Pyro Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLIMBING AND CONNECTING STEEL MUSCLE SPASMS LOWER BACK
Pyro Mine No 6: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Pyro Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Costain Group PLC
Sullivan,
Union County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1510353
MSHA record for Pyro Mine No 6 (mine ID 1510353). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Nov 1984
Ownership history
- Pyro Mining Company 1977 to 1981
- Pyro Mining Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Pyro Mine No 6 sits in Union County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 6.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Union County, Kentucky · Population 13,379
6.7%
Mining share of county employment
$60,989
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1984 · 1 incident
1983 · 2 incidents
Pyro Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
PLUGGING ROCK DUSTER LEADS INTO SCOOP,BURNED WRIST ON POWER TAKE OFF.
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object
TOP COAL FELL ON FOOT WHILE RUNNING LOADER