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No 3: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Joseph Brothers Inc · Underground
Roxana, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511186

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1511186). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Feb 1985
Ownership history
  1. Knight Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1980
  2. Cesco Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Lake Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1981
  4. Joseph Brothers Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1985 · 1 incident

February 27, 1985 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joseph Brothers Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON A SCOOP WITH A CHAIN HOIST WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE PUSHING THE BATTERIES ACROSS A RAIL.

1984 · 3 incidents

October 22, 1984 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Joseph Brothers Inc · Struck by falling object

FOREMAN WAS MACKING THE FACE WHEN A SLUG ABOUT 6"L X 4"W AND 1" THICK FELL ON HIS HAND. THE ROCK CUT TWO FINGERS AND BROKE ONE OF THEM

August 15, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Joseph Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUT HAND OVER TOP OF PINNER AND CAUGHT IT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND THE BOLTING MACHINE. WHILE TRAMMING TO THE FACE