Mining Incidents

Haddix Cont Loading Facility: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Ashland Inc
Jackson, Breathitt County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1506403

MSHA record for Haddix Cont Loading Facility (mine ID 1506403). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Falcon Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1979
  2. Falcon Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1987
  3. Arch On The North Fork Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Haddix Cont Loading Facility sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$41,101
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1988 · 1 incident

June 14, 1988 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Arch On The North Fork Inc · Contact with electrical current

A FAULT ON AN IN COMING CIRCUIT CAUSED AN ARC WHICH BURNED EMPLOYEE AS HE ATTEMPTED TOCHECK HIS METER AGAINST THE CURCUIT SIDE OF A DISCONNECT PRIOR TO PREFORMING ELECTRCIAL WORK.

1987 · 1 incident

March 18, 1987 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELT P5IN IN HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING MUD FROM ALONG A BELTLINE.

1983 · 3 incidents

December 1, 1983 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS INJURED WHEN HE JUMPED FROM A RUN-AWAY TRUCK WHICH HAD DEVELOPED MECHANICAL FAILURE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE

December 1, 1983 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS INJURED WHEN HE JUMPED FROM A RUN-AWAY TRUCK WHICH HAD DEVELOPED MECHANICAL FAILURE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE

March 21, 1983 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE HELPING MOVE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THROUGH A DRAW OFF TUNNEL