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Job #10 Upper Alpha Branch: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Addington Inc · Surface
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514383

MSHA record for Job #10 Upper Alpha Branch (mine ID 1514383). 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
1986–1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Ownership history
  1. M K M Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1985
  2. Addington Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Job #10 Upper Alpha Branch sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
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

1988 · 1 incident

October 19, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS RE-SEEDING AN AREA BY HAND ON SLOPES OF MINE AREA. HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE ON A ROCK.

1987 · 2 incidents

August 12, 1987 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Addington Inc · Struck by flying object

STRINGING OUT CAPS FOR SHOT WHEN CAP WENT OFF IN HAND PENETRATING METAL IN HAND,ARM& FACE.

March 26, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING WATER T9UCK 3-26-87, PUMPING WATER AND HOSE LINES HAD KINKS IN THEM. BENT DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN KINKS AND PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK

1986 · 2 incidents

September 22, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Addington Inc · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED OFF DOZ9R ONTO LOOSE ROCK & TURNED HIS ANKLE.

September 4, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Addington Inc · Struck by flying object

KNOCKING BALL S7UD FROM TIE ROD END ON 777 R.TRUCK. HIT STUD WITH HAMMER IT FLEW OUT AND HIT TRUCK, THEN GLANCED OFF TRUCK AND HIT EMPLOYEE.