Star Fire Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS WALKING3PAST DOZER TO BEGIN WELDING ACTIVITIES SLIPPED BUT DID NOT FALL EMP COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN
#1 Maintenance Shop: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Star Fire Mining Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Cyprus Amax Minerals Company
Ary,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512176
MSHA record for #1 Maintenance Shop (mine ID 1512176). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Jan 1987
Ownership history
- Star Fire Coals Inc 1979 to 1981
- Star Fire Mining Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#1 Maintenance Shop sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.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
5 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
December 3, 1986
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Star Fire Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS AT3WASH RACK ADJACENT TO SHOP EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO WASH OFF VEHICLE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER WATER HOSE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED FRACTURED LEFT WRIST AND MINOR BRUISES
1985 · 1 incident
August 14, 1985
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING RADIATOR FROM TRUCK HAND SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT FINGER ON RADIATOR COIL.
1984 · 1 incident
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TIRES FROM TIRE TRUCK METAL BAND ON TIRE SLIPPED AND CAR EMPLOYEES HAND AND THYMB.
1983 · 1 incident
September 26, 1983
KY · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Fire Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD TRUCK RIM ONTO PARTS TRUCK CAUSHT HAND BETWEEN TRUCK BED AND RIM BROKE TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND