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Pine Branch Mining LLC safety activity

MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.

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

Safety activity

  1. Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5084028
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  2. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0115FE
    Combs Branch Job · 1516883

    106.0 on-site hours reported

  3. Accumulations of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 5084475
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  4. Loading and haulage equipment; installations.

    violationRecord 5084474
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.1605(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  5. Accumulations of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 5084473
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  6. Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5084472
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  7. Accumulations of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 5084471
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.1104 · $151.00 proposed penalty

  8. Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5084468
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  9. Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices.

    violationRecord 5084467
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.410(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  10. Loading and haulage equipment; installations.

    violationRecord 5084466
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    30 CFR 77.1605(d) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  11. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0142D1
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    84.0 on-site hours reported

  12. Stationary grinding machines; protective devices.

    violationRecord 5084024
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    30 CFR 77.401(a)(1) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  13. Machinery

    accidentRecord 220261410017
    Combs Branch Job · 1516883

    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.

  14. Fatal Accident Investigation

    inspectionRecord F014C7C
    Combs Branch Job · 1516883

    42.5 on-site hours reported

  15. Violation — cited standard not reported

    violationRecord 5082306
    Combs Branch Job · 1516883

  16. Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5084023
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $288.00 proposed penalty

  17. Accumulations of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 5084022
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    30 CFR 77.1104 · $209.00 proposed penalty

  18. Accumulations of combustible materials.

    violationRecord 5084021
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    30 CFR 77.1104 · $209.00 proposed penalty

  19. Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.

    violationRecord 9778985
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  20. Machinery and equipment; operation and maintenance.

    violationRecord 5084019
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    30 CFR 77.404(a) · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $226.00 proposed penalty

  21. Loading and haulage equipment; installations.

    violationRecord 5084018
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    30 CFR 77.1605(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty

  22. Slip or fall of person

    accidentRecord 220261390005
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    Days away from work only

    Accident narrative

    Employee was mounting a CAT 980 Loader when EE's foot slipped on the the step causing EE to catch self with EE's left arm. EE was diagnosed with a torn tendon and muscle and had to have surgery on 5/14/2026. EE's first day missing work was 5/14/2026.

  23. Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance.

    violationRecord 9778797
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    30 CFR 77.1606(c) · $288.00 proposed penalty

  24. Regular Safety and Health Inspection

    inspectionRecord F0115F3
    East Mac & Nellie · 1518966

    247.0 on-site hours reported

  25. Spot Inspection

    inspectionRecord F010AB7
    Kentucky River Loading · 1513495

    6.0 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.

Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.

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.