Mining Incidents

No 1 Preparation Plant: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Robinson Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515941

MSHA record for No 1 Preparation Plant (mine ID 1515941). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Preparation Plant 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

5 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

June 16, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider ELECTRICAL
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

TROUBLE SHOOTING #3 BELT STARTER BOX WITH POWER ON, SCREW DRIVER GOT INTO POWER SOURCE, CAUSING FLASH NO ELECTRICAL SHOCK. JUST FLASH, CAUSING BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.

February 1, 1992 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT & CUT HIS HAND.

1991 · 2 incidents

November 23, 1991 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

17 1/2 FEET ABOVE GROUND ON PLATFORM STRUCK WITH PIPE LOST BALANCE FELL TO GROUND

1990 · 1 incident

March 7, 1990 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

THE ENDLOADER WAS DOING SOME BACK FILLING AGAINST THE HIGHWALL AND THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE ENDLOADER. THE OPERATOR JUMPED OUT CAUSING SCRATCHES AND BRUISES TO THE LEGS AND FACE AREA.