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ORCHARD BRANCH OWL MINE safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-31Database snapshot · 2026-10-31

Safety activity

  1. Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections

    inspectionRecord 7021506

    2.0 on-site hours reported

  2. Machinery

    accidentRecord 220250590003

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was installing rib bolts and placed hand on canopy while raising and crushed EE's left pinky between the canopy and a cable bolt head. This injury resulted in stitches and compound fracture of the tip of EE's finger.

  3. Non-Injury Accident Investigation

    inspectionRecord F00CE1D

    10.5 on-site hours reported

  4. Violation — cited standard not reported

    violationRecord 9772824

  5. Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.

    violationRecord 9773730

    30 CFR 75.1101-10 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  6. Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.

    violationRecord 9773729

    30 CFR 75.1101-10 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  7. On-shift examination.

    violationRecord 9774066

    30 CFR 75.362(g)(2)(ii) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  8. Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.

    violationRecord 9774065

    30 CFR 72.630(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty

  9. Electric equipment; examination, testing and maintenance.

    violationRecord 9773888

    30 CFR 75.512 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  10. Methane monitors.

    violationRecord 9773728

    30 CFR 75.342(a)(4) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  11. Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.

    violationRecord 9773727

    30 CFR 75.202(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $818.00 proposed penalty

  12. Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.

    violationRecord 9774064

    30 CFR 75.370(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Drill dust control at underground areas of underground mines.

    violationRecord 9774063

    30 CFR 72.630(b) · $177.00 proposed penalty

  14. Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.

    violationRecord 9773726

    30 CFR 75.517 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  15. Power wires and cables; insulation and protection.

    violationRecord 9773725

    30 CFR 75.517 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  16. Water sprinkler systems; fire warning devices at belt drives.

    violationRecord 9773724

    30 CFR 75.1101-10 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  17. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F006855

    205.0 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.