Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT IN ROOF I3BY LAST PERMANENT SUPPORT
S-1 Mine: 10 reportable incidents Coal
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Sullivan Darius L & James R
Mouthcard,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513689
MSHA record for S-1 Mine (mine ID 1513689). 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
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Dec 1985
Ownership history
- Rockdale Mining Company Inc 1982 to 1983
- Sullivan Brothers Coal Company 1983 to present
- 3 J Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1983
- B & G Coal Company 1983 to 1983
- Bronze Maid Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
- Lake View Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
S-1 Mine sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1985 · 6 incidents
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I WAS TRAMING ROOF BOLT HEAD & CATCHING MY HAND IN BETWEEN IT AND STEERING LEVER
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object
A KETTLE BOTTOM THAT HAD GONE UNDECTECTED FELL ON THE OPP OF THE MINER. BENDING HIM OVER SO FAR AS TO BREAK A BONE IN THE LOWER OF HIS BACK.
June 10, 1985
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
THREW BELT CLAM1 ACROSS BELT WHICH WEIGHED 30 LBS AND STRETCHED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE SETTING THE JACK THE BIT PULLED INTO THE TOP ON THE OUTSIDE OF KETTLE BOTTOM CAUSING IT TO PULL LOSE & STRICK HIM ON THE ANKLE
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE PUTTING OIL IM MINER VICTIM WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WITH A KETTLE BOTTOM STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING BICTIM TO BEND OVER TO FAR AND BREAK THE TOP RIB ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
1984 · 3 incidents
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
WENT TO POWER CENTER TO KNOCK BREAKER ON HIS WAY BACK THE HIT SOLID & STARTED BACKING.
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE HAD GIVEN ORDERS TO TIGHTEN UP THE BELT WITH A SHEAVE BLOCK AND CHAIN WHEN THEY PROCEEDED TO DO THIS THE HOOK ON THE SHEAVE BLOCK BROKE AND PART OF THE SHEAVE BLOCK HIT HIM IN THE CHEST
January 30, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE CRAWLING UP THE BELT HEADING A ROCK 20" X 15" X 1 1/2" FELL ABOUT 6" AND HHIT HIM IN THE BACK
1983 · 1 incident
December 15, 1983
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sullivan Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT UNDER UNSUPPORTED TOP A ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK