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Jule Fork Deep Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Bar-K Inc · Underground
Controlled by Roger Bell
Julian, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608430

Jule Fork Deep Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Feb 1995
Ownership history
  1. Bar-K Inc 1994 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 29 155,463
1994 18 173,036
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Jule Fork Deep Mine No 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 1 incident

February 6, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Bar-K Inc · Struck by falling object

LOW TOP CAUSING CANOPY TO CATCH A ROOF BOLT. BREAKING CANOPY LEGS LETTING CANOPY FALL ON INJURED.

1994 · 1 incident

October 5, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bar-K Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE MOVING ROOF BOLTER FROM #7 FACE TO #6 FACE, HE MOVED MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY. WHILE LIFTING CABLE, A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WAS INCURRED.