Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Accident type, without injuries
MAIN ROOF SEPARATED AND FELL APPROX. 1 FT. ABOVE 4 FT BOLTS. THE CONTRIBUTING CONDITIONS WERE A RIDER SEAM OF COAL ABOVE BOLTS AND ROOF WAS STURATED WITH WATER.
Marine #1: 1 MSHA citation Coal
Branham & Baker Underground Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Donn A Chickering
MSHA Mine ID: 1517892
Marine #1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1997.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1997
- Latest incident
- Aug 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
2
inspections on record
7
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 7 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Marine Coal Corp 1997 to 1997
- Branham & Baker Underground Corp 1997 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 29 | 106,260 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Marine #1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1997 · 4 incidents
July 28, 1997
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
ELECTRICAL
Branham & Baker Underground Corp · Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE #2 SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR GOT THE #2 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE FEEDER. ALL THREE PHASES OF THE CABLE WERE PINCHE D SOLID. BETWEEN CAR AND FEEDER, THIS CAUSED A P HASE TO PHASE CONDITION, BREAKER KNOCKED. HE THEN WENT TO POWER CENTER AND TRIED TO SET BREAKER UP. IT ARCHED ACROOS THE TOP AND BURNT HIS HAND.
Marine Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FAL IN MAIN INTAKE.
Marine Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN RIGHT SIDE RETURN. 2 BREAKS OUT FROM FACE. 3RD SHIFT FOUND ROOF FALL ON PRESHIFT EXAMINATION.