A A & W Coals Inc · Struck by powered moving object
EMPLOYE WAS WATCHING TAILPIECE AND WAS HIT BY SCOOP THAT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP COAL.
Bronco No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal
B R I Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Burke Francis D
Kimper,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516114
MSHA record for Bronco No 1 (mine ID 1516114). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
Ownership history
- A A & W Coals Inc 1987 to 1990
- B R I Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Bronco No 1 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
3 on file1988 · 3 incidents
September 21, 1988
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object
COMING OUT OF #2 PLACE, REAR END OF BOLTING MACHINE DROPPED INTO A HOLE, THROWING OPERATOR AND MACHINE AGAINST THE TOP CRUSHING A VERTEBRAE IN OPERATORS BACK.
A A & W Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object
30" TO 32" COAL EMPL WAS HAULING COAL WIITH 482 SCOOP BACKED UNDER CABLE LOOKED FORWARD TO MAKE SURE BUCKET CLEARED CABLE LOOKED BACK AROUND RAISED HEAD TO HIGH UP STRUCK TOP STOVED UP NECK.