Mining Incidents

Muddy Branch B 18: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Bizwil Inc · Surface
Controlled by Bizzack John
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515357

MSHA record for Muddy Branch B 18 (mine ID 1515357). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Bizwil Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Muddy Branch B 18 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

September 29, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bizwil Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING STRAW INTO A STRAWBLOWER WHILE HE WAS MOVING THE BLOWER AROUND HE FELL ABOUT 6 FEET ONTO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT HE BROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE.

September 13, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Bizwil Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACK-HAMMER TO DRILL HOLES A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE & LET JACK-HAMMER FALL ON TOP OF HIS LEFT BIG TOE

January 25, 1988 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bizwil Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP. GOT OUT OF TRUCK O SLICK MUDDY ROAD. HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EMP. WAS ESCORTING A BACKHOE TO A JOB SITE.

1987 · 3 incidents

October 17, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bizwil Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTING DRIVE SHAFT OUT OF ROCK TRUCK.WHILE LIFTING DRIVE SHAFT HE TWISTED HIS BODY CAUSING BACK TO CATCH.

October 14, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bizwil Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL BACKED UP TO FILL AREA TO DUMP LOAD.TRUCK STARTED OVER INTO FILL AREA.EMPL JUMPED FROM TRUCK.SUFFERED CUT ON CHIN,SCRATCHES ON RIGHT HAND AND SORENESS IN LOWER BACK AREA.

February 4, 1987 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bizwil Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL CLIMBING UP ON TRUCK BED OF LUBE TRUCK.FOOT SLIPPED AS HE STEPPED ON EDGE OF BED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD.