Mining Incidents

Bradford Branch: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Rb Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Benjamin R. Bennett
Smith, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515514

MSHA record for Bradford Branch (mine ID 1515514). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Rb Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bradford Branch sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 5 incidents

September 27, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rb Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

August 16, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rb Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPER OF BOLT MACHINE A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HUNG IN ROOF AND IN TRYING TO REMOVE IT HE PUSHED WRONG LEVER AND STEEL FELL OUT AND HIT LEFT ARM.

July 27, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rb Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN 1ST CROSS CUT IN #2 ENTRY ON NEW PANOL THE FALL MEASURED 50'X20'X10' AND OCCURRED DURING OFF SHIFT NO INJUIES OR EQUIP INVOLVED

May 13, 1988 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Rb Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINE CUT INTO OLD PANEL WHICH WAS FULL OF WATER SECTION WAS FLOODED OUT NO INJURIES ACCURRED

March 18, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Rb Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CRAWLING OUTSIDE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 4-11-88 IT SI NOT CLEAR HOW OR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE

1987 · 1 incident

July 23, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Rb Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BOL7ING TOP IN A PILLAR S