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Combs Branch Job, Perry County, Kentucky: 63 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Combs Branch Job is an active coal (bituminous) surface mine in Perry County, Kentucky, operated by Pine Branch Mining LLC with 13 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1516883). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 63 citations and orders there with $11,131 in proposed penalties, and 2 accident reports were filed there, with 2 injury or illness cases, 1 of them fatal.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 1516883
- Status
- Active since February 22, 2022
- Main commodity
- Coal (bituminous)
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Perry County, Kentucky
- Nearest town
- Chavies
- Operator
- Pine Branch Mining LLC
- Parent company
- Sev.en Global Investments A.s.
- Employees
- 13
- MSHA field office
- Hazard KY Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 63
- Significant and substantial
- 6 (9.5%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 1
- Proposed penalties
- $11,131
- Amount paid so far
- $10,678
- Inspections
- 24
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,098
- Citations per inspection
- 2.62 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 2
- Injury and illness cases
- 2
- Fatalities
- 1
- Latest MSHA record
- November 4, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 16 ($16,712 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 | 5 | $4,004 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | $3,527 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | $1,435 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | $1,259 | 0 |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | $906 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Combs Branch Job
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 77.1606 | Surface coal mines, safety | 15 |
| 30 CFR 77.1104 | Surface coal mines, safety | 10 |
| 30 CFR 77.1605 | Surface coal mines, safety | 8 |
| 30 CFR 77.216 | Surface coal mines, safety | 6 |
| 30 CFR 77.404 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.410 | Surface coal mines, safety | 4 |
| 30 CFR 77.1109 | Surface coal mines, safety | 2 |
| 30 CFR 77.1607 | Surface coal mines, safety | 2 |
| 30 CFR 71.501 | Surface coal mines, health | 2 |
| 30 CFR 77.1110 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1301 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.216-3 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.216-1 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
| 30 CFR 72.620 | Part 72 | 1 |
| 30 CFR 77.1000 | Surface coal mines, safety | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Combs Branch Job
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 1 |
What the accident reports at Combs Branch Job describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Falling/sliding/rolling materials | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Combs Branch Job
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Front-end loader | 2 |
Other open mines in Perry County, Kentucky
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Branch 2 | Blue Diamond Coal Co. | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 82 | 1,871 |
| No. 77 | Blue Diamond Coal Co. | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 58 | 957 |
| E4-2 | Management Consulting Services LLC | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 385 |
| East Mac & Nellie | Pine Branch Mining LLC | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 82 | 258 |
| Kentucky River Loading | Pine Branch Mining LLC | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 10 | 135 |
| Preparation Plant | Perry County Resources | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 100 |
| No. 76 Plant | Blue Diamond Coal Co. | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 32 | 96 |
| No. 64 Plant | Blue Diamond Coal Co. | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 6 |
| Liberty Management #8 | Liberty Management, LLC. | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 5 |
| Bear Branch E3-1 | Blue Diamond Coal Co. | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 1 |
| Rowdy Gap Mine | Pine Branch Mining LLC | Perry County, KY | Coal (bituminous) | 1 | 0 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.