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Crager Fork Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516591

MSHA record for Crager Fork Strip (mine ID 1516591). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Jun 1993
Ownership history
  1. Knott County Mining Company 1989 to 1992
  2. Knott County Mining Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Crager Fork Strip 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

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

June 21, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Knott County Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING PISTON FROM LINER ON D348 CAT ENGINE. THE ROD DROPPED CAUSING PISTON TO TURN AND CAUGHT FINGER. IT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES ON MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.