Mining Incidents

Open Fork #5 Coal

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

MSHA record for Open Fork #5 (mine ID 1511877). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
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.

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

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The full compliance file on Open Fork #5

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.