Mining Incidents

Surface Mine No 2: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Brenda Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hill Donnie
Corbin, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511904

MSHA record for Surface Mine No 2 (mine ID 1511904). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Ownership history
  1. Brenda Coal Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Surface Mine No 2 sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1993 · 1 incident

January 18, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brenda Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT & GOT METAL CHIPO IN LEFT EYE WORKING ON 988B S/N 50W6032

1991 · 1 incident

April 3, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brenda Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MECHANIC WAS PULLING ON ALIFT BAR WHILE TAKING OUT THE FINAL DRIVE ON A 977L LOADER.

1989 · 1 incident

June 17, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Brenda Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING D9H DOZER WHEN A HOSE BUSTED AND WATER WENT IN HIS BOOT AND BURNED RIGHT FOOT.

1988 · 1 incident

January 26, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brenda Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING COAL & BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF SLATE OUT OF THE COAL PILE & TWISTED HIS BACK

1987 · 2 incidents

August 19, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brenda Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HI7TING ROLLER FOR D8K WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER WHEN HE FELT HIS ARM POP.

April 1, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Brenda Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER DUG OUT 0ROM UNDER ROCK & ROCK FELL FROM ABOUT 20FT & HIT SIDE OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK & EMPLOYEE BOUNCED UP & STRUCK HIS HEAD ON T HE CB RADIO

1983 · 1 incident

January 3, 1983 KY · Coal coal strip operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brenda Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

BACKDUMP FROM DOZER. MAN SLIPPED AND GRABBED EDGE OF BATTERY CASE ON DOZER TO PREVENT FALL AND B