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Little Bull Creek Coal Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Kaiser Cement Corp
Rockwood, Coleman County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4102876

MSHA record for Little Bull Creek Coal Mine (mine ID 4102876). 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
Mar 1983
Ownership history
  1. Zeus Corp 1979 to 1980
  2. Amistad Fuel Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Little Bull Creek Coal Mine sits in Coleman County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Coleman County, Texas · Population 7,765
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$52,364
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

March 21, 1983 TX · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Amistad Fuel Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP A PIPE FOR WELDER. APPARENTLY, HE CAUGHT TOO MUCH REFLECTED LIGHT AND HIS POSITION WAS CLOSE TO THE WELDING. HE KNEW NOT TO WATCH THE ARC AND ALSO HE SHOULD HAVE WORN D ARK GOGGLES (WHICH WERE AVAILABLE).

February 9, 1983 TX · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amistad Fuel Company · Struck against a moving object

GRINDING REINF ON SCRAPER SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT ARM WITH GRINDER