Oakwood Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
RUNNING TRACTOR HAULING COAL TO TAILPIECE RUN OVER A LUMP OF COAL CNA JARRED HIS BACK TO CAUSE THE INJURY.
#4: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Oakwood Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
France Kermit
Virgie,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516607
MSHA record for #4 (mine ID 1516607). 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
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Aug 1991
Ownership history
- Oakwood Mining Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#4 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1991 · 2 incidents
Oakwood Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR WAS HOOKING CAR TO TRACTOR ADN AS HE WAS BACK IN UP HIS SHILT SNAGED ON ROOF BOLT AND WAS CUAGHT BETWEEN TO AND THE TRACTOR
1989 · 1 incident
October 10, 1989
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Oakwood Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
COAL WAS BEING PUSHED FROM RAM CAR TAILPIECE MAN WAS ON OTHER SIDE OF TAILPIECE PULLING HAND AGAINST THE ROOF