Mining Incidents

Leslie Co #1 Strip: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James J Kocian
Hyden, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516333

Leslie Co #1 Strip has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Mar 1993
Ownership history
  1. Mel-Ash Coal Corp 1988 to 1989
  2. Leslie Energy Inc 1989 to 1990
  3. Leslie Energy Inc 1990 to 1990
  4. Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 10 55,781
1992 36 385,782
1991 38 347,884
1990 8 26,000
1989 8
1988 10 16,200
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Leslie Co #1 Strip sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1993 · 1 incident

March 2, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A BELLY PAN ON A D-9 DOZER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS STOMACH. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS AT THE TIME AND THE CO WAS NOT INFORMED UNTIL HE VISITED THE DR APPROX. 6 DAYS LATER.

1992 · 3 incidents

October 21, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE BECAME SICK WHILE OPERATING D-10 DOZER. HE BECAME NUMB ALL OVER AND ALMOST BLACKED OUT.

July 6, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF 777 TRUCK STEPPED OFF TO GROUND. RIGHT LEG GAVE WAY EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

1991 · 2 incidents

December 9, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL KNOCKING END-LOADER BUCKET TOOTH OFF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND CUT HAND.

December 2, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF A FRONT-END LOADER AND SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND FELL.

1990 · 1 incident

September 19, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL FELL ON STEEP SLOPE WHILE MULCHING SILT STRUCTURE & HURT LOWER BACK