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Orchard Branch: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by William B Sturgill
Fusonia, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513406

MSHA record for Orchard Branch (mine ID 1513406). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  3. Royal Elkhorn Inc 1984 to 1989
  4. Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Orchard Branch sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 11, 1985 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Royal Elkhorn Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OFF DR3LL, HIS RING ON HIS RING FINGER, LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR POP OFF VALVE CUTTING HIS FINGER.

1984 · 1 incident

June 18, 1984 KY · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL FROM ONE ARCA TO ANOTHER WHEN THE TRANSMITTEN SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT BECAUSE BRAKE EWAK NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD ON THE INCLINE HE ONLY RECEIVED MINER WOONDS TO HAND ELBOW & HIP WHERE HE LANDED AFTER JUMPING OUT