AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE COMPANY TRUCK, EMP STEPPED INTO MUDDY WATER 2-3" DEEP, TURNING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
Crooked Fork: 10 reportable incidents Coal
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
- Addington Enterprises Inc 1994 to present
Crooked Fork sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
10 on file1996 · 1 incident
1995 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE FALLEN ON CAT WALK OF 777 ROCK TRUCK WHILE CLIMBING OFF OF EQUIPMENT. CLAIMS INJURY TO BACK.
EE WAS WELDING ON A TANK. HE PUSHED ON THE TANK WITH HIS LEFT HAND, FRACTURING A SMALL BONE.
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.
INSTALLING A SHOCK ABSORBER ON A PICK UP AND GOT A PEIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EYE.
1994 · 5 incidents
A CAN OF SPRAY CLEANER WAS ON LOADER CLOSH. IT SLID AND DISCHARGED CLEANER INTO FACE OF OPERATOR BURNING HIS EYE.
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.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO INSTALL A RIPPER TOOTH ON A D11N DOZER WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
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.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TEARING LIGAMENTS.