Mining Incidents

No 1: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Robinson Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515543

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1515543). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1991 · 1 incident

January 9, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING HAMMER, PUTTING PIN IN MINER TRUCK, STRAINED BACK

1990 · 5 incidents

October 16, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RIDING TO SECTION AN SCOOP AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOP.

July 10, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE FROM SHUTTLE CAR REEL TO TRY TO GET IT TO TAKE UP. THE REEL KICKED IN MASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST A SLEEVE WHEEL. CUT THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND OFF AT THE FIR ST JOINT.

March 27, 1990 KY · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STUCK FINGER UNDER SWITCH FOR PANIC BAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MASHED LEVER CATCHING FINGER TIP & MASHED IT OFF.

1989 · 2 incidents

September 18, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PC OF BOLTING STEEL BROKE, CUTTING IN UPPER LIP KNOCKED SOME TEETH AND BROKE ONE

1988 · 2 incidents

June 9, 1988 KY · Coal superintendent OTHER
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PICKING UP SCRAP METAL TO REMOVE FRO M JOB SITE, SNAKE WAS HIDING UNDER METAL AND BIT VICTIM ON INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

1987 · 3 incidents

December 17, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PUTTING TRAM CA3 IN MINER WHILE PULLING ON SLATE BAR HE HURT HIMSELF IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BODY

May 12, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CM BROKE LEFT T9ACK CRIBS WERE BUILT UNDERNEATH CAP COAL FOR TEMP.SUPPORT CAP COAL BROKE & FELL HITTING I.NAME 1 PIECE HITTING DOWN ON HIS HEAD.7TH VERTEBRAE FRACTURED OR CHIPPED OTHER DAMAGE S POSSIBLE. 3