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Sullivan Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Wolf Creek Mining Inc · Facility
Controlled by Brown Douglas E
Sullivan, Union County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515924

Sullivan Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Wolf Creek Mining Inc 1987 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 2
1990 12 35,670
1989 20 117,647
1988 15 53,280
1987 14 69,541
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Sullivan Mine sits in Union County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 6.7% 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.
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

5 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

June 4, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wolf Creek Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING WITH REPAIRS STRUCK SELF IN HAND WITH HAMMER

March 12, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Wolf Creek Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL OPERATING LOADER WHEN HYDRAULIC LINE TO FRONT BURST-FORCE OF PRESSURIZED OIL SHATTERED LOADERS FRONT WINDSHIELD.EMPL STRUCK IN FACE,HEAD & NECK AREA WITH GLASS AND HOT OIL.EMPL RUSHED TO EMERG ROOM HAD SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS REMOVED FROM LEFT EYE.ATTACHMENT.

Show 3 earlier incidents

1989 · 3 incidents

December 6, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wolf Creek Mining Inc · Fall from machine

DATE OF ACCIDENT IS AN ESTIMATE BY THE EMPLOYEE. HE DID INFORM MANAGEMENT OF HIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 01-04-90. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELL WHILE DISMOUNTING HIS 35 TON REAR DUMP. INSPECTION OF TRUCK RE VEALED THAT THE LADDER USED FOR MOUNTING/DISMOUNING IS IN ORIGINAL CONDITION.

November 10, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wolf Creek Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING LUG NUB FORM VEHICLE WHEEL WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN NECK

November 2, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolf Creek Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE AHS BEEN ENGAGED IN MANUAL LABOR TASKS FOR THE DURATION OF HIS EMPLOYEMENT. EXAMPLES OF HIS DUTIES INCLUDE: SHOVELING COAL NEAR CONVEYOR BELTS; WORKING AS A MECHANICS HELPER; USING HAND TOOLS,; HAND EXTRACTION OF FORIEGN MATERIAL FROM COAL ON CONVEYOR BELT. INJURY MAY BE A RESULT OF REPEATED GRIPPING, TURNING AND LIFTING MOTIONS OF THE LOWER ARM, WRIST AND HAND AS ASS.