Narrows Branch Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AS MINING WAS STARTED, EMP'S NOTICED WATER COMING OUT OF FACE AREA NEAR BOTTOM OF SEAM.
2: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Narrows Branch Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Williams Darrell
Hardy,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517729
MSHA record for 2 (mine ID 1517729). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1996
- Latest incident
- Jul 1996
Ownership history
- Belfry Coal Corp 1995 to 1996
- Narrows Branch Coal Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
2 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1996 · 3 incidents
July 29, 1996
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Narrows Branch Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
THE EE WENT TO THE FACE AND WAS GOING TO MOVE THE MINER VIA REMOTE CONTROL. AS HE HELD THE REMOTE, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
Narrows Branch Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
THE EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE CONT. MINER AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT WERE MADE, EE STEPPED BACK THE OBSERVE THE MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL.