Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS HE WAS GETTI3G OUT OF A SCOOP HE SAID HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
No 3: 11 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 1513729). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1984–1987
- Latest incident
- Jun 1987
Ownership history
- Coal Branch Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 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
11 on file1987 · 3 incidents
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
LOADING 5 GAL. 2IL CONTAINERS INTO SCOOP WHEN HE NOTICED SHARP BACK PAIN IN LOWER BACK
February 3, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
MINER WAS TAKIN1 THE FIRST CUT OUT OF A CROSSCUT IN NO.3 HEADING WHEN A RIB ROLL(CONSISTING OF COAL) FELL ON HELPER'S BACK.
1986 · 3 incidents
December 31, 1986
KY · Coal
tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MADE A SMALL CU7 ON HIS RT KNEE WHILE CUTTING BELT TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE ON IMPPUT WASHER BELT
October 2, 1986
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIT HIS FINGER 4ITH A TIMBER WHILE WORKING ON NO.1 BELT LINE
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ROCK IN35 HEADING WITH SLATE BAR.
1985 · 4 incidents
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 4 BREAKS IN RIGHT MAIN4\THICK.FAN IN A NATURAL AREA NOT ACITITY FACE AREA.NO MINER ININ A NATURAL AREA NOT ACTIVITIES FACE AREA NO MINER IN MINE AT TIME.
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
SMALL ROCK FELL FROM TOP CATCHING LARGE FIGHT TOE CRUSHING HARD TOE OF SHOE AND BROKE RIGHT TOE
March 20, 1985
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
PUNCTURED TOP OF LEFT HAND WITH NAIL WHILE WORKING AROUND FEEDER TAILPIECE.
March 4, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PRYING ROCK FROM TOP SAID HE HAD PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN
1984 · 1 incident
Coal Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR AN ANCHOR PIN FOR TAIL PIECE HE PUT HIS HAND IN THE WAY OF THE AUGER BARREL WHILE IT WAS ROTATING.