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Cedar Grove No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Tim Rex Mining · Underground
Controlled by Rex Fought
Matewan, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606832

Cedar Grove No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Tim Rex Mining 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1985 13 18,262
1984 11 11,275
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Cedar Grove No 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 11, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tim Rex Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP OPERATOR TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE IN DECK OF SCOOP.

1984 · 1 incident

October 13, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tim Rex Mining · Struck by powered moving object

VICTIM WAS BACKING BOLTER OUT OF FACE AND CAUGHT HIS LEG ON THE SIDE OF BOLTER AND CUT HIS LEG. SENT VICTIM TO HOSPITAL AND HAD STITCHES PUT IN LEG.