Mining Incidents

Mine No. 25 Coal

Reedy Coal Co; Inc · Underground
Controlled by Willis Ring
Pinetop, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518740

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Sep 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
38
citations
18
significant & substantial
$3,742
proposed penalties
$3,742
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
2005 Q1 808 9 5 11138.6
2004 Q4 2,304 4 2 1736.1
2004 Q3 35,577 11 4 309.2
2004 Q2 8,511 14 7 1644.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 2, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Reedy Coal Co; Inc · Struck by falling object

EE had just finished installing timbers and began to observe the top for the miner operator who had begun to cut the end cut in the #2 entry. A section of roof measuring 18' wide 0-60" thick fell on ee causing fatal injuries.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2004 · 1 incident

September 2, 2004 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reedy Coal Co; Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Ee caught his right foot under railroad track causing him to fall.