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Tip Top Mine Coal

Pine Branch Mining LLC · Surface

Controlled by Sev.en Global Investments a.s.

Dice, Perry County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518613

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2008–2010
Latest incident: Jan 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

199

citations

101

significant & substantial

$78,062

proposed penalties

$59,730

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3	0	0	0
2014 Q2	2,075	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	0	13	3
2011 Q1	1,263	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	10,877	6	1	551.6
2009 Q4	32,418	22	7	678.6
2009 Q3	33,950	13	9	382.9
2009 Q2	37,272	32	11	858.6

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2010 · 1 incident

January 18, 2010 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

ICG Hazard, LLC · Struck against a moving object

On 01/18/10 EE's wife reported that the EE had injured himself while operating his dozer on 01/14/10 and not reported the injury. Now on 01/18/10 he was in pain and needed to go to the Dr. This accident is under investigation because it was not reported before leaving mine property and pending results of the investigation, this accident report may be requested to be withdrawn.

2009 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2009 KY · Coal water truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

ICG Hazard, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was attempting to lift a three inch water pump when he developed a sharp in upper and middle back

April 25, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

ICG Hazard, LLC · Struck by flying object

While repairing chains on a 992G loader tire employee was holding a bar that was being hit with a hammer and a piece of metal from the hammer or bar chipped off and struck him in the arm.

2008 · 1 incident

May 9, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

ICG Hazard, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing down from loader and twisted knee.