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Jim Branch #2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Calvary Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Charles Collins
Beverly, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517748

Jim Branch #2 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1996.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1996–1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Ownership history
  1. Calvary Coal Company Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1998 24 59,137
1997 16 130,510
1996 20 159,402
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Jim Branch #2 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1997 · 1 incident

October 9, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Calvary Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A SLATE BAR & THE TAILPIECE OF A BELT.

1996 · 2 incidents

December 10, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LOCATION: 500' OUTBY FACAE #3 ENTRY INTERSECTION TIME: FOUND 6:15AM PRESHIFT 12/10/96. DIMENSIONS: APPROX 25'W, 30'L, & 0' TO 4.5'THICK. CAUSE: FAULTY SLIP IN ROOF. ACTION TAKEN: CLEANED UP- R EBOLTED - CRIBBED & SPOT BOLTED EDGES.

August 24, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LOCATION: #5 ENTRY-NUTURAL. AT XCUT #15 INBY PORTAL. TIME: FOUND AT 0800. DIMENSIONS: 5' THICK--18' WIDE &30' LONG. CAUSE: COAL SEAM. ACTION TAKEN: CRIBBED UP--DID NOT HAVE TO BE CLEANED UP.