Rb Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE RUNNING A CHAINSAW CLEARING A RIGHT OF WAY.THE SAW HUNG IN A SMALL VINE AND KICKED BACK DOWNWARD STRIKING HIS LEG.
Prep Plant: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Prep Plant has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1991.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1991
- Latest incident
- Oct 1991
Ownership history
- Eastover Mining Company 1979 to 1983
- Rb Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1995 | 20 |
| 1994 | 20 |
| 1993 | 21 |
| 1992 | 19 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Prep Plant sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.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
2 on file1991 · 2 incidents
April 1, 1991
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Rb Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
THE INJURED WAS BACKING HIS TRUCK TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL AT THE RAW COAL STOCKPILE,HE WENT TOO FAR TO ONE SIDE AND HIS TRUCK TURNED ON ITS SIDE THROWING HIM AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK HURT