Mining Incidents

C-5 Coal

Rex Coal Company Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Joseph T Bennett
Cloversplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519114

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2008–2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
481
citations
116
significant & substantial
$256,654
proposed penalties
$141,537
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
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 2,288 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 517 3 0 5802.7
2014 Q1 211 6 0 28436.0
2013 Q4 0 3 0
2013 Q3 0 8 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 3 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

February 6, 2012 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was cutting a piece of belt when the knife slipped and cut his leg just above the knee. He went to doctor, got 5 stitches and returned to work, no lost time.

January 25, 2012 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Ee was at the #3 belt head when he slipped on a crib block. As he fell against the rib, he was trying to catch himself. This caused him to dislocate his shoulder. The doctors are saying he will be off for a few weeks.

2010 · 3 incidents

October 25, 2010 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Struck by falling object

Ee was standing beside the rib, when a piece of rock fell from the roof and hit him in the head and shoulder. Injuries are numerous but not life threating or debilitating. Doctors are saying he will be off for two or three months, maybe more.

September 17, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was bending a 4' bolt in low top. Caused him to have a hernia. He is now off due to surgery.

August 25, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Struck by falling object

Ee is a repairman. He was using a buggy for transportation when he hit a timber with the buggy. This moved the timber so that a piece of rock fell from the top and hit him on the neck and shoulder.

2009 · 4 incidents

November 26, 2009 KY · Coal FIRE
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

EE was cutting holes in tail piece for spill skirt installation. The CO monitor was sounding off. EE could not make the outside man understand how to cut it off. EE left the area to turn off the CO monitor. He was away from the area for a long while so that he could eat lunch. When he returned, he discovered smoke and fire at the tail piece.

October 13, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Struck against a moving object

A repairman and the Ee had a scoop jacked-up on blocks. The blocks kicked out causing the scoop to drop 3 to 4 feet. Ee was in the drivers compartment. This sudden drop tossed Ee around in the compartment which hurt his back. He has a compression fracture.

May 12, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Struck by falling object

The rub rail on the miner was being removed when it fell and hit Ee on foot. The impact broke his little toe. Required surgery to repair. Ee will be off work a couple or three weeks.

March 11, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE operates a roof bolter. His hand got caught in canopy when it came down. He simply had his hand in the wrong place at the wrong time, and he knew it. It mashed his thumb so much that it broke it. Will be off a two or three weeks.

2008 · 2 incidents

April 30, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent down to shovel a belt when his knee popped. Doctors are saying that his knee cap may have popped loose and a little physical therapy should take care of the problem.

February 28, 2008 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rex Coal Company Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Ee operates a roof bolter. He caught his finger in between head and arm of the bolter. This pinched his skin to the point of looking like a cut. Three stitches required. No lasting problems.