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Cumberland Elkhorn Tipple: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Leslie Resources Inc · Facility
Controlled by Greg Wells
Hazard, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1514515

MSHA record for Cumberland Elkhorn Tipple (mine ID 1514515). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Ownership history
  1. Cumberland Elkhorn Coal & Coke Inc 1984 to 1988
  2. Cumberland Elkhorn Coal & Coke 1988 to 1991
  3. Cumberland Elkhorn Coal & Coke 1991 to 1992
  4. Leslie Resources Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cumberland Elkhorn Tipple sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 1 incident

January 14, 1993 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Resources Inc · Fall down stairs

INJURED STATED HE HAD FALLEN FROM HIS LOADER WHILE DESCENDING LADDER. HE REPORTED IT TO FOREMAN BOBBY MORRIS AT 10:00AM 1-14-93. THE FOREMAN ASKED IF HEW WAS OK, TO WHICH INJURED REPLIED I'M JUST SHOOK UP AND I FELL FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. INJURED WORKED 4 DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT AND WENT TO DR. TUES 1-19-93 AT 2:00PM.

1990 · 1 incident

February 12, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Elkhorn Coal & Coke · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING SMALL ENDLOAD IN AND AROUND LOADOUT TO CLEAN UP EE PUT HAND ON CAB TO SUPPORT HIMSELF SO HE COULD SEE BETTER HAND SLIPPED CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND 3 STICHES.

1988 · 1 incident