Mining Incidents

No 48 Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Leeco Inc · Underground
Controlled by Williams Companies Inc
Wendover, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513777

MSHA record for No 48 Mine (mine ID 1513777). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. Leeco Inc 1982 to 1985
  2. Leeco Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 48 Mine sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
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

13 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 4, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL UNLOADING 6ELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED BACK.

1986 · 5 incidents

August 18, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS UNLOADI3G TIMBERS STRAINED BACK THE OPERATOR HAS NOT DETERMINED THAT INJURY OCCURRED ON THE JOB

August 6, 1986 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator ELECTRICAL
Leeco Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO RE-SET BREAKER.

May 12, 1986 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CR5WLING WITH DINNER BUCKET IN HAND WHEN THE BUCKET SLIPPED AND STRAINED LEFT ARM.

April 14, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CUTTING MINE9 ROPE WHEN PIECE OF ROPE CUTTER FLEW OFF STRIKING EE IN T HROAT.

March 17, 1986 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE SAID HE WAS 8HOVELING BELT LINE & HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

1985 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1985 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leeco Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS SHOVELING COAL ALONG SIDE MINER WHEN ROCK FELL BRUISING EMPLOYEES BACK

April 3, 1985 KY · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leeco Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL SHOVELING DUST TO FACE WHEN A SLICKENSIDE SLIP FELL FROM ROOF ON EMPL.THE SLIP MEASURED 7\ X 4\6\\ X 14\\ IN THE THICKEST PART.THE SLIP HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MINED FROM UNDER AND WAS UNDETE ECTED.

1983 · 5 incidents

July 21, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS HELPING TO PULL OFF A MINER ROPE, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A TIMBER. THIS ACTION BRUISED HIS ELBOW.

July 20, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MOVING A BRIDGE & MOVED IT TOO FAR ON HIS LEGS. THIS ACTION BRUISED HIS LEGS.

June 15, 1983 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE LIFTED A PIVOT JACK TOP AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING LATER

May 23, 1983 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING 3 BAGS OF ROCK DUST ON SHOVEL WHILE CRAWLING.SHOVEL BECAME STUCK ON PILE OF CAP BOARDS.PULLED VERY HARD TO MOVE SHOVEL AND RIGHT KNEE TWISTED.

February 28, 1983 KY · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leeco Inc · Struck by falling object

KETTLEBOTTOM 3\X4\X18\ STRUCK EMPLOYEE AFTER BEING DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF BY A PIVOT JACK OF A WILCOX CONTINUOUS MINER.