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Jakes Fork Tipple: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Buckhorn Processing · Facility
Bulan, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1506214

Jakes Fork Tipple has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. Starfire Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1975
  2. Starfire Coal Company Inc 1975 to 1978
  3. Jakes Fork Coal Company 1978 to 1982
  4. Buckhorn Processing 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 11
1987 15
1986 13
1985 10
1984 24
1983 25
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Jakes Fork Tipple 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

3 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

July 7, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Buckhorn Processing · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER IN A UNIT TRAIN LOADOUT STOCKPILE. THE EMPLOYEE BACKED INTO AN OPEN FEEDER RESULTING IN THE REAR GLASS BEING BROKEN. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CUT TO THE LEFT HAND.

March 14, 1988 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buckhorn Processing · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING METAL PUNCH BAR TO UNSTOP CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE PUNCHED COAL WITH BAR, METAL PUNCH KICKED BACK STRICKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.

March 10, 1988 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckhorn Processing · Struck by falling object

EMPL ASSISTING HELP REMOVE ROCK FROM BELT LINE AT LOADOUT.ROCK BOUNCED OFF CATWALK AND ROLLED OVER ONTO EMPL RIGHT FOOT.