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Rainbow Gap: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Beverly, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516882

Rainbow Gap has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Andalex Resources Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1992 5 50,110
1991 11 138,120
1990 19 153,984
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Rainbow Gap sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
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 file

1991 · 1 incident

March 1, 1991 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE A WHEEL SPINDLE FROM A BACK DUMP. HIS HAND SLIPPED UP AND OVER THE END OF THE BAR CAUSING A CUT ON THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREF INGER. TREATMENT: 3 SUTURES AND TETANUS INJECTION.

1990 · 3 incidents

August 23, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Andalex Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PRYING TRANSMISSION OUT OF DOZER & BAR SLIPPED INJ ARM & SHOULDER.

August 10, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USE AIR GUN TO REMOVE DUST FROM 12-9 DOZER DUST GOT INTO LEFT EYE.