Mining Incidents

Deep Mine #2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Leemike Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cooper William L
Viper, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516193

MSHA record for Deep Mine #2 (mine ID 1516193). 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
1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. Leemike Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Deep Mine #2 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

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

February 25, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Leemike Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE MOVING ROOF BOLTER CAUGHT RT WRIST BETWEEN COAL RIB AND MACHINE BRUISING WRIST