Chellis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL
Chellis Coal: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Donn A Chickering
MSHA Mine ID: 1511993
Chellis Coal has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- May 1983
Ownership history
- Trinity Mining Corp Of Paintsville Inc 1979 to 1980
- Trinity Mining Corp Of Paintsville Inc 1980 to 1980
- Trinity Mining Corp Of Paintsville Inc 1980 to 1981
- R V & W Mining Inc 1981 to 1981
- Chellis Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
- Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 20 | 44,781 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Chellis Coal sits in Magoffin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Magoffin County, Kentucky · Population 11,495
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$33,632
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1983 · 3 incidents
March 2, 1983
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Chellis Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL OUT STRIKING OPERATOR ON BACK
Chellis Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
MAN WAS GETTING SUMP PUMP UNCLODED LIFTED PUMP OUT OF BUCKET TO GET COAL OUT OF IT AND STRIANED TESTICLE