Mining Incidents

Five Forks Mine Coal

Controlled by NACCO Industries Inc
Creston, Natchitoches County, LA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1601499

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2013–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
25
citations
5
significant & substantial
$8,859
proposed penalties
$8,859
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 16,638 1 0 60.1
2025 Q3 18,106 2 0 110.5
2025 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 392 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 17,003 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 16,233 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 591 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 591 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2019 · 1 incident

July 26, 2019 LA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Demery Resources Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Technician was installing final drive on the 6020 excavator. While using the hytorq pump and wrench to torque bolts, EE caught thumb between the bolt and the hub, causing laceration to left thumb.

2017 · 1 incident

July 4, 2017 LA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Demery Resources Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was dropping the belly pan on a D6 caterpillar dozer. The jack under the belly pan slipped as the pan bolts were removed from the frame. The right forearm was contacted as the belly pan fell from the jack. X-rays were negative for broken bones. The cut did not require stitches, however the doctor applied glue to protect the wound.

2013 · 1 incident

October 29, 2013 LA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Demery Resources Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees lifted a 30 gallon grease barrel on to the Fuel/Lube truck. The employee on the right side bumped the open door of the compartment and the barrel became unstable. When the employee on the left made a correction, his left small finger became pinched in between the bottom of the barrel and the floor of the truck. The finger required medical attention and five stitches.