CFR 77.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
94.3 on-site hours reported
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
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.