EMPLOYEE WAS RE-SEEDING AN AREA BY HAND ON SLOPES OF MINE AREA. HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE ON A ROCK.
Job #10 Upper Alpha Branch: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Job #10 Upper Alpha Branch has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1986–1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
Ownership history
- M K M Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1985
- Addington Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 11 | 78,383 |
| 1986 | 36 | 277,274 |
| 1985 | 21 | 157,951 |
| 1984 | 3 | 24,007 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Job #10 Upper Alpha Branch sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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 file1988 · 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
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.