Mining Incidents

Trace Branch Splint Mine Coal

Cumberland, Harlan County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519974

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
27
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,175
proposed penalties
$2,642
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
2025 Q4 28,070 4 1 142.5
2025 Q3 7,197 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 1 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2025 · 1 incident

November 7, 2025 KY · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was checking a water pump and lost balance and put a hand down to catch themselves on the pump. The pump was sitting in a wire cage, and the wire cut their right pinky finger. The laceration required two stitches to close the wound.