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Dans Branch Surface Mine Coal

Extra Energy, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

Kyle, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4609517

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2017
Latest incident: Oct 2017

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2017

citations

significant & substantial

$6,763

proposed penalties

$6,763

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	0	0	0
2025 Q3	0	0	0
2024 Q4	0	0	0
2023 Q4	0	0	0
2023 Q3	0	0	0
2023 Q2	0	0	0
2022 Q4	0	0	0
2022 Q3	0	0	0

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2017 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2017 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER

Extra Energy, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on an enclosed generator engine replacing fuel injectors and turbocharger. Work area was confined inside generator enclosure and was in awkward position to perform task.

September 27, 2017 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Extra Energy, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a utility knife to cut motor leads apart, the knife slipped cutting the employee's left thumb