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Kate Branch: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Volcano Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Maynard Andy - James
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512940

MSHA record for Kate Branch (mine ID 1512940). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. D & M Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1984
  2. Southern Hills Coal Company 1984 to 1985
  3. Johns Creek Elkhorn Coal Corp 1985 to 1985
  4. Volcano Coal Inc 1985 to 1986
  5. Volcano Coal Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Kate Branch sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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

1987 · 1 incident

November 16, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator ELECTRICAL
Volcano Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE MINER CABLE3SHOT A HOLE IN THE CONDUCT AND BURNT THE MINER MAN. BURN ON RIGHT LEG & ARM. THE RESTRAINING CLAMP HELD THE CABLE TIGHT-AND WOULD NOT LET IT MOVE WITH. THE FLOATING DECK BREAKI NG THE CABLE. T2E CABLE WAS IN CONDUCT. WE REMODIFIED THE CLAMP.

1986 · 1 incident

May 22, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Volcano Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

GOLF CART GOT S7UCK AT DRIFT MOUTH 4 MEN WAS PICKING FRONT UP AND JACK SAID HURT HIS BACK.

1984 · 1 incident

August 30, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Southern Hills Coal Company · Struck by falling object

MACHINE OPERARTE WAS ROOF BOLTING HAD HIS HAND ON ROOF BOLTER HD A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL CUT OFF THUMB OF FIRST JOINT ON LEFT HAND.