Mining Incidents

Maple Leaf Lake Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Thomas E Green
Hartford, Ohio County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516463

MSHA record for Maple Leaf Lake Mine (mine ID 1516463). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Green Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Maple Leaf Lake Mine sits in Ohio County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Ohio County, Kentucky · Population 23,704
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$54,369
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 5, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM D-9 DOZER. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO MUDDY TRACKS HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDING ON LOWER BACK WHICH CAUSED PULLED MUSCLE & BRUISES.

1989 · 6 incidents

July 25, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS REMOVING AIR-COOLER FROM A D-9 PUSHER AND THE AIR COOLER SLIPPED THROUGH HIS LEFT AHND CUTTING IT ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG IN HIS PALM.

April 11, 1989 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS CHECKING THE VOLTAGE ON A LIGHT PLANT AND TURNED THE LIGHT ON TURNED TO HIS RIGHT TRIPPING OVER THE TRAILER TOUGNE FORCING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BRUSING IT.

April 4, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A ROCK CUT WHEN A DOZER RAN OVER A ROCK AND PUT HIM OFF BLANCE POSTION. THE OFF BALNCE POSTION RESULTED IN A PICHED NERVE.

January 13, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

CLEANING PLANETARY HOUSING ON 980 LOADER WITH AIR-PARTS WASHER WHEN GAS & METAL SHAVINGS BLEW BACK IN FACE.HE SCRATCHED AND BURNED LEFT PUPIL.

January 11, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING D-9 CAT IN ROCK.CAT RAN ON TOP OF BOULDER AND IT THREW OPER IN OFF-BALANCE POSITION PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.STARTED PASSING BLOOD THROUGH KIDNEYS.DR GAVE HIM RX.

January 4, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING AN ENDLOADER DEBRIS BLEW IN OPERATORS EYE.

1988 · 1 incident

October 10, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO TAP TEETH & PINS ONTO BUCKET OF FRONTEND LOADER WHEN VERY SMALL PROJECTILE BROKE OFF TOOTH & ENTERED UPPER THIGH OF RIGHT LEG.