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Cloverfork Energy: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Hyde Luther Jr
Putney, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1508749

Cloverfork Energy has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. Clover Fork Energy Inc 1975 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)
1990 13 28,785
1989 17 71,736
1988 13 54,605
1987 10 34,958
1986 9 18,770
1983 4 6,517
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Cloverfork Energy sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

July 25, 1988 KY · Coal auger helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clover Fork Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR EXTENDED SKID JACK OUT. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A WOOD BLOCK UNDER SKID. EMPLOYEE SAID HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER, CAUSING INJURY TO THE RIGHT HAND.