West Ken Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WALKING TO HIS CAR AT END OF SHIFT.SLIPPED ON ICE COVERED GROUND AND SUFFERED STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN HIS BACK.
Rhodes: 2 reportable incidents Coal
West Ken Coal Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Andalex Resources B V
Greenville,
Muhlenberg County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512302
MSHA record for Rhodes (mine ID 1512302). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jan 1984
Ownership history
- West Ken Coal Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Rhodes sits in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.2% 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.Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · Population 30,712
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 1 incident
1983 · 1 incident
February 11, 1983
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Ken Coal Corp · Fall from machine
INSTALLING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON FRONT END LOADER AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.