Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
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Mine #2: 1 reportable incident Coal
Eric Mining Incoprorated
· Underground
Controlled by
Browning Ted R
Hyden,
Leslie County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1512151
MSHA record for Mine #2 (mine ID 1512151). 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
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jun 1983
Ownership history
- Shamrock Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1989
- Eric Mining Incoprorated 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #2 sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.