Leslie County Mine Fatalties
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1940-2002
(Source) From: Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
NAME | DEATH | CAUSE |
Asher, Jonah | August 26, 1943 | Roof Fall |
Begley, Chester | May 16, 1944 | Roof Fall |
Gibson, Lauton | December 6, 1946 | Haulage |
Morgan, Hugh | April 1, 1947 | Roof Fall |
Wooton, Monroe | August 13, 1948 | Roof Fall |
King, Amos | March 25, 1949 | Roof Fall |
Bowling, Robert | September 16, 1949 | Surface-Underground |
Jaris, Billie | October 1, 1949 | Roof Fall |
Lewis, Grace | October 26, 1949 | Roof Fall |
Smallwood, Roy | April 20, 1950 | Roof Fall |
Love, Richard | July 19, 1950 | Roof Fall |
Horne, Henry | October 13, 1950 | Roof Fall |
Maggard, Cova | March 28, 1951 | Roof Fall |
Pennington, Andy | March 14, 1952 | Roof Fall |
Jarvis, Cal | March 18, 1952 | Roof Fall |
Napier, D. S. | June 28, 1952 | Haulage |
Begley, Harvey | July 8, 1952 | Roof Fall |
Cox, Crittenden | August 26, 1952 | Roof Fall |
Franks, Auburn C. | December 30, 1952 | Explosives |
Johnson, Freeman | February 2, 1953 | Roof Fall |
Upps, Brotha | July 7, 1953 | Haulage |
Turner, Eugene | September 2, 1953 | Roof Fall |
Copland, William | November 25, 1953 | Roof Fall |
Morgan, Bernard | January 14, 1954 | Surface-Underground |
Smith, Tinsley D. | January 2, 1954 | Roof Fall |
Parks, Richard | February 3, 1954 | Roof Fall |
Harrison, Cecil | February 8, 1954 | Electrocution |
Mosley, Troy | February 10, 1954 | Roof Fall |
Brown, Harry | February 10, 1955 | Roof Fall |
Helton, Elmer | June 27, 1955 | Electrocution |
Smith, Burchell | July 15, 1955 | Haulage |
Osborne, Will | September 1, 1955 | Roof Fall |
Grey, Whitley | January 26, 1956 | Roof Fall |
Napier, Edward | February 14, 1956 | Electrocution |
Clark, James | May 12, 1956 | Roof Fall |
Combs, James | May 12, 1956 | Roof Fall |
Eversole, Boyd C. | July 5, 1956 | Roof Fall |
Caldwell, Boyd | September 18, 1956 | Haulage |
Eversole, Harvey | October 24, 1956 | Haulage |
bond, Darcy | October 31, 1956 | Roof Fall |
Couch, Jeff | November 14, 1956 | Roof Fall |
Smith, Ernest | January 10, 1957 | Roof Fall |
Veach, J. M. | May 30, 1957 | Roof Fall |
Cook, Warren | August 30, 1957 | Roof Fall |
Lowe, James | October 15, 1957 | Haulage |
Campbell, Bige | September 22, 1958 | Haulage |
Hoskins, Johnnie | November 6, 1958 | Roof Fall |
Wooton, Hobart | December 26, 1958 | Haulage |
Mitchell, Burchell | June 5, 1959 | Roof Fall |
Asher, Mack Jr. | December 1, 1959 | Haulage |
Hardin, Henry | April 6, 1960 | Machinery |
Smith, Andy | April 26, 1960 | Electrocution |
Stidham, Robert | May 11, 1960 | Electrocution |
Hoskins, Hughie | September 19, 1960 | Roof Fall |
Sparks, James s. | September 28, 1961 | Roof Fall |
Taylor, Vernon | February 15, 1962 | Haulage |
Causey, Elvin | September 12, 1962 | Roof Fall |
Coats, levi | September 12, 1962 | Roof Fall |
Grubb, Alonzo | September 12, 1962 | Roof Fall |
Couch, albert | September 20, 1962 | Haulage |
Hays, Reed 1 | February 21, 1962 | Roof Fall |
Johnson, O. H. | January 14, 1964 | Haulage |
Hubbard, Amos D. | February 25, 1967 | Electrocution |
Belt, Gene | October 13, 1967 | Roof Fall |
Couch, J. C. | May 8, 1968 | Haulage |
Sizemore, Carl | December 19, 1968 | Roof Fall |
Wagers, Charlie | November 9, 1970 | Haulage |
Wilson, Grant, Jr. | December 29, 1970 | Roof Fall |
Bentley, Walter | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Bowling, Billy J. | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Bowling, Grover Jr. | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Bush, Teddy | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Collins, Fred | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Collins, Kenople | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Collins, Lonnie | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Couch, Alonzo | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Couch, Holt | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Couch, Howard | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Ghent, Carl | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Gibson, Alfred | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Gray, Lawrence | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Griffin, Theo | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Harris, Lester | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Henson, Delbert | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Henson, Price | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Hibbard, Walter | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Holland, George | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Hoskins, Ben | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Hoskins, Frank | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Hubbard, Kermit | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Jones, Jim | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Jones, Rufus | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Minton, James C. | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Mitchell, Lee | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Morgan, Russell | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Phillips, Earl | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Roberts, Stanley | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Sizemore, Arnold | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Smith, Wilbert | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Spurlock, Jeffie | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Wagers, Albert | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Wagers, Armond | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Wagers, Arnold | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
White, Elmer | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Whitehead, Andrew D. | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Young, Denver | December 30, 1970 | Explosion |
Napier, Lee Roy | June 13, 1972 | Machinery |
Luttrell, Johnny | January 14, 1976 | Surface-Auger |
Brandenburg, Harold | August 27, 1976 | Surface-Auger |
Smith, Garry W. | January 7, 1977 | Machinery |
Nicely, Walter, Jr. | August 25, 1977 | Surface-Haulage |
Hamblin, Hezekiah | September 28, 1977 | Machinery |
Burke, Floyd David | October 20, 1979 | Roof Fall |
Collins, Clyde | November 26, 1981 | Electrocution |
Shell, Edwin | January 26, 1982 | Haulage |
Gibson, Eddie | June 14, 1982 | Roof Fall |
Barret, David Michael | July 19, 1982 | Machinery |
Hacker, Jerry Wayne | November 23, 1983 | Electrocution |
Williams, William Jefferson | January 13, 1984 | Roof Fall |
Morgan, Roscoe | May 24, 1984 | Roof Fall |
Boggs, Ben | August 10, 1986 | Haulage |
Davison, Tensley | May 29, 1986 | Roof Fall |
Deusenberry, Jennings Ray | April 27, 1987 | Explosives |
Snellings, Ewell, Jr. | June 22, 1988 | Machinery |
Strunk, Jimmy C. | February 22, 1989 | Roof Fall |
Chadwell, Timothy | May 15, 1989 | Roof Fall |
Lewis, Gary | March 23, 1990 | Roof Fall |
Farmer, Harold C. | October 31, 1990 | Haulage |
Howard, Wayne Russell | November 27, 1991 | Electrocution |
Griffin, Mark A. | November 22, 1992 | Machinery |
Hall, Basil | December 17, 1998 | Machinery |
Campbell, Don | June 27/2002 | Electrical |