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Panther Mine, Harlan County, Kentucky: 378 MSHA citations

Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.

Panther Mine is an active coal (bituminous) underground mine in Harlan County, Kentucky, operated by Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC with 111 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1518198). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 378 citations and orders there with $105,065 in proposed penalties, and 31 accident reports were filed there, with 24 injury or illness cases.

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MSHA mine ID
1518198
Status
Active since April 26, 2021
Main commodity
Coal (bituminous)
Mine type
Underground
County
Harlan County, Kentucky
Nearest town
Cumberland
Operator
Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC
Parent company
Javelin Global Commodities (uk) Ltd
Employees
111
MSHA field office
Harlan KY Field Office
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
378
Significant and substantial
54 (14.3%)
Closure orders
16
High negligence or reckless
11
Proposed penalties
$105,065
Amount paid so far
$104,763
Inspections
166
Inspector hours on site
7,276
Citations per inspection
2.28 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
31
Injury and illness cases
24
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
November 4, 2026
Citations issued to contractors here
17 ($2,709 proposed)

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
20229315$19,6016
2023629$22,3335
20249616$22,9337
2025727$16,0403
2026557$24,1583

Standards cited most at Panther Mine

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 75.512Underground coal mines, safety30
30 CFR 75.503Underground coal mines, safety28
30 CFR 75.400Underground coal mines, safety26
30 CFR 75.1909Underground coal mines, safety16
30 CFR 75.370Underground coal mines, safety15
30 CFR 75.403Underground coal mines, safety14
30 CFR 75.517Underground coal mines, safety12
30 CFR 75.342Underground coal mines, safety11
30 CFR 75.1731Underground coal mines, safety10
30 CFR 75.220Underground coal mines, safety10
30 CFR 75.1911Underground coal mines, safety9
30 CFR 75.202Underground coal mines, safety8
30 CFR 75.1914Underground coal mines, safety7
30 CFR 75.1714-3Underground coal mines, safety7
30 CFR 75.1910Underground coal mines, safety6

Injury and illness cases at Panther Mine

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Days away from work or restricted activity18
No lost time, or an occupational illness6

What the accident reports at Panther Mine describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials7
Fall of roof or back6
Slip or fall of person4
Machinery3
Fall of face/rib/pillar/side/highwall2
Other1
Fire1
Stepping or kneeling on object1
All other occupational illnesses1
Handtools (nonpowered)1

Equipment named in accident reports at Panther Mine

EquipmentReports
Rock or roof bolting machine6
Load-haul-dump2
Hand tools (not powered)1
Shuttle car1

Other open mines in Harlan County, Kentucky

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Tyree MineBluegrass Natural Resources, LLCHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)3418
Magnum #2101 Coal, Inc.Harlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)1398
Putney Darby Mine #1101 Coal, Inc.Harlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)0262
Orchard Branch Owl MineBluegrass Natural Resources, LLCHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)5199
Coalgood Darby 1101 Coal, Inc.Harlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)5156
Smith #2101 Coal, Inc.Harlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)15120
Orchard Branch F MineBluegrass Natural Resources, LLCHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)5105
Cranks CreekNally & Hamilton Enterprises IncHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)3694
Kelly BranchNally & Hamilton Enterprises IncHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)3494
Moore Processing101 Coal, Inc.Harlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)179
Cawood #1Nally & Hamilton Enterprises IncHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)3274
Totz Prep Plant4TH Gen FuelsHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)1574
Catron MountainBlack Mountain Energy, LLCHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)065
Old House Mining #1Old House Mining. LLCHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)1564
Seagraves Creek H-14TH Gen FuelsHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)1062

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.