Camp Fork Fuel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING BELT UP WITH 5/8 ROPE PC.OF ROPE CLAMP BROKE & HIT HIM HE WAS ASKED TO BE TAKEN TO DOC.& REFUSED
No 4 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Camp Fork Fuel Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Salyers Frank Jr & Terry Cantrell
MSHA Mine ID: 1508333
No 4 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Apr 1988
Ownership history
- Camp Fork Fuel Company Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 9 | 22,300 |
| 1987 | 7 | 36,000 |
| 1986 | 5 | 27,400 |
| 1985 | 9 | 31,900 |
| 1984 | 11 | 54,421 |
| 1983 | 5 | 24,307 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 4 Mine 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
2 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 1 incident
October 15, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Camp Fork Fuel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING A BRIDG9 AND CHAIN BROKE.