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No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Rhea Coal Sales Inc · Facility

Controlled by Charles Turner

Rhea, Harlan County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1511079

No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1989.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1989
Latest incident: Aug 1989

Ownership history

Rhea Coal Sales Inc 1978 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
1990	1
1989	3
1988	3
1987	2
1986	2
1985	2
1984	2
1983	2

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.

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

August 8, 1989 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Rhea Coal Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RAIL WITH COME-A-LONG.A PIECE BROKE AND CHAIN FLEW AND HIT LEFT SIDE.

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No 1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1989 · 1 incident

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