R M & S Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
3 MEN LOADING A355 GALLON DRUM OF OIL ON PICK UP WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK AS HE WAS LIFTING.
Surface #4: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for Surface #4 (mine ID 1515622). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Sep 1986
Ownership history
- R M & S Coal Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Surface #4 sits in McCreary County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.McCreary County, Kentucky · Population 16,905
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$37,355
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.