Lebo Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
INJURED STATED HE WAS PULLING A BELT ROLLER TO ALIGN CONVEYOR BELT AND BEGAN HAVING LOWER BACK PAIN
No 3: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Lebo Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Delbert R Sturgill
Pound,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403813
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 4403813). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Ownership history
- B & B Coal Corp 1974 to 1981
- Double O Coal Corp 1981 to 1982
- L & L Energy Company Incorported 1982 to 1983
- J & L Colliery 1983 to 1984
- Pamela Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
- Black Jack Mining Inc 1984 to 1986
- Lcm Coal Company 1986 to 1986
- Lebo Mining Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file1988 · 2 incidents
January 21, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Lebo Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE TRAMMING 9OOF BOLTING MACHINE INJURED PLACED HIS RT.FINGERS UNDER THE DECK OF THE MACHINE & THE DECK SET DOWN ON A ROCXK & CUT END OF INDEX FINGER OFF
1987 · 1 incident
September 3, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Lebo Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATING ROOF 6OLTER AND BEGAN HAVING LOWER BACK PAIN.
1985 · 2 incidents
Black Jack Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EE WAS THROWING A TIMBER & S PRAINED HIS RT SHOULDER.
January 11, 1985
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Jack Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
BOLTER OPERATOR WAS SETTING SAFETY JACKS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN JACKS
1983 · 1 incident
March 3, 1983
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
J & L Colliery · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRIED TO REMOVE LUMP OF COAL FROM BELT CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYOR WAS IN OPERATION.