Reynolds Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
THE EE WAS PULLING ROCK FROM BELT, HE RAISED UP AND BUMPED NECK AGAINST CABLE HOOK, USED TO HANG CABLE.
No 2: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Reynolds Branch Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Isaac Morris Estate
MSHA Mine ID: 1516144
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 1516144). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1996–1997
- Latest incident
- Feb 1997
Ownership history
- Reynolds Branch Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.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
2 on file1997 · 1 incident
1996 · 1 incident
August 1, 1996
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reynolds Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SPRAINED OR STRAINED BACK.