Tim Rex Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SCOOP OPERATOR TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE IN DECK OF SCOOP.
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
MSHA record for Cedar Grove No 1 (mine ID 4606832). 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
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Jun 1985
Ownership history
- Tim Rex Mining 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cedar Grove No 1 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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 file1985 · 1 incident
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.