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Dillon Branch Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Costain Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Ivel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517504

MSHA record for Dillon Branch Mine (mine ID 1517504). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
Ownership history
  1. Costain Coal Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dillon Branch Mine sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1995 · 4 incidents

August 28, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Costain Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 6" DIESEL WATER PUMP TO FILL A 10,000 GAL WATER TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON HIS 3RD FILLUP. THE FOOT VALVE ON THEINTAKE LINE BECAME CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS. THE PUMP QUIT WORKING AND THE WATER INLET PUMP CHAMBER HEATED UP. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE PRIMED TO WORK AGAIN. HE REMOVED THE CHAMBER CAP, WHEN HE DID HOT WATER SPRAYED OUT AND BURNE

April 3, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Costain Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS REFUELING A HIGHWALL DRILL. THE FUEL HOSE CAME LOOSE FROM THE FUEL NOZZLE. HE JUMPED FROM THE DRILL DECK TO THE GROUND TO STOP THE FLOW OF FUEL. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AFTER HE JUMPED. 3 1/2-4 FT.

February 12, 1995 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Costain Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND FROM THE SERVICE TRUCK. THE GROUND WAS NOT LEVEL & HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

January 10, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Costain Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE RADIATOR CORE OF A 992 C LOADER HE APPARENTLY WAS PULLING ON THE FAN BLADE WHEN HE STRAINED ANABDONIMAL MUSCLE

1994 · 1 incident

December 27, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Costain Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS KNEE ABOUT A MONTH AGO BUT DID NOT REPORT IT TO ANYONE. HE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A 777 CAT TRUCK WHEN HE HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT TO TH E EMERGENCY ROOM ON 12/27/94 AND WAS X-RAYED AND GIVEN A BRACE.