Mining Incidents

Haddock Fork Job: 17 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by David A Duff
Chavies, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513960

Haddock Fork Job has had no fatalities among 17 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1987–1995
Latest incident
Feb 1995
Ownership history
  1. Haz-Coal Inc 1983 to 1991
  2. Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1995 18 159,415
1994 24 527,402
1993 18 523,791
1992 17 424,585
1991 8 92,453
1990 27 243,017
1989 22 212,853
1988 23 184,942
1987 28 216,430
1986 34 245,880
1985 27 163,440
1984 11 85,706
1983 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Haddock Fork Job sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

February 1, 1995 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE TEETH ON 992C BUCKET-HE HIT ONE OF THE TEETH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TOKNOCK IT OFF & A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT THIGH.

January 7, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CAN OF SPAGETTI FOR LUNCHWITH A POCKET KNIFE & CUT LEFT THUMB.

1994 · 8 incidents

May 31, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILE DCLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOIS.

May 31, 1994 KY · Coal drill operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILE DCLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOIS.

May 31, 1994 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCNIOSIS.

May 31, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCNIOSIS.

May 27, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED CLAIM OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS

May 27, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM OF COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

May 27, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS

March 10, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN HILL AFTER ASSISTING WITH A JACK HAMMER OPERATION, HIS FEET SLIPPED & WHEN HE STEPPED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE PART OF FOOT WENT IN A CRACK PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE TOES & CAUSED THE FOOT TO BEND UPWARDS TEARING LEGAMENTS IN LEFT ANKLE.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 9, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING AIR FILTERS FROM 777B ROCK TRUCK. FILTER WAS REMOVED FROM HOUSING AND SET ON BRACKET ON SIDE OF ENGINE. AS EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER THE FILTER BECAME DISLODGED AN D FELL AND WHEN THE OPERATOR REACHED THE GROUND AND LOOKED UP THE FILTER HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

July 14, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Branch Coal Sales Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS SITTING IN DRIVERS SEAT OF 777 ROCK TRUCK WITH DOOR OPEN TAKING ON RADIO WHEN DOOR ACCIDENTLY CLOSED PINCHING LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND IN THE BINGTE AREA OF THE DOOR.

1990 · 1 incident

March 28, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haz-Coal Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE WORKING ON 777 ROCK TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE GOING UP LADDER & FELL TO GROUND.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 7, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haz-Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING UP AIR HOSE WHEN END OF HOSE HIT HIM IN RT SIDE OF HEAD 6 STITCHES HE RETURN TO WORK THAT DAY

August 3, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haz-Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIT HIS RT ARM

1988 · 1 incident

January 4, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haz-Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHEN GETTING ON DOZER ON MONDAY 1-4-88 ON WED 1-6-88 VISIT DR FOR X RAY NO BREAKS PINCHED NERVE IN LEFT HIM.

1987 · 1 incident

April 8, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Haz-Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING A MECHINERY WHEN SAND BLEW IN HIS EYE. CAUSING AN INFECTION THE FOLLOWING DAY.