Mining Incidents

No 48 Mine Coal

Leeco Inc · Underground
Controlled by Williams Companies Inc
Wendover, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513777

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 4, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL UNLOADING 6ELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED BACK.

1986 · 5 incidents

August 18, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS UNLOADI3G TIMBERS STRAINED BACK THE OPERATOR HAS NOT DETERMINED THAT INJURY OCCURRED ON THE JOB

August 6, 1986 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator ELECTRICAL
Leeco Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO RE-SET BREAKER.

May 12, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CR5WLING WITH DINNER BUCKET IN HAND WHEN THE BUCKET SLIPPED AND STRAINED LEFT ARM.

April 14, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CUTTING MINE9 ROPE WHEN PIECE OF ROPE CUTTER FLEW OFF STRIKING EE IN T HROAT.

March 17, 1986 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE SAID HE WAS 8HOVELING BELT LINE & HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

1985 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1985 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leeco Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS SHOVELING COAL ALONG SIDE MINER WHEN ROCK FELL BRUISING EMPLOYEES BACK

April 3, 1985 KY · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leeco Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL SHOVELING DUST TO FACE WHEN A SLICKENSIDE SLIP FELL FROM ROOF ON EMPL.THE SLIP MEASURED 7\ X 4\6\\ X 14\\ IN THE THICKEST PART.THE SLIP HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MINED FROM UNDER AND WAS UNDETE ECTED.

1983 · 5 incidents

July 21, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS HELPING TO PULL OFF A MINER ROPE, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A TIMBER. THIS ACTION BRUISED HIS ELBOW.

July 20, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MOVING A BRIDGE & MOVED IT TOO FAR ON HIS LEGS. THIS ACTION BRUISED HIS LEGS.

June 15, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE LIFTED A PIVOT JACK TOP AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING LATER

May 23, 1983 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING 3 BAGS OF ROCK DUST ON SHOVEL WHILE CRAWLING.SHOVEL BECAME STUCK ON PILE OF CAP BOARDS.PULLED VERY HARD TO MOVE SHOVEL AND RIGHT KNEE TWISTED.

February 28, 1983 KY · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leeco Inc · Struck by falling object

KETTLEBOTTOM 3\X4\X18\ STRUCK EMPLOYEE AFTER BEING DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF BY A PIVOT JACK OF A WILCOX CONTINUOUS MINER.