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Trace Branch Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Locust Grove Inc · Surface
Controlled by Edward L Clemons Estate
Amburgey, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517565

Trace Branch Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1994–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
Ownership history
  1. Locust Grove Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1999 0
1998 14 184,102
1997 26 317,448
1996 32 481,673
1995 25 391,595
1994 18 108,648
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Trace Branch Mine sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1996 · 1 incident

June 1, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS WORKING ON 992C IN PARKING LOT. HE WALKED AROUND THE COUNTER WEIGHT TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. SLIPPED ON THE COUNTER WEIGHT AND FELL APPROX 5' BREAKING BOTH BONES IN LOWER LEFT ARM.

1995 · 2 incidents

November 22, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON A 777 CAT DUMP TRUCK TO MAKE REPAIRS WHEN HE HAD A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. DOCTOR ADVISED HE SHOULD NOT WORK FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS.

April 20, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE SLIPPED ON STEP AND FELL ON GRADER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START IT. RIGHT SIDE OF RIBS, CHEST, LEFT ARM, AND LEFT LEG.

1994 · 1 incident

August 16, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Locust Grove Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BRUSHING IN A HOLLOW WITH A D9L DOZER, WHEN A LARGE TREE AND ROOTS CAUGHT THE BLADE CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER 4 TIMES INTO THE HOLLOW.