Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LIGHT CORD GOT HOOKED ON BELT AN DPULLED EE INTO BELT LINE.
No 1: 18 reportable incidents Coal
Crager Fork Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Benjamin Hampton
Kite,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516820
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1516820). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1991–1995
- Latest incident
- May 1995
Ownership history
- Crager Fork Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file1995 · 2 incidents
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
BAD TOP ON THE OLD 2ND LEFT PANEL ON THE 000 SECTION HAD PULLED OUT OF SECTION 2 MONTHS AGO FOR BAD TOP ROCK FELL DIDNT HAVE ANY AFFECT ON THE MINE NO LOSE TIME THE ROCK FALL MOST HAD HAPPEN I N BETWEEN SHIFTS
1994 · 4 incidents
September 3, 1994
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
A ROOF CAME INTO THE TOP AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING BOLTER OPERATOR ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN THE BOLTS
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HEADING BETWEEN #3 & #4 BETWEEN 2 HILL SEAMS A ROCK ABOUT 3' X 3' X 16' FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS. NO-ONE WAS INJURED.
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
MINE FLOOR CHANGED BETWEEN 7 & 8 ENTRY JARRING SCOOP OPERATOR.
1993 · 3 incidents
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS AT THE 2 DUMP WAS REMOVING A ROCK WITHOUT TURNING BELT OFF.
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
SCOOP HAD SPILLED COAL AS THEY RETURN TO DUMP & THE SCOOP DRIVER HAD RUN OVER A LUMP OF COAL WHICH JERRED HIM
January 18, 1993
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE BOLTING HEADING OF #8 ENTRY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT BOLTER OPERATOR IN BACK.
1992 · 2 incidents
September 23, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE BOLTING THE TOP A PIECE OF SLATE BREAK LOOSE AND CAME DOWN BOLTER STEEL WHILE IT WAS TWISTING, THE SMALL PIECE OF SLATE HIT THE OPERATOR IN THE JAW & CUT HIM.
August 14, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
OTHER
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
36473ANED WITH A HEADACHE.
1991 · 7 incidents
December 20, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
VICTIM DID NOT PULL LOOSE ROCK DOWN WITH AN ADEQUATE LENGTH OF BAR BEFORE BOLTING.PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK VICTIM ON BACK OF NECK AND BACK.
December 13, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PUTTING ATRS JACK ON SLOT, PULLED LIGAMENT IN BACK
December 10, 1991
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS ROUNDING CORNER IN BATTERY POWER SCOOP AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH RIB.
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BELT CAME LOOSE IT BROKE, INJ ON R HIP AND LOWER BACK
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON MACHINE CABLE HURTING LOWER PART OF BACK.
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
THROWING ROCK DUST OFF TWISTED LOWER PART OF BACK.
March 20, 1991
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crager Fork Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HUURT LEFT ANKLE WHILE WALKING DOWN STEPS.