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#7: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Dennis Jones
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517049

#7 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Sep 1994
Ownership history
  1. Amba Energy 1991 to 1991
  2. Mike J Enterprises Inc 1991 to 1993
  3. Jones Branch Coal Company Inc 1993 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)
1994 27 81,053
1993 31 36,908
1991 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#7 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

7 on file

1994 · 6 incidents

September 2, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER CLAIMS HE WAS INJURED ON JOB PICKING ROCK FROM BELT

June 22, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PUTTING THE DRILL STELL TOGETHER, HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT PULLING HIS FINGERS OUT OF SOCKET.

April 6, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS PULLING LOOSE ROCK FROM ROOF OF MINE WITH A PLATE BAR BAR FELL ROCK FELL ON BAR CAUSING BAR TO FLIP UP STRIKING WORKER ABOVE RT EYE

February 16, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WORKER WAS PULLING ON CUTTER CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT GROIN.

1993 · 1 incident

November 19, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WORKER WAS PULLING ROCK FROM ROOF WITH A SLATE BAR STRAINED BACK.