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No 5: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Dorton, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516434

No 5 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991
Ownership history
  1. Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 0
1992 9 8,317
1991 45 402,577
1990 45 566,761
1989 41 431,816
1988 16 38,952
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 5 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
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

6 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

September 25, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LID FROM BATTERY MANTRIP MOTOR AND IT SLID FROM HIS HANDS AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT RIBS AND HAND.

July 17, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

ELECTRICAL PLUG GOT WET AND WHEN ENERGIZED AND BLEW OUT AND BURNT THE EE S ARM.

January 21, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WENT OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF PARTS AND IT WAS TOO HEAVY CAUSING A BACK INJURY.

1990 · 2 incidents

February 1, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ADVANCED MACHINE UP TO INSTALL A ROW OF BOLTS WENT BACK TO REAR OF MACHINE SM ROCK FELL ON FOOT

1989 · 1 incident