Mining Incidents

No 1 Plant: 22 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Curtis Francis
Hatfield, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511510

MSHA record for No 1 Plant (mine ID 1511510). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1986–1995
Latest incident
Apr 1995
Ownership history
  1. Case Coal Company 1978 to 1980
  2. Case Carbon Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Case Mining Inc 1981 to 1996
  4. Creek River Mining Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Plant 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

22 on file

1995 · 1 incident

April 13, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Case Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CLEANING COAL SCREEN WHEN I WENT TO TAKE A STEP WHEN MY FOOTING SLIPPED ON METAL GRATING. I GRABBED THE SCREEN TO KEEP FROM FALLING. AT THAT TIME, I FELT A POP IN MY LOWER BACK.

1994 · 2 incidents

September 8, 1994 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS MOVING GRASS AROUND SCALEHOUSE WHEN A ROCK HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

June 16, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Case Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD REFUSE GOB ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS FEET HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HIS TRUCK IN ORDER TO WORK WITH H IS TAILGATE THAT WOULD NOT PROPERLY SHUT WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO T HE TANK HE LOST HIS FOOTING HE SUFFERED ABRASIONS TO HIS KNEE & BACK & HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CAP ON THE FUEL TANK

1993 · 1 incident

August 12, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Case Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES HE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE A TIRE A PIECE OF METAL IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE.

1992 · 4 incidents

November 11, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Case Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DRIVING AN 800 MACK OVER A ROAD NEAR THE REFUSE AREA. HE HIT A ROCK RO POTHOLD WHICH RESULTED IN A PULLING-TYPE PAIN FROM THE BACK AREA TO THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE STATE S HE WAS DRIVING A TRUCKING WITH WARPED SEAT THAT MADE HIS SITTING POSITION UNBALANCED.

November 3, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK FROM THE ROCK TABLE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

August 26, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Case Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT UP TREES, WHEN THE SAW JUMPED BACK ONTO HIS LOWER LEG, JUST BELOW THE KNEE.

June 11, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Case Mining Inc · Fall from machine

THE TRUCK THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAD THE TRANSMISSION JUMP OUT OF GEAR ON A UP HILL PULL AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FULLY HOLD THE LOADED TRUCK FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER THEN JUM PED OUT OF THE TRUCK, HITTING ON HIS BUTTOCKS, RESULTING IN A MUSCLE SPASM TO THE HIP AREA.

1991 · 3 incidents

November 11, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO STAND UP A 55 GAL DRUM OF MOTOR OIL,WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.TRAUMATIC EPIDIDYMITES.

May 20, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING SUMP LINE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

May 20, 1991 KY · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STOOPED OVER TO GET TYPING PAPER FROM BOTTOM SHELF OF SUPPLY CABINET WHEN REACHING FOR PAPER GOT CATCH IN LOWER BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

October 24, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP TRUCK TIRE AND HURT BACK.

October 2, 1990 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUT RIGHT ELBOW ON METAL.

March 16, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CONTENDS A BACK INJURY FROM ROCK PICKING.

1988 · 4 incidents

October 28, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS LIFTING HEAVY TRUCK TARP. WHILE LIFTING HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN T ESTICLES.

September 28, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Case Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I NAME WAS LOADING FREIGHT HE SLIPPED AND HIS FOOT TURNED UNDER HIM.

July 14, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Case Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

A LOOSE PIECE OF COAL FLEW INTO THE RIGHT EYE OF I. NAME WHO WAS PICKING ROCK

March 31, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEFT HAND FIRST FOUR FINGERS CAUGHT IN TAILGATE OF TRUCK PULLING STUMP OUT.TAILGATE CAME DOWN ON HAND.

1987 · 3 incidents

November 3, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS T3GHTENING A BOLT WHEN HE PULLED ON THE WRENCH HE EXPERIENCED STRAIN IN HIS MID-BACK SECTION

September 21, 1987 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Case Mining Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

SUDDEN ILLNESS 1ASSED OUT.

April 13, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Case Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

I WAS PICKING R2CK & TURNED TO THROW ROCK & TWISTED MY BACK & A KNOT POPPED OUT ON MY STOMACH & I COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP

1986 · 1 incident

August 4, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Case Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CUTTING TREES W3TH A CHAIN SAW TREE FELL & HIT ON RIGHT FOOT.