Mining Incidents

Reedy Coal Co; Inc operator

Controlled by Willis Ring
MSHA operator ID: P16370
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
151
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1985–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
288
citations
116
significant & substantial
$27,593
proposed penalties
$27,593
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
108
inspections on record
3,575
inspection hours
8.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
288 citations across 3,575 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$28K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
279 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-01-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2004
3 (1f)
2003
6
2002
8
2001
7
2000
2
1999
7
1997
4
1996
7
1995
13
1994
26
1993
12
1992
12
1991
13
1990
13
1989
11
1988
2
1987
3
1986
1
1985
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
August 2, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Reedy Coal Co; Inc · Struck by falling object

EE had just finished installing timbers and began to observe the top for the miner operator who had begun to cut the end cut in the #2 entry. A section of roof measuring 18' wide 0-60" thick fell on ee causing fatal injuries.

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