Mining Incidents

Pads Branch Prep Plant: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Leslie Resources Inc · Facility
Ned, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515849

MSHA record for Pads Branch Prep Plant (mine ID 1515849). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1993–1999
Latest incident
Feb 1999
Ownership history
  1. Kem Coal Inc 1986 to 1995
  2. Kem Coal Company 1995 to 1995
  3. Leslie Resources Inc 1995 to 1998
  4. Leslie Resources Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Pads Branch Prep Plant sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1999 · 2 incidents

February 3, 1999 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE BED OF THE OIL TRUCK, A DISTANCE OF APPROX 16", WHEN HIS FOOT "POPPED." HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN AND RELEA SED.

January 30, 1999 KY · Coal welder (shop) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Leslie Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE AND THE FOREMAN WERE WORKING ON A SHAKER SCREEN. THE CENTER HOLDING BAR WAS WORN SHARP. EE STEPPED ON THE BAR WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARH, WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEA SED.

1998 · 2 incidents

September 22, 1998 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Resources Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SERVICING THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE TRACK. HIS LEFT LEG WENT DOWN BETWEEN THE TRACK AND FRAME, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HAZ ARD ARH BY THE PERRY CO. AMBULANCE SERVICE.

January 9, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Leslie Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WHO WORKS AT THE SHOP, WAS SENT TO CUT A METAL PIN WITH TORCHES, EE DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS UNDER PRESURE. WHEN THE CUT WAS MADE, THE METAL STRUCK EE ACROSS BOTH HANDS, BRE AKING A BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM HAZARD ARH. HIS LEFT HAND IS IN A CAST.

1995 · 2 incidents

September 22, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kem Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A PIECE OF RUST FLEW IN HIS EYE AFTER HE STRUCK A STUCK DOOR WITH A HAMMER.

August 22, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kem Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE STATED THAT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A PUMP AND CHAIN AS HE WAS HELPING TO OVERHAUL A PUMP.

1993 · 1 incident

March 22, 1993 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Kem Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS GRINDING METAL &* A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE HE WAS WEARING A FULLFACE SHIELD