Mining Incidents

Surface: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Virgie, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515460

MSHA record for Surface (mine ID 1515460). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

September 15, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

FELL OFF OF ROL5BACK TRUCK WHILE CHAINING DOWN PICKUP TRUCK A ROLLBACK. HURT KNEE ON LEFT LEG.

August 3, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR LOADIN1 TRUCKS WHEN BOOM CRILLED ON CRANE THROWING OPERATOR INTO LEVERS BRUISING OPERATOR KIDNEY AND STOMACH.

June 1, 1987 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Kinney Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOOSE MATERIAL 0ELL FROM HIGHWALL FALLING IN THROUGH WINDSHIELD BREAKING WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING 2 CUTS ON OPERATORS FACE- SENT OPR TO EMERGENCY ROOM HAD 4 STITCHES ON CUT PLACE UNDER EYE