Mining Incidents

Dollar Branch Coal Corp Coal

Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Underground
Chappell, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513200

MSHA record for Dollar Branch Coal Corp (mine ID 1513200). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 29, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS BOLTING IN 05 ENTRY AND 10" THICK PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL AND TRAPPED AGAINST THE BOTTOM

Reportable incidents

21 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 3 incidents

September 15, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INSTALLING WATE9 LINE, STEPPED ON LINE FELL AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON TAILPIECE OF BELT LINE.

January 12, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE PULLING D9AW ROCK A PIECE STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM AND LEG

1986 · 12 incidents

December 23, 1986 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REACHED OVER TO3MOVE CABLE HURT MUSCLE IN STOMACH.,

December 12, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING A3PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS ARM POSSIBLE BREAK IN BONE

December 10, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SETTING FEEDER,7URNED LEFT ANKLE AND INJURED LEFT LEG ALSO.WHILE MOVING,FEEDER CAUGHT LEG AND BRUISED IT.

June 18, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING STRUCTU9E OFF BELT LINE

May 27, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #13ENTRY INTAKE AIRCOURSE IMPEDING VENTILATION OF 001-0 SECTION ROCK FALL APPROX 20 FT W X 70 FT LONG X +6 FT HIGH FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF 48 IN RESIN ROPS INSTALLED NO E QUIPMENT OR MIN9 PERSONNEL INVOLVED

April 30, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BESIDE BOLTING 4ACHINE & BOLTER SLIDE OVER & RAN OVER HIS FOOT.

April 30, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING A3SAFETY JACK A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL ON HIS BACK

April 21, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS BOLTING TOP3WHEN STRAP SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN HEAD CUTTING HIM

February 20, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

BRUISED HAND HI7 IT ON JACK

1985 · 5 incidents

December 20, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL HIT O3 HIS BACK.

August 28, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

BOLTER WAS IN LEFT BREAK ON 3RD ROW OF BOLTS WHEN KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUTSTRIKING BOLTER AND MAN.

1983 · 1 incident

September 23, 1983 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT RIGHT KNEE WITH A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE WHILE MAKING BELT SET-UP

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