August 26, 1983
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
MACHINERY
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
THE COAL DRILL BLOWED UP
No 2 Mine (D): 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (D) (mine ID 1510029). 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
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Aug 1983
Ownership history
- Coal Branch Coal Company Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 Mine (D) sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.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
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
June 2, 1983
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE WAS PICKING UP A 50LB BOX OF EXPLOSIVES POWDER WHEN HE RAISED UP HE FELT A STING IN HIS BACK