Alex Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
DITCH STOPPED UP WITH MUD AND LET WATER ENTER THE MINE FLOODING THE SECTION.
#1 Mine Coal
Alex Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Wells Dennis
Woodbine,
Whitley County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516226
MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 1516226). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1992–1995
- Latest incident
- May 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
1
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1995 · 1 incident
1992 · 1 incident
M & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
JEEP DRIVER WAS IN #3 ENTRY BUMPING UP FACE OF COAL CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN JEEP & PAN HE TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ON WHEN HE THOUGHT HE TURN THE FOWARD REVERSE SWITCH ON THEN HIT THE FOOT PEDDLE & THE JEEP HIT THE FACE CAUSING THE PAN TO JUMPUPON THE BUMPER OF THE JEEP & CAUGHT HIS HEAD
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