Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING HEAD ROLL DRIVE ON MAGNET BELT CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK.
Raccoon Plant: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Raccoon Plant has had no fatalities among 11 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1996
- Latest incident
- Jun 1996
Ownership history
- Raccoon Elkhorn Coal Company Inc 1973 to 1974
- Raccoon-Elkhorn Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1981
- Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1995 | 19 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1993 | 23 |
| 1992 | 25 |
| 1991 | 27 |
| 1990 | 24 |
| 1989 | 25 |
| 1988 | 30 |
| 1987 | 29 |
| 1986 | 28 |
| 1985 | 16 |
| 1984 | 28 |
| 1983 | 30 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Raccoon Plant 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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1996 · 1 incident
1995 · 1 incident
August 25, 1995
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
EE WAS CHANGING SECTORS. HE WAS STANDING ON A PIPE WHEN PIPE BROKE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WILTH LEFT ARM CAUSING STRAIN TO ARM & SHOULDER. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. O N 10-31-95 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION OF THE FIRST TIME. LOST TIME 11-1-95.
1992 · 1 incident
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS LCEANING COAL CARS. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN INSIDE OF THE CAR, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STARTED SLIDING DOWN SIDE OF CAR. HE TRIED TO STOP SLIDE BY GRABBING SIDE OF CAR WITH RIGHT HAND. E MPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4-9-92. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MUSCLES OF RIGHT SHOULDER.
1991 · 2 incidents
October 18, 1991
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPENING COUPLINGS ON CARS STEPPED BETWEEN THE CARS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COUPLINGS
May 22, 1991
KY · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS WORKING ON THE RAILROAD SIDE TRACK. HE WAS CLOSING RAIL CAR DOORS WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL TO GROUND TWISTING ANKLE. SMALL BONE BROKEN.
1990 · 1 incident
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CAR SPOTTER WHILE BACKING UP & LOOKING BACK THE CARS JAMMED TOGETHER CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP EMPLOYEE NOTICED SORENESS IN NECK & SHOULDER EMPLOYEE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION ON THIS DATE & DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 05-02-90 HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 05-2-90
1989 · 1 incident
November 4, 1989
KY · Coal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLYEE WAS LIFTING COAL SAMPLE BAG TO POUR INTO CRUSEHER, LEFT PAIN IN LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE WORKED NEXT 2 SHIFTS BEFORE GOING TO DOCTOR. REPORTING TO SUPERVISOR. NOTE: DELAYED REPORTING DUE TO FAILURE TO ESTABLISH ACTUAL INJURY DIAGNOSIS. DOCTOR STATES "COULD HAVE RESULTED FROM BACK STRAIN OR LIFTING.
1987 · 1 incident
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEEF WORKE8 A SHIFT CHANMGING OUT ROTARY ASSEMBLY(VERY CLOSE WORKING CONDITIONS)HE DID NOT REPORT THIS INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 4/13/87,WHEN HE WAS UNABLE TO REPORT TO WORK DUE TO SEVERE BACK PAI3.
1985 · 2 incidents
July 19, 1985
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BAR AND ALIGNING A CHUTE TO THE ALLIS CHALMAS DEVATERING SCREEN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IT INTO PLACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE HAMMER GLANCE OFF OF CHUTE STRI KING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH AREA.
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL CLEANING UP SCRAP PARTS,DROPPED BEARING ON LEFT ANKLE.
1983 · 1 incident
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TWISTED RT KNEE COMING OUT OF GUARD STATION POSSIBLE TOR LIGAMENTS