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#78 Coal

Leeco Incorporated · Underground
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Sassafras, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517816

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
110
citations
22
significant & substantial
$8,822
proposed penalties
$8,657
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1 0 6 0
2007 Q4 0 3 1
2007 Q3 0 9 2
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

January 15, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING COVER LID ON MINER PANEL AND LID SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER - BROKE FINGER.

January 4, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CUT LEFT ARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE (7 SUTURES)

2001 · 7 incidents

October 30, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leeco Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

EE HIT HEAD IN TOP AND CUT BACK OF HEAD. SUTURES REQUIRED.

October 15, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING BELT STRUCTURE, TWISTED BACK.

September 17, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Incorporated · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SPLICE BELT AND SPLICE BOARD FELL AND HIT EE ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. RESULTED IN 5 SUTURES.

July 31, 2001 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE DRAGGING BELT TOOL AND PULLING ON BELT. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5/16/02.

June 30, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Leeco Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE BOLTING TOP.

May 21, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leeco Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PULL A STUCK PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH SCOOP AND A CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH AND BROKE SEVERAL TEETH.