Mining Incidents

Dollar Branch Coal Corp: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Underground
Chappell, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513200

MSHA record for Dollar Branch Coal Corp (mine ID 1513200). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Dollar Branch Coal Corp 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dollar Branch Coal Corp sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 29, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS BOLTING IN 05 ENTRY AND 10" THICK PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL AND TRAPPED AGAINST THE BOTTOM

Reportable incidents

21 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 3 incidents

September 15, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INSTALLING WATE9 LINE, STEPPED ON LINE FELL AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON TAILPIECE OF BELT LINE.

January 12, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE PULLING D9AW ROCK A PIECE STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM AND LEG

1986 · 12 incidents

December 23, 1986 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REACHED OVER TO3MOVE CABLE HURT MUSCLE IN STOMACH.,

December 12, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING A3PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS ARM POSSIBLE BREAK IN BONE

December 10, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SETTING FEEDER,7URNED LEFT ANKLE AND INJURED LEFT LEG ALSO.WHILE MOVING,FEEDER CAUGHT LEG AND BRUISED IT.

June 18, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING STRUCTU9E OFF BELT LINE

May 27, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #13ENTRY INTAKE AIRCOURSE IMPEDING VENTILATION OF 001-0 SECTION ROCK FALL APPROX 20 FT W X 70 FT LONG X +6 FT HIGH FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF 48 IN RESIN ROPS INSTALLED NO E QUIPMENT OR MIN9 PERSONNEL INVOLVED

April 30, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING A3SAFETY JACK A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL ON HIS BACK

April 30, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BESIDE BOLTING 4ACHINE & BOLTER SLIDE OVER & RAN OVER HIS FOOT.

April 21, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS BOLTING TOP3WHEN STRAP SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN HEAD CUTTING HIM

February 20, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

BRUISED HAND HI7 IT ON JACK

1985 · 5 incidents

December 20, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL HIT O3 HIS BACK.

August 28, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

BOLTER WAS IN LEFT BREAK ON 3RD ROW OF BOLTS WHEN KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUTSTRIKING BOLTER AND MAN.

1983 · 1 incident

September 23, 1983 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dollar Branch Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT RIGHT KNEE WITH A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE WHILE MAKING BELT SET-UP