Mining Incidents

Johns Branch #1 Coal

Harlan Fuel Company · Surface
Controlled by Thomas King Evans
Liggett, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517842

MSHA record for Johns Branch #1 (mine ID 1517842). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Spike Construction Company Inc 1996 to 1997
  2. Harlan Fuel Company 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Johns Branch #1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.