Mining Incidents

Cranes Nest Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Bizzack John
Foraker, Magoffin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514365

MSHA record for Cranes Nest Mine (mine ID 1514365). 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
1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Ownership history
  1. Bizzack Brothers Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cranes Nest 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

1985 · 2 incidents

September 26, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bizzack Brothers Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STOP A BALE OF STRAW FROM ROLLING. EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY BALE OF STRAW CAUSING HIM TO HIT KNEE AGAINST ROCK.

May 1, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Bizzack Brothers Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT HE TURNED ON HIS OXYGEN TANK AND IT EXPLODED HIS RT ARM AND RT SIDE OF FACE WAS BURNED