Mining Incidents

#5: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Dennis Jones
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517130

#5 has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1991–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Ownership history
  1. Jones Branch Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 32 32,979
1992 29 132,274
1991 26 29,707
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#5 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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

9 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

January 27, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A LUMP OF COAL THAT HAD LODGED IN THE TAILPIECE WHEN ANOTHER LARGE LUMP HIT HIS RIGHT SECOND FINGER BREAKING IT.

1992 · 5 incidents

August 3, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

66925R WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL CUTTING HIS WRIST.

June 26, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUSHING DRILL FELT PAIN IN CHEST AND BACK

January 8, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER CAME TO OUTSIDE AT THE END OF SHIFT SAID BACK WAS HURTING.

January 7, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRIANED BACK.

1991 · 2 incidents

October 8, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS OPERATING BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL HIT IS NOSE CHUTTING IT.

October 2, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS RUNNING BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF MINE HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.