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Bull Creek Operation: 1 reportable incident Coal

Francis Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by Francis James D Ii
Gunlock, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516849

Bull Creek Operation has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. R V Mining Company Inc 1990 to 1990
  2. Francis Coals Inc 1990 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)
1992 1
1991 3 2,121
1990 19 46,357
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bull Creek Operation 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

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

September 8, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
Francis Coals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

OPERATING GRINDER TO MAKE HOSE FITTING; BUTANE LIGHTER FELL OUT OF POCKET INTO GRINDER, CAUSING MACHINE TO EXPLODE. PARTS FROM GRINDER CUT & EXPOSION BURNED CHEST & ARM.