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Apple Branch Mine (D): 1 reportable incident Coal

Chapperal Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512349

Apple Branch Mine (D) has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Blue River Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1980
  2. Brooks Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Chapperal Coal Corp 1981 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)
1984 33 12,831
1983 33 88,128
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Apple Branch Mine (D) sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

June 8, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chapperal Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE FACE VENTILATION WORK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING CONCRETE BLOCKS.