Tackett Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EMPLOYEE STARTED TO THROW A TIMBER PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
#1: 12 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 1516687). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Aug 1991
Ownership history
- Tackett Branch Coal Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file1991 · 4 incidents
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WS WORKING ON BELT LINE. LIFTING BELT ROLLERS PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT HIP WHILE LIFTING A ROLLER.
May 10, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Struck by falling object
HE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE AND JUST AS THE STEM WENT IN, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND AND MASHED HIS THUMB.
February 5, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING ROOF BOLTER. THE BOLTER STEEL WAS IN HOLE. THE BOLTER HEAD CAME UP AND MASHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE HAD TO HAVE 4 OR 5 STITCHES IN FINGER.
1990 · 8 incidents
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL LEANING OVER TO REMOVE BOX THAT HAD CAUGHT IN TAILPIECE.EMPL COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN,LEFT MINE WENT TO DR.
October 22, 1990
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Fall from machine
WHILE GETTING OFF LOADER, HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL APPROX 4 1/2 FEET LANDING ON LEFT FOOT. SPRAINED LEFT FOOT AND LOWER BACK.
August 6, 1990
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WORKING ON BELT LINE BELT ROLLER HAD TURNED OVER LIFTING IT UP RIGHT.
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING ON BELT LINE HELPING TO SET IT UP WHEN INJURY OCCURRED. WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 5/14/90.
April 30, 1990
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVED ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHEN IT SLIPPED PINNING HIS FINGER.
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BACKING SCOOP INTO INTERSECTION HITTING RIB OF COAL WITH OVERHANINGS COAL. PINING HEAD OVER PANIC BAR CUTTING RIGHT FACE ON OVER HANGING COAL.
March 30, 1990
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAKING BELT SPLICE WHEN HE LET KNIFE SLIP AND CUT HAND.
Tackett Branch Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
EMPL CHANGING BATTERIES ON SCOOP AT BEGINNING OF WORK SHIFT.SLIPPED & FELL HITTING LEFT SIDE ON SCOOP.CONTINUED TO WORK AND WENT TO DR 3-7-90.