Daves Branch Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #2 NEAR SPAD #2066. FELL 42" THICK 18' WIDE 50' LONG FALL OCCURRED IN ENTRY.
No 2: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Daves Branch Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Larry Yonts; Ray Slone
Kite,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515120
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1515120). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1989–1994
- Latest incident
- Jul 1994
Ownership history
- Dave'S Branch Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1985
- Double B & F Coal Inc 1985 to 1988
- Daves Branch Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 sits in Knott 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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1994 · 3 incidents
Daves Branch Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #1-2-3 ENTRY NEAR SPAD NO 1809 FALL 38" THICK WIDE 130' LONG FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION.
Daves Branch Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYE EWAS ON TOP OF FAN HOUSE FIXING HOLES AND THE TWO LET GO AND EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH.
1993 · 1 incident
December 2, 1993
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Daves Branch Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A ROFF BOLTER AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND ROOF BOLTER POT.
1990 · 1 incident
November 26, 1990
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Daves Branch Inc · Struck against a moving object
CAR CROSSED CENTER HIM CONTACTIVE LEFT (OPERATOR) FRONT WHEEL. SUBJECT LEFT MAIN ROAD WAS STRICKING ROCK . THIS CAUSED THE SUBJECT TO ANCURN INJURIES TO THE FRONT WHEEL CENTER & TOP OF HEAD, A LSO DISCTOCATED LEFT SHOULDER.
1989 · 3 incidents
Daves Branch Inc · Struck by flying object
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING A S & H COAL SCOOP TRANSPORTING COAL OUT OF THE NO. 5 WORKING FACE TO THE SECTION DUMPING AREA. THE SHOT FIRES ACCIDNETLY SHOT THE CROSS-CUT BETWEEN 5 & 6 ENTRIES. THE SHOT BLEW THROUGHT EH CROSS-CUT OVER INTO THE NO. 5 ENTRY WHERE INJURED WORKER WAS AT.
Daves Branch Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL APPROX. 600 OUTBY 001-0 ACTIVE SECTION IN NO 7 ENTRY.
September 23, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Daves Branch Inc · Struck by falling object
SUBJECT TWO OTHER WORKERS HAD PREVOUSLY SHOT INTO THE MINE ROOF TO GAIN MORE HEIGHT FOR AN UNDERGROUND BATTERY CHARGING CHANGING STATION. WHILE THEY WERE RE-BOLTING AND CLEANING THIS AREA UP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PERMANENT SUPPORTS STRIKING VICTIM IN HEAD.