Andalex Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 60' INBY NO 3 PORTAL. FALL WAS APPROX 16'WIDE 16' LONG 0 TO 6' THICK.
Mine #16: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Andalex Resources Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Robert E Murray
Beverly,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516235
MSHA record for Mine #16 (mine ID 1516235). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Jul 1989
Ownership history
- Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Andalex Resources Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #16 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 4 incidents
July 7, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS SPLICING CABLE WHEN KNIFE HE WAS USING TO REMOVE CABLE INSULATION SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT HAND.
Andalex Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION AT SPAD NO. 8 IN THE NO. 3 INTAKE ENTRY THAT MEASURED APPROX. 20 FEET LONG BY 20 FEET WIDE AND FROM 0 TO 5 FOOT THICK. ROOF STRATA WEAK IN A REA. (SLIP IN TOP).
Andalex Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries
UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF LOCATED IN BELT ENTRY APPRX 3 CROSSCUTS OUTBY PORTAL.THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 FT HIGH,22 FT WIDE AND 35 FT LONG.