Mining Incidents

Raccoon Plant Coal

Controlled by Donn A Chickering
Raccoon, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1506390

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 1 incident

August 25, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE WAS CHANGING SECTORS. HE WAS STANDING ON A PIPE WHEN PIPE BROKE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WILTH LEFT ARM CAUSING STRAIN TO ARM & SHOULDER. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. O N 10-31-95 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION OF THE FIRST TIME. LOST TIME 11-1-95.

1992 · 1 incident

April 8, 1992 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS LCEANING COAL CARS. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN INSIDE OF THE CAR, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STARTED SLIDING DOWN SIDE OF CAR. HE TRIED TO STOP SLIDE BY GRABBING SIDE OF CAR WITH RIGHT HAND. E MPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4-9-92. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MUSCLES OF RIGHT SHOULDER.

1991 · 2 incidents

October 18, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPENING COUPLINGS ON CARS STEPPED BETWEEN THE CARS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COUPLINGS

May 22, 1991 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WORKING ON THE RAILROAD SIDE TRACK. HE WAS CLOSING RAIL CAR DOORS WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL TO GROUND TWISTING ANKLE. SMALL BONE BROKEN.

1990 · 1 incident

April 24, 1990 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CAR SPOTTER WHILE BACKING UP & LOOKING BACK THE CARS JAMMED TOGETHER CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP EMPLOYEE NOTICED SORENESS IN NECK & SHOULDER EMPLOYEE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION ON THIS DATE & DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 05-02-90 HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 05-2-90

1989 · 1 incident

November 4, 1989 KY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLYEE WAS LIFTING COAL SAMPLE BAG TO POUR INTO CRUSEHER, LEFT PAIN IN LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE WORKED NEXT 2 SHIFTS BEFORE GOING TO DOCTOR. REPORTING TO SUPERVISOR. NOTE: DELAYED REPORTING DUE TO FAILURE TO ESTABLISH ACTUAL INJURY DIAGNOSIS. DOCTOR STATES "COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM BACK STRAIN OR LIFTING.

1987 · 1 incident

April 9, 1987 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEEF WORKE8 A SHIFT CHANMGING OUT ROTARY ASSEMBLY(VERY CLOSE WORKING CONDITIONS)HE DID NOT REPORT THIS INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 4/13/87,WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO REPORT TO WORK DUE TO SEVERE BACK PAI3.

1985 · 2 incidents

July 19, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BAR AND ALIGNING A CHUTE TO THE ALLIS CHALMAS DEVATERING SCREEN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IT INTO PLACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE HAMMER GLANCE OFF OF CHUTE STRI KING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH AREA.

1983 · 1 incident