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Mine No. 15 Coal

Reedy Coal Co., Inc. · Underground

Controlled by Willis Ring

Deane, Letcher County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1518541

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2002–2003
Latest incident: Jan 2003

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

citations

significant & substantial

$4,220

proposed penalties

$4,165

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4	34,152	15	6	439.2
2002 Q3	36,855	11	7	298.5
2002 Q2	27,342	4	2	146.3

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2003 · 1 incident

January 28, 2003 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator NO VALUE FOUND

Reedy Coal Co., Inc. · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKDUSTING IN THE #4 ENTRY AS HE WAS WALKING TO HIS SCOOP TO GET ANOTHER BAG OF DUST, HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD BY A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3 BY 2 BY 2" THICK.

2002 · 4 incidents

November 11, 2002 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Reedy Coal Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE #7 ENTRY OF THE MAIN INTAKE. OUTBY SPAD #334. THE FALL WAS SUPPORTED INBY AND OUTBY THE AFFECTED AREA. TWO ENTRY. ARE STILL OPEN IN THE INTAKE.

October 3, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Reedy Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PREPARING TO BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND ROOF BOLTER.

July 7, 2002 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Reedy Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING A PIN INTO A BELT DRIVE CHAIN, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OUT AND LODGED INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

June 10, 2002 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper STRIKING OR BUMPING

Reedy Coal Co., Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO END OF TRACK WHEN HE STRUCK A ROOF BOLT WITH HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS BACK WAS INJURED.