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Copperas Creek Job #11: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Addington Inc · Surface
Lancer, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514184

Copperas Creek Job #11 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Delta Energy Corp 1983 to 1986
  2. Addington Inc 1986 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)
1988 1
1987 65 855,938
1986 56 614,986
1985 28 129,136
1984 20 205,453
1983 24 37,410
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Copperas Creek Job #11 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

August 17, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Addington Inc · Struck by falling object

HAD 355 DOZER B5OCKED UP PUTTING EQUAL BAR UNDERNEATH STARTED DOZER TO RAISE BLADE TO PUT BLOCK UNDER THE BLADE TO RAISE THE TRACTOR UP THE DOZER FELL OFF THE BLOCK & FELL ON THE MECH.HAND CU TTING OFF 4 FIN1ERS

August 9, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Addington Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER BACK UP 7O CLOSE TO THE BEAM ON DUMP AND HIS BRAKE WENT OUT.TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS BACK.

July 6, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Addington Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE GOT BE9 STING ON THE HEAD.

1986 · 1 incident

February 17, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Addington Inc · Struck by flying object

OPERATOR WA KNO7KING A WORN OUT BIT OFF DRILL STEEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL OR SOMETHING FLEW AND HIT HIM IN CHEEK

1985 · 2 incidents

May 4, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Energy Corp · Struck by flying object

ALIGNING TRACK ON DOZER METAL CLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THIGH.

January 2, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Delta Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING ON WRENCH AND PIPE CAME OFF HIT ON FOREHEAD AT HAIR LINE CUTTING HEAD 10 STITCHES ADJUSTING CHAIN ON DRILL