Mining Incidents

Crooked Fork: 10 reportable incidents Coal

Sidney, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517539

MSHA record for Crooked Fork (mine ID 1517539). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1994–1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Ownership history
  1. Addington Enterprises Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Crooked Fork sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
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

10 on file

1996 · 1 incident

October 6, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE COMPANY TRUCK, EMP STEPPED INTO MUDDY WATER 2-3" DEEP, TURNING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1995 · 4 incidents

October 31, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Enterprises Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE FALLEN ON CAT WALK OF 777 ROCK TRUCK WHILE CLIMBING OFF OF EQUIPMENT. CLAIMS INJURY TO BACK.

July 29, 1995 KY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS INSTALLING USED TRACK SEGMENTS ON A CAT D11N BULL DOZER, CONSTANT TWISTING WHILE HANDLING TRACKS SEGNENTS AND LIFTING SAME CAUSED STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

January 2, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING A SHOCK ABSORBER ON A PICK UP AND GOT A PEIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EYE.

1994 · 5 incidents

August 3, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Addington Enterprises Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A CAN OF SPRAY CLEANER WAS ON LOADER CLOSH. IT SLID AND DISCHARGED CLEANER INTO FACE OF OPERATOR BURNING HIS EYE.

August 1, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIN BY STRIKING WITH A HAMMER IT CHIPPED & A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LOWER RIB AREA. THE METAL DID NOT PERMANENT DAMAGE, BUT HAD TO BE REMOVED.

July 29, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Addington Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO INSTALL A RIPPER TOOTH ON A D11N DOZER WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.

July 19, 1994 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE IN PREPARATION FOR WELDING.WHEN A PIECE FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.DOCTOR REMOVED THE METAL,CLEANED THE EYE AND APPLIED A PATCH.

July 18, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TEARING LIGAMENTS.