Mining Incidents

Leetonia Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Lewis William T
Leetonia, Columbiana County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303987

MSHA record for Leetonia Mine (mine ID 3303987). 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
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jun 1988
Ownership history
  1. Lisbon Coal Crushers Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Leetonia Mine sits in Columbiana County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Columbiana County, Ohio · Population 101,203
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,474
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

1988 · 1 incident

June 13, 1988 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lisbon Coal Crushers Inc · Struck by falling object

RAY WAS DRIVING TRACK PIN OUT OF RAIL ON DOZER WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT THE TRACK AND RAIL FELL ON HIS FOOT. BROKE FOOT.

1987 · 1 incident

July 14, 1987 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Lisbon Coal Crushers Inc · Struck by flying object

HILLTOP ENERGY 8ETONATING BLAST THE BLAST WAS DETONATED AND A HOLE OR TWO BLEW OUT CAUSING FLY ROCK EMPLOYEE WAS HIT WITH FLY ROCK IN THE ANKLE

1986 · 1 incident

August 5, 1986 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Lisbon Coal Crushers Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER BACKED T9UCK TO CLOSE TO EDGE. EDGE SLID AWAY.