Mining Incidents

Big Branch #34Coal

Controlled by Lipari Energy
Stopover, Pike County, KY · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519906
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2022–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a wishbone pin in a 777 when they felt a sharp pain in left shoulder. They stated it felt better as the day went on but throughout the night it started hurting and burning more.

2024 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was feeling tightness in the chest and was dizzy. EE was flown to the Medical Center for possible heart attack. It was determined by EE's personal physician that EE had a slight myocardial infraction. EE started missing work on 09/11/2024.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Caterpillar 777F Truck driver claims EE's lower back was injured after a large rock rolled out of the caterpillar 992 loader bucket and jarred EE's truck.

2022 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was injured when a contract employee walked up from behind them, wrapped their arms around them and then squeezed them. The employee said they immediately felt like something was wrong. At the end of the shift they went to the doctor to be examined. Employee was diagnosed with a broken rib.