Mining Incidents

Renick Coal Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Renick Coal Inc · Surface
Renick, Randolph County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301432

MSHA record for Renick Coal Mine (mine ID 2301432). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. Columbia Coal Company 1975 to 1976
  2. Universal Coal & Energy Division 1976 to 1995
  3. Renick Coal Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Renick Coal Mine sits in Randolph County, Missouri, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Randolph County, Missouri · Population 24,524
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$55,310
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 1 incident

June 10, 1987 MO · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Universal Coal & Energy Division · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING BETWEEN3OFFICE TRAILER EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON DOOR FACING AND FELL IN WALKWAY INJURING RT KNEE AND BRUISING RT HAND AND WRIST

1986 · 1 incident

January 22, 1986 MO · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Universal Coal & Energy Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL OPERATING 8TRAW BLOWER IN PIT 001 WHEN SHOOT OF MACHINE SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN LEFT KNEE.

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 2 incidents

July 26, 1984 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Universal Coal & Energy Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING DOZER #2-285 WHEN A MECHANIC THAT WAS WORKING WITH I.NAME STEPPED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB PULLING NAIL OFF.

1983 · 1 incident

September 9, 1983 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Universal Coal & Energy Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOIST CABLE CAME OFF DRUM HITTING OILER. OILER FELL OFF CAT WALK 7" FROM GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. OILER HAS A BLACK EYE, BROKEN NOSE, AND A BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER.