King Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE UNROLLING TRAIL CABLE FROM REEL TRUCK THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SPIN AND JUMP THIS CAUSED CABLE TO LASH AND PINCH LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND
Ryan Creek: 10 reportable incidents Coal
King Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Costain Group PLC
Crane Hill,
Cullman County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0101903
MSHA record for Ryan Creek (mine ID 0101903). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jul 1984
Ownership history
- King Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1984
- King Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Ryan Creek sits in Cullman County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Cullman County, Alabama · Population 89,463
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,916
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1984 · 3 incidents
May 9, 1984
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
King Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
D-9L BUILDING DRILL GROUND, PUSHING OFF HIGHWALL. OPERATOR GOT TO CLOSE TO EDGE & SLOPE & MATERIAL LET TRACTOR SLIDE OFF WALL. OPERATOR HAD CUTS ON HEAD & WAS BRUISED UP. HE HAD NO BROKEN BONE OR ANY ADVEISE EFFECTS FROM ACCIDENT. HIGHWALL WAS APPROX. 65-70\ HIGH.
April 21, 1984
AL · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A980-C COAL LOADER PARTICALS WERE BLOWN INTO EYE CAUSING IRRATATION
1983 · 7 incidents
King Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE LEANING OVER TO GET WATER SAMPLE SMALL STICK EMBEDED IN EAR (RIGHT) BURSTING EAR DRUM.
October 24, 1983
AL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHEN RELEASING CHAIN BINDER-HANDLE STRUCK RIGHT SHIN. THIS CAUSED SMALL CUT ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG AND 1/4 IN. WIDE. 3 STITCHES.
June 24, 1983
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
King Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLIMBING LADDER TO BOARD 777 CATEPILLAR ROCK TRUCK.
May 3, 1983
AL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
King Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
PULLING CORD TO CRANK SMALL GASOLINE ENGINE ENGINE KICKED BACK PULLING CAORD OUT OF HIS HAND BROKE FINGER INDEX ON RT HAND ABOVE THIRD KNUCKLE AND FINGER NAIL
April 9, 1983
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUSHING DOWN ON BOX-IN WRENCH-- SLIPPED SWUNG AROUNG & HIT ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
March 14, 1983
AL · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
MACHINERY
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
RUNNINGF AIR WRENCH ON GENERATOR WHEN IT BLEW DUST AND METAL PARTICALS UP INJURING RT EYE
January 10, 1983
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BREAKOUT WRENCH ON SK-60 REED DRILL BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN KNEE CAP.