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Mine #2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Levisa Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Kenneth Rowe
Hellier, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517000

Mine #2 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Wellmore Coal Corp 1990 to 1990
  2. Levisa Coal 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 23 114,185
1992 25 175,165
1991 20 146,709
1990 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #2 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

June 17, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Levisa Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER GOT FOOT TWISTED ON CABLE LOOOPS TWISTED KNEE

March 10, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Levisa Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

55023ATED THAT WHILE LOADING TOOL CAR BUGGY IN SCOOP PULLED MUSCLE OR SOMETHING ARM HURTING IN SHOULDER AREA.

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1991 · 2 incidents

November 25, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Levisa Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

I.NAME DIDNT SHUT HEADDRIVE OFF.TOOK WIRE GUARD DOWN AND THE WIRE GOT CAUGHT ON HEADROLLER SHAFT.REACHED TO GET WIRE LOOSE AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN WIRE AND TWISTED ARM OFF 5" BACK FROM ?WRIST. ADDITIONAL GUARDING AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO EVERY EMPL ON JOB SITE.

June 25, 1991 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Levisa Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED HEAD ON CAP COAL HAD HEADACHE