Mining Incidents

Be-1 Surface Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Bull Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by Branham William D
Gunlock, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513311

MSHA record for Be-1 Surface Mine (mine ID 1513311). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Apr 1983
Ownership history
  1. Bull Energy Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Be-1 Surface Mine sits in Magoffin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Magoffin County, Kentucky · Population 11,495
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$33,632
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

April 5, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bull Energy Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM TRUCK TO GROUND. WHEN HIS FOOT CONTACTED GROUND HIS ANKLE TURNED CAUSING INJURY.

February 13, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bull Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WIPING GEARS CAUGHT RAG IN GEARS PULLING FINGERS IN LACERATION OF TWO FINGERS RIGHT HAND