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.
Haddix Cont Loading Facility: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Haddix Cont Loading Facility has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
Ownership history
- Falcon Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1979
- Falcon Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1987
- Arch On The North Fork Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1986 | 16 |
| 1985 | 17 |
| 1984 | 21 |
| 1983 | 21 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Haddix Cont Loading Facility sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.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 file1988 · 1 incident
Arch On The North Fork Inc · Contact with electrical current
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
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
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