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Jennie Branch Mine Coal

Tennco, Inc. · Underground
Miracle, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519768

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2015–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
254
citations
62
significant & substantial
$50,973
proposed penalties
$49,356
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q4 15,143 9 2 594.3
2018 Q2 15,796 17 2 1076.2
2017 Q3 14,896 26 6 1745.4
2017 Q2 14,773 15 3 1015.4
2016 Q4 13,385 17 7 1270.1
2016 Q3 520 16 2 30769.2
2016 Q2 520 18 9 34615.4
2015 Q4 560 8 3 14285.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2018 · 1 incident

March 16, 2018 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Tennco, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Miner was riding the mantrip when it struck a coal rib causing a piece of coal rib to strike a miner in the lower left side back. This accident was not reported to mine management until 03/22/2018. The miner involved worked this shift and the next shift. Miner went to the Doctor on 03/19/2018 and returned to work on 03/22/2018 when they reported this happened at work.

2017 · 2 incidents

October 20, 2017 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof Fall in the 2nd north west mains, approximately 250 feet inby spad 1169 between a cribbed area and a solid coal rib. The fall is approximately 10 feet wide, 6 feet high and 30 feet long

October 18, 2017 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in 2nd North west mains approximately 325 feet inby spad 1168. Fall does not affect ventilation or passage of miners. The fall is approximately 18 feet wide, 7 feet high and 60 feet long and does take in an intersection that abuts a solid coal rib.

2016 · 1 incident

February 11, 2016 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tennco, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was using a slate bar to remove a loose rib as deemed by MSHA Inspector and EE's Supervisor when EE strained EE's groin trying to remove the rib.

2015 · 6 incidents

October 11, 2015 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Tennco, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Foreman ran into a miner cable that was hung in an intersection on the 11th and 12th. He continued working without being off or seeing a doctor until he was laid off on December 1, 2015. EE had to seek medical attention for his neck February 11, 2016. He reported the injury to mine management again on February 17, 2016

September 11, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tennco, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

The employee was checking a shuttle car tire in the #3 entry 2 crosscuts outby the face when a piece of rib coal rolled off knocking him off balance causing pushing him into the shuttle car and catching him between the car and the coal rib.

June 25, 2015 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tennco, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Roof Bolting Machine operator was installing 8 foot rope bolts. As he was placing the bolt in the hole and pushing it into place he accidently hit the rotation lever on the drill. As the bolt begin to spin a strand of wire or metal broke away from the bolt and entered the right hand of the machine operator.

April 16, 2015 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco, Inc. · Struck by falling object

The employee is a roof bolt machine operator and was working in the number 4 entry of the 001 section. EE was installing the inside roof bolt when a piece of roof rock broke loose and struck EE's left foot. The rock was approximately 2'X 1'and from 0 to 5 inches thick.

March 21, 2015 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennco, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred in the number 4 portal (fan) intake air course entry approximately 18 feet wide, 10 feet high and 60 to 70 feet in length. The cause of the fall was due to the extremely harsh winter weather of late where the roof froze and thawed several. This fall was immediately report to MSHA via the 800 number.