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Rex Strip #1 Coal

RexCoal Company, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Joseph T Bennett

Lovellen, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1519069

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2009–2010
Latest incident: Nov 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2007

citations

significant & substantial

$238,316

proposed penalties

$52,174

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
2015 Q3	0	0	0
2015 Q2	0	0	0
2015 Q1	0	0	0
2014 Q3	0	0	0
2014 Q1	0	0	0
2013 Q4	0	0	0
2013 Q2	0	0	0
2013 Q1	0	0	0

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

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

November 23, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

RexCoal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A Mack DM-600 tandem axle lube truck was descending a grade into the active work area of the mine when the operator lost control of the truck and either jumped or was thrown from the vehicle. The truck struck an embankment and overturned on its left side resulting in fatal crushing injuries to the victim. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2009 · 1 incident

September 29, 2009 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE

RexCoal Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Ee used ether to clean work area. He then lit the torch too soon and caught his hand on fire.