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Pyro Mine No 11: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Pyro Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Costain Group PLC
Sullivan, Webster County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510339

Pyro Mine No 11 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
Ownership history
  1. Pyro Mining Company 1977 to 1981
  2. Pyro Mining Company 1981 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)
1991 9
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 0
1985 0
1984 20
1983 73 146,779
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Pyro Mine No 11 sits in Webster County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Webster County, Kentucky · Population 12,873
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$58,786
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1991 · 1 incident

February 2, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROLLER FROM UNDER THE BOTTOM BELT ROLLER CAUGHT ON BELT & CAUGHT EMPLOYEES RT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER & BELT STRUCTURE LACARATED RT FOREFINGER

1983 · 4 incidents

March 9, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING S/C A PIECE OF COAL FLEW OUT FROM UNDER TIRE HITTING LEFT ANKLE.

March 3, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO SET A PIN AND A PIECE OF GOB FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST

March 1, 1983 KY · Coal hoistman, hoist operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HOOKING MOTOR TO SUPPLY TRAILER LOADED WITH 4IN WATER LINE PIPE PIPE SLID FORWARD CATCHING FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF MOTOR

February 13, 1983 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pyro Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TWO LOOPS OF LOADER CABLE AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK