Mining Incidents

Highland Prep Plant: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Black Gold Sales Inc · Facility
Controlled by Gorman L D
Darfork, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1504424

MSHA record for Highland Prep Plant (mine ID 1504424). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
Ownership history
  1. Aceco Inc 1950 to 1976
  2. Black Gold Sales Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Highland Prep Plant 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

4 on file

1984 · 1 incident

February 28, 1984 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Gold Sales Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LOADING A KEG OF BOLTS ON TRUCK EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK

1983 · 3 incidents

June 17, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Black Gold Sales Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS DRIVING MOTOR CRANE WHEN RT FOREARM STRUCK EDGE OF WINDOW HOUSING CUTTING RT FOREARM

June 10, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Gold Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS WORKING ON CHUTE ON TIPPLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNSECURED CATWALK CATWALK FELL CAUSING HIM TO FALL THEN CATWALK STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT FOREARM

May 30, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Gold Sales Inc · Struck by falling object

ONE SIDE OF TAIL ROLLER ON CONVEYRO BELT CAME OUT OF HOUSING PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN AND WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE TAIL ROLLER IT FELL STRIKING NEACE ON SHIN AND ANKLE OF LEFT LEG NEACE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR X RAYS NO BROKEN BONES SLIGHT SPRAIN RETURNED TO WORK NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT