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Long Fork: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Sidney, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518037

MSHA record for Long Fork (mine ID 1518037). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
May 1999
Ownership history
  1. Addington Mining Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Long Fork sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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

1999 · 2 incidents

May 3, 1999 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addington Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, TEARING LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

February 16, 1999 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Addington Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

AS THE EE WAS PERPARING TO LOAD THE HOLE WITH PRELL FOR BLASTING, THE BOLTS WHICH SECURED THE BOOM BROKE ALLOWING THE BOOM TO FALL AND STRIKE THE BLASTER IN THE SHOULDER AND BACK.