Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING WAGON DR3LL JERKING INTO POSITION INJURED SELF
Mine No 2: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Dennis Jones
Pippa Passes,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514568
MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 1514568). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Apr 1986
Ownership history
- Jones Branch Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 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
2 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 1 incident
January 16, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL SCALING ROOF NEAR BOOM HOLE.PIECE OF ROOF FELL BREAKING HIS LEFT LEG IN 2 PLACES.