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Pride Mine: 26 reportable incidents Coal

Pyro Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Sullivan, Daviess County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511408

MSHA record for Pride Mine (mine ID 1511408). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Pyro Mining Company 1978 to 1981
  2. Pyro Mining Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pride Mine sits in Daviess County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Daviess County, Kentucky · Population 103,195
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,323
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

26 on file

1985 · 6 incidents

April 12, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAMMED PINNER ON RIGHT FOOT.

April 3, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pyro Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED GROIN WHILE - BENDING ROOF BOLTGS.

April 1, 1985 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pyro Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP ON BELT ROPES TO ADJUST BELT CHAINS STRAINED LOWER BACK

1984 · 8 incidents

June 21, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object

STARTED DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT AND ROCK FELL ON HAND

March 4, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pyro Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GOT OFF SHUTTLE CAR, WAS WALKING TO FEEDER TWISTED ANKLE.

January 16, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE PINNING SLATE FELL BETWEEN PINS ONTO BACK.

1983 · 12 incidents

December 21, 1983 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRAW SLATE BROKE AT FACE & FELL BACK TO OPERATOR HELPER & BOSS

December 21, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRAW SLATE FELL AT FACE BACK TO OPERATOR HELPER & BOSS

December 21, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRAW SLATE BROKE AT FACE & FELL BACK TO OPERATOR HELPER & BOSS

October 28, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS HITTING MINER OPERATOR ON RIGHT LEG.

September 2, 1983 KY · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPL RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLELR.

June 15, 1983 KY · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pyro Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WATERHOSE AND SLIPPED TURNING RT ANKLE

May 8, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pyro Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE TWISTED BACK WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICKUP A PIECE OF BELT.

May 4, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE PINNING A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE A CHIPPED & DRILL STEEL THREW ROCK HITTING EE IN THE NOSE.

April 8, 1983 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pyro Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL ON MAIN WEST TRACT ENTRY - X -CUT #41 STARTING AT AN INTERSECTION. FALL WAS 18 FT. WIDE AND 50 FT. LONG, 7 FT. HIGH.

March 18, 1983 KY · Coal rock duster HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ROCKDUST HOSE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FOREARM

March 18, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Pyro Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE WORKING ON 3 WHEELER RING CAM EIN CONTACT WITH POWER LEAD CAUSING A BURN TO RIGHT FINGER