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Blackburn Branch Mine #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Donn A Chickering
Virgie, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517166

MSHA record for Blackburn Branch Mine #1 (mine ID 1517166). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Blackburn Branch Mine #1 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

2 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP AN INCLINE GRADE. HE CUT HIS WHEEL TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AND THEREFORE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY SEVERE INJURIES.