Hunter Branch Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
BETWEEN 13 TO 14 BREAR FRON OUTSIDE 3 ENTRY 20X 3 TO 4FT THICK X 30 FT LONG.
Mine #1: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Aug 1989
Ownership history
- D M A Mining Inc 1987 to 1989
- Hunter Branch Mining Company Inc 1989 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | 6,924 |
| 1989 | 28 | 131,946 |
| 1988 | 19 | 201,491 |
| 1987 | 13 | 33,261 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine #1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1989 · 2 incidents
May 16, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Hunter Branch Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FOAM FROM SHUTTLE CAR TIRE CAME OUT OF TIRE HITTING OPERATOR.
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1988 · 3 incidents
D M A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAIL WAS 42 IN THICK 60 FT LONG CAUSE OF FALL UNKNOWN
D M A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL #7 HEADING AT 23 CROSSCUT 42 IN THICK APPROX 60 FT LONG
D M A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FELL WAS PAAROX. 5 FEET TICK, 100 FEET LONG, 4 FEET BOLTS WERE BEING USED. CAUSE OF FALL UNKNOWN. WORKING WITHIN 60 FEET OFF AUGER HOLES AND OUT CROP.