Rifle Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE BAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROVE A PIN INTO THE TRACK OF A KOMATSU BACKHOE.METAL SPLINTER FLEW OFF ENTERING EMPLOYEES LEFT GROIN AND LODGING CLOSE TO THE BLADDER.
Rifle Coal #6 Surface: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Rifle Coal #6 Surface (mine ID 1512544). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Sep 1988
Ownership history
- Rifle Coal Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Rifle Coal #6 Surface sits in Johnson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Johnson County, Kentucky · Population 22,464
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$43,014
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1988 · 3 incidents
Rifle Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE HADJUST HELPED MOVE A LIGHT PLANT. EMPLOYEE KNOCKED PIN OUT OF LIGHT PLANT TO DISCONNECT FROM DOZER. PIN L. & A PIECE OF COAL AND SOME SMALL COAL CHIPS FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
January 25, 1988
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rifle Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING FROM BUMPBER OF ORE ROCK TRUCK TO ANOTHER (PARKED ADJACENTLY) WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL PULLING MUSCLES OF HIS UPPER LEFT ARM WHEN HE HAD HOLD OF THE LADDER.
1987 · 2 incidents
June 19, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rifle Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS PUTTING3A LINK IN THE PULL CHAIN OF A DRILL WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK
January 22, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rifle Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GROUND WAS SNOW3COVERED & SLICK EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE GREASE TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A TIRE TRACK SLIPPED IN THE SNOW & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS RT SHOULDER