Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 MSHA citation Coal

Controlled by Jody Samons
Grethel, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516013

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1516013). 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
1990–1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
12
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 12 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Frasure Branch Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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

1994 · 1 incident

June 20, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING BELT LINE AND A PLASTIC WATER LINE. THE BELT LINE ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED, WITH THE WATER LINE CAUSING THE WATER LINE TO BEND & BREAK. A PIECE OF THE WATER LINE STRUCK THE EE ON T HE UPPER LEFT ARM.

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 5 incidents

June 10, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Frasure Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL GRINDING BITS. DIDNT HAVE GOGGLES ON AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE.

April 28, 1992 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Frasure Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE OPERATING A CUTTING MACHINE.

February 5, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frasure Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND ALLEGEDLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

1991 · 5 incidents

October 25, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Frasure Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE BOLTER MAN WENT INTO THE FACE AREA TO BOLT. HE STOPPED THE BOLTER AND WENT PAST THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS TO PULL DRAW ROCK. WHEN HE PULLED THE DRAW ROCK ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK THAT HE WAS NO T AWARE OF FELL ON HIS BACK. RANGING FROM 1 INCH TO 6" THICK. NO BROKEN BONES. BUT DID BRUISE BACK, RIBS AND ARM.

April 13, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Frasure Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP HE WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER & LOOKING BACK OVER THE SCOOP WHEN HE TURNED BACK AROUND HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP & RIB

February 13, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Frasure Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN THE DRILL STEEL HUNG IN THE ROOF. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO UNHANG THE STEEL BY USING THE ROOF BOLTER AND HIS LEFT HAND. HE ACCIDENTLY MAS HED THE WRONG LEVER AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD OF THE BOLTER AND THE A.T.R.S.

1990 · 1 incident