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Orchard Branch F Mine: 105 MSHA citations

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

Orchard Branch F Mine is a nonproducing coal (bituminous) underground mine in Harlan County, Kentucky, operated by Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC with 5 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 1519947). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 105 citations and orders there with $25,975 in proposed penalties, and 1 accident report was filed there, with 1 injury or illness case.

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MSHA mine ID
1519947
Status
NonProducing since September 14, 2026
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
5
MSHA field office
Harlan KY Field Office
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
105
Significant and substantial
27 (25.7%)
Closure orders
4
High negligence or reckless
5
Proposed penalties
$25,975
Amount paid so far
$9,345
Inspections
37
Inspector hours on site
1,329
Citations per inspection
2.84 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports
1
Injury and illness cases
1
Fatalities
0
Latest MSHA record
October 28, 2026
Citations issued to contractors here
2 ($672 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
202310$1430
20244318$13,6470
2025449$9,7690
2026170$2,4161

Standards cited most at Orchard Branch F 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 75.220Underground coal mines, safety14
30 CFR 75.503Underground coal mines, safety14
30 CFR 75.512Underground coal mines, safety12
30 CFR 75.400Underground coal mines, safety8
30 CFR 72.630Part 726
30 CFR 75.1725Underground coal mines, safety3
30 CFR 75.604Underground coal mines, safety3
30 CFR 75.362Underground coal mines, safety3
30 CFR 75.370Underground coal mines, safety3
30 CFR 77.1109Surface coal mines, safety2
30 CFR 77.505Surface coal mines, safety2
30 CFR 75.515Underground coal mines, safety2
30 CFR 77.512Surface coal mines, safety2
30 CFR 75.202Underground coal mines, safety2
30 CFR 75.1107-9Underground coal mines, safety2

Injury and illness cases at Orchard Branch F Mine

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

DegreeCases
Days away from work or restricted activity1

What the accident reports at Orchard Branch F Mine describe

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

ClassificationReports
Slip or fall of person1

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
Panther MineBluegrass Natural Resources, LLCHarlan County, KYCoal (bituminous)111378
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
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.