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Pinson Branch Surface: 1 recorded fatality Coal

N O R Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jones Harry C
Meta, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511250

MSHA record for Pinson Branch Surface (mine ID 1511250). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
Ownership history
  1. Blackhawk Mining Company Inc 1978 to 1981
  2. C L & J Company 1981 to 1982
  3. N O R Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pinson Branch Surface 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 29, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
N O R Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TOLD BY FOREMAN TO CUT SOME TREES THAT WERE ALREADY ON THE GROUND. THAT THE FOREMAN WOULD BE THERE IN A FEW MINUTES TO HELP HIM. WHEN HE WAS FOUND LATER HE WAS PINNED UNDER A T REE AGAINST A ROCK. APPARENTLY TREE FELL ON HIM & HE WAS PINNED AGAINST A ROCK.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1984 · 3 incidents

October 9, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N O R Inc · Fall from machine

FELL OFF FRONT ROCK TRUCK. ROCK TRUCK BROKE DOWN WAS GOING TO TOW TRUCK OUT. CLIMBED UP TO HOOK TOW AND STEPPED BACKWARDS.

April 3, 1984 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N O R Inc · Fall from machine

WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH DRILL HE GOT OFF DRILL TO GREASE MACHINE DRILL PRESSURE BEGIN TO RAISE JUMPED TO TURN OFF PRESSURE SLIPPED AND FELL

March 20, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N O R Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT WHEN FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO EYE

1983 · 1 incident

September 9, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
N O R Inc · Fall from machine

LYING ON TRACK OF D-9 WORKING ON DOZER ROCK TRUCK CAME BACKING UP HITTING BLADE OF DOZER AND KNOCKED MR PINSON OFF