Mining Incidents

J & M #1 Surface Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Donn A Chickering
Guage, Breathitt County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1507782

MSHA record for J & M #1 Surface Mine (mine ID 1507782). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Ken-Lick Coal Inc 1974 to 1987
  2. J & M Mining Inc 1987 to 1989
  3. Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

J & M #1 Surface Mine sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$41,101
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

August 1, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

RUNNING DOZER, WALKING IN SLOPE ON SED POND ENGINE OF DOZER STALLED IT WENT BACK IMPACTED OTHER SIDE OF HILL, EMP THROWN OUT BACK WINDOW BROKEN RIBS LACERATION M ISC CUT AND BRUISES

June 3, 1990 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING FUEL HJOSE FROM REEL WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND STRIKING LEFT HIP

March 17, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF REINSTALLING BLADE TO DOZER WHEN CRIBBING UNDER BLADE SLIPPED IN MUD & CAUSED RT SIDE PUSH ARM TO PIN EMPLS LEFT LEG AGAINST RT SIDE TRACK. EMPL EXPERIENCED SEVERE CRUSH ING & BRUISING TO UPPER LEFT LEG. NO BONES WERE BROKEN.

1989 · 1 incident

July 20, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS BACKING UP DOZER IN 3ND GEAR RAN OVER LARGE ROCK DOZER TILTED & SLAMMED DOWN. EMPL EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN BACK. EMPL COMPETED SHIFT & WORKED UNTIL 10:30 AM ON NEXT DAY BEFORE SEEKI NG MEDICAL ATTENTION.

1986 · 1 incident

November 15, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ken-Lick Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A COAL SHUTE HA8 FALLEN OUT OF PLACE AND EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE. THE COAL SHUTE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE THUMB, BREAKING THE THUMB.

1985 · 1 incident

December 26, 1985 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ken-Lick Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS GETTING3OUT OF DOZER. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BACK INTO THE DOZER CAB HITTING HIS SIDE ON THE DASH AND CONTROLS

1984 · 1 incident

November 5, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Ken-Lick Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOOSTING THE BATTERY ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED. A PIECE OF THE BATTERY STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE UNDER HIS CHAIN CAUSING A LACERATION.

1983 · 1 incident

October 3, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ken-Lick Coal Inc · Fall from machine

REPAIRING DRILL HEAD AS HE STOOD ON DRILL MASH.SAFETY BELT CAME UNFASTENED AND EMPL FELL ONTO CAB OF DRILL AND ONTO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK AND HEAD.