Fatality · MSHA Record #219940050023

Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Bishop Branch Mine No 1 (Kinney Branch Mining Inc), KY, December 27, 1993

at 10:00 PM

On December 27, 1993, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Bishop Branch Mine No 1 (Kinney Branch Mining Inc), KY.

Bishop Branch Mine No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Kinney Branch Mining Inc (Garnie E Johnson et al)

Pike County, KY

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

THE VICTIM WAS TRAMING A REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER INTO THE FACE AND WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDE OF IT. THE BOOM CRUSHED HIM INTO THE RIB OF COAL CAUSING DEATH.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Continuous Miner
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 17 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 9 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

Related fatalities

Same classification

July 1, 2026 · Electrician · Warrior Met Coal BC, LLC, AL
May 20, 2026 · Maintenance Man · Pine Branch Mining LLC, KY
March 12, 2026 · Maintenance Man · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC, UT
March 5, 2026 · Continuous Miner Operator · Patton Mining LLC, IL
January 6, 2026 · Maintenance Man · National Cement Company Of California Inc, CA

Same year

December 30, 1993 · Warehouseman · BNI Coal, Ltd, ND
December 21, 1993 · Brattice Man/Worker · New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc, KY
December 14, 1993 · Chute Blaster · Magma Copper Company, AZ
December 1, 1993 · Ledgeman/Hand · Cold Spring Granite Company, WI
December 1, 1993 · Prep Plant Foreman · Standard Gypsum Corp, TX

Verify on MSHA

Every record on this page mirrors what MSHA publishes under its Open Government Data program, refreshed weekly. MSHA does not publish per-accident URLs (the Accidents data is distributed as a single bulk file), so this is how to retrieve the source for the specific record below:

Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 219940050023 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 1516223
All MSHA datasets: Open Government Data program directory covering Accident, Mines, Inspections, Violations, etc.

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219940050023 · Mine ID 1516223 Trainer view →