Dry Fork Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
IT APPEARED TO BE A FAULT IN THE ROOF KNOWA AS A HORSEBACK IT APPEARED SLICK AND SHINED ON TOP AND SIDES.
Mine #1: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Dry Fork Energy Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Kenneth L Farley
Mccarr,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517385
MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 1517385). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1995–1997
- Latest incident
- Mar 1997
Ownership history
- Timper Mining Company Inc 1993 to 1994
- Circle A Mining Inc 1994 to 1995
- Dry Fork Energy Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
5 on file1997 · 1 incident
1996 · 3 incidents
Dry Fork Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
LAMINATED ROOF HAD A COAL SEAM ABOVE ANCHOR POINT OF RESIN BOLTS, LOCATED ABOUT 25 CROSS CUTS OUTBY FACE AREA.
March 23, 1996
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dry Fork Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects
SLIPPED ON TRACK WHILE UNLOADING 6" BRATTICE BLOCKS AND FELL. HE STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK LEFT HIP ON THE TRACK.
March 21, 1996
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Dry Fork Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
BUMPED LEFT KNEE CAP ON ENTRANCE TO MANTRIP CAR NO DEFECT IN CAR.
1995 · 1 incident
October 6, 1995
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dry Fork Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO REPLACE A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON HIS ROOF BOLTER MACHINE. A PIECE OF SLATE TYPE ROCK FELL FROM OVER HEAD CAUSING HIM TO DODGE HIS HEAD SIDEWAYS AND HE STRUCK THE CORN ER OF A SIDE LIGHT ONT HE MACHINE WITH HIS RIGHT CHEECK OF HIS FACE. RESUTLING IN A CUT APPROX 1/2 INCH LONG.