Unicorn Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING END LOADER A ROLL OF BELT WAS ROLLED OUT OF TRUCK INTO LOADER BUCKET. EMPL WAS JARRED CAUSING BACK STRAIN.
No-1: 27 reportable incidents Coal
Unicorn Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Thomas C Lackey
Bledsoe,
Leslie County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1507631
MSHA record for No-1 (mine ID 1507631). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Mar 1988
Ownership history
- Skyuka Mining Corp 1974 to 1975
- Joc Coal (Ky) Inc 1975 to 1981
- American Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1985
- Luttrell Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1987
- Lovely Branch Inc 1987 to 1987
- Unicorn Mining Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No-1 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.
Reportable incidents
27 on file1988 · 3 incidents
Unicorn Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SQUATTING DOWN TO OBSERVE MINING MA;CHINE AND KNEE FAR WAY.
March 7, 1988
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unicorn Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
A PC. OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EMP.
1987 · 11 incidents
October 5, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Unicorn Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE TRAMMING 6OLT MACHINE, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM REST STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.
July 29, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Unicorn Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
STRIKING A SHAF7 WITH A HAMMER AND PIECE OF BELT BROKE OFF HAMMER AND STRUCK EMP IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST
Unicorn Mining Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL TURNED WHI5E LEFT FOOT WAS PLANTED ON THE FLOOR.TWISTED KNEE.
June 22, 1987
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unicorn Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A BLACK PLASTIC WATER LINE AND STRAINED BACK
Unicorn Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS A 8ECURITY GUARD WHEN WAS NOT AUTHERIZED TO OPERATOR EQUIPMENT. HE WAS OPERATING A MINE JEEP AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JEEP AND THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP.
February 16, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lovely Branch Inc · Fall onto or against objects
CHANGING TIRE O3 SCOOP SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HEAD ON SCOOP FRAME
February 11, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lovely Branch Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW9OCK FELL STRIKING THE INJURED MINER.
January 30, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lovely Branch Inc · Struck against stationary object
PULLING WIRE ST9AP AND CUT HAND.
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
TURNING OVER A 6UNDLE OF BOLTS AND RUPTURED STOMACH
January 9, 1987
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LIFTING ROCK OU7 OF FEEDER.CAUGHT AND BROKE FOREFINGER ON LEFT HAND.
January 8, 1987
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine
SLIPPED AND FEL5 OF A CAT ENDLOADER.
1986 · 6 incidents
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRAW R2CK FELL STRICKING MINER ON THE LEG.
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
NO DETAILS OF A7CIDENT AVAILABLE. OP HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN 2N8 INTERSECTION OUTBY PILLAR LINE IN #2 ENTRY. FALL WAS ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
NO DETAILS OF A7CIDENT AVAILABLE. OP HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
NO DETAILS OF A7CIDENT AVAILABLE. OP HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
NO DETAILS OF A7CIDENT AVAILABLE. OP HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS.
1985 · 1 incident
November 26, 1985
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Luttrell Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF BOLTER POP9RATOR WAS STARTING TO DRILL A WHOE IN THE ROOF WHEN THE DRILL STEEL CONTACTED THE ROOF A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK WHICH COULD NOT OR USUALLY DETECTED FELL AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR LEFT HAND BREAK3NG HIS MIDDLE FINGER
1984 · 3 incidents
American Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL FROM 4\ TO 6\ THICK IN THE #3 ENTRY (BELTLINE). THE FALL WAS IN THE INTERSECTON WHERE THE #3 HEAD DRIVE IS LOCATED.
August 22, 1984
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
American Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF BOLTER OPR. DRILLING & INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS REACH UP THRU CANOPY TO INSERT A TUBE OF RESIN GLUE INTO A DRILLED HOLE PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 12" X 22" X 8" FELL, STRIKING OPR IN HEAD
American Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL IN #1 AND #2 ENTRIES LAST OPEN BREAKER FALL IN 3 ENTRY TWO BREAKS FROM FACE EACH FALL WAS APOPROX 30 X 30 X 4 HIGH TO A CALL RIDER SEAM.
1983 · 3 incidents
American Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL APPROX 4 TO 6 FEET HIGH OCCURED IN THE INTERSECTION AND FACE AREA OF THE NO 5 HEADING ON THE 001 SECTION
American Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL APPROX 40\ X 20\ X 6\ IN #3 ENTRY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND INTERSECTION OUTBY THE FACE
American Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
COAL STREAK IN ROOF STRATA WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR FAILED TO DEFECT COAL STREAKS