Brown Branch Mining · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL IN THE FIRST LEFT SECTION OFF THE MIAINS OF THE 001-0 WORKING SECTION DIMENSIONS OF FALL APPROX 250 FT LONG X 20 FT WIDE X 0 IN -10 IN HEIGHT
No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal
Need More Energy Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Bargo Swannie-Leonard Miller
MSHA Mine ID: 1514429
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1514429). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Apr 1985
Ownership history
- Brown Branch Mining 1984 to 1985
- Need More Coal Company 1985 to 1985
- Need More Energy Coal Company 1985 to 1986
- Need More Energy Coal Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Knox 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.Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.