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Bull Run: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Mesa Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by Thunderbird Energy Inc
Beaver Dam, Ohio County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516975

MSHA record for Bull Run (mine ID 1516975). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1991–1994
Latest incident
Feb 1994
Ownership history
  1. Bull Run Mining Company 1990 to 1991
  2. Mesa Coals Inc 1991 to 1992
  3. Pyramid Mining Inc 1992 to 1993
  4. Mesa Coals Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bull Run sits in Ohio County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Ohio County, Kentucky · Population 23,704
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$54,369
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1994 · 1 incident

February 21, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mesa Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT OFF OF TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING BACK ON GROUND.

1993 · 5 incidents

September 30, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pyramid Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PLANTELARY YEAR IN 992 END-LOADER. IT SLIPPED AND CUT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. THIS REGUARED 4 SUTURES TO MIDDLE FINGR.

July 7, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pyramid Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF BACKHOE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

June 19, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pyramid Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP AREA, HE BACKED TO FAR AND TRUCK TURNED ON ITS TOP.

May 17, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pyramid Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A D-10 ROLLER AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER & NECK.

March 31, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pyramid Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TRANSMISSION OIL OFF 992-C END LOADER. DOOR FELL ON RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING FIRST TOE.

1991 · 1 incident

November 8, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mesa Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SWINGING JUMPER CABLE OVER GOOSENECK OF SCRAPER (CAT 621) ONE OF THE JUMPER CABLES CAME OUT OF HIS HAND AND FLIPPED UP STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH CAUSING LIP TO BE CUT AND FRONT TOOTH TO BE CHIPPED.