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Open Fork #5: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Creekview Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by Young Tollie
Jackson, Breathitt County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1511877

Open Fork #5 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Ownership history
  1. Creekview Coal Corp 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1996 0
1995 7 30,294
1994 14 64,207
1993 9 55,484
1992 5 26,620
1991 6 17,091
1990 7 33,007
1989 7 51,621
1988 3 7,443
1987 7 32,586
1986 4 13,765
1985 7 39,157
1984 16 81,742
1983 13 50,064
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Open Fork #5 sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$41,101
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1994 · 1 incident

October 29, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Creekview Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HELPING TO REPLACE CUTTING EDGE ON A DOZER, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BOLT WITH HIS LEFT RING FINGER, THE IMPACT WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

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1993 · 1 incident

July 15, 1993 KY · Coal MACHINERY
Creekview Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

[ACCIDENT INVOLVED A NON MINE EMPLOYEE IN A 4 WHEELER VEHICLE & A COMPANY OPERATED GRADER. THE GRADER OPERATOR BACKED INTO THE 4 WHEELER, INJURING THE NON MINE EMPLOYEE OPERATOR] SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

1992 · 1 incident

May 18, 1992 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Creekview Coal Corp · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING OFF 988B LOADER, LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND, EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR A SPRAIN, RECEIVED X-RAYS, PAIN PILLS & ACE BANDAGE.

1991 · 1 incident

January 4, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Creekview Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

PUSHING ROCK THE ROCK BROKE DOZER BOUNCED HITTING HEAD ON TOP OF CAB