Mining Incidents

Cain Branch Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Feds Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512322

MSHA record for Cain Branch Mine (mine ID 1512322). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Cain Branch Mine.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. Kentland-Elkhorn Coal Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cain Branch Mine 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

1991 · 1 incident

August 21, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Kentland-Elkhorn Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

STATE BLACK LUNG AWARD.