Mining Incidents

D-4: 1 reportable incident Coal

Rex Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Joseph T Bennett
Closplint, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1510729

MSHA record for D-4 (mine ID 1510729). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
1
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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.
Ownership history
  1. Clover-Darby Coal Company 1950 to 1977
  2. Karst Robbins Coal Company Inc 1977 to 2006
  3. Rex Coal Company Inc 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

D-4 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

March 8, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Karst Robbins Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING MINE SUPPLIES WITH A SCOOP HE CAME THROUGH A LOW PORTION OF TOP AND DID NOT GET LOW ENOUGH,CAUGHT HIS SHOULDER IN THE TOP.