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#1 Surface Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Ary, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1504288

MSHA record for #1 Surface Mine (mine ID 1504288). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
Ownership history
  1. Star Fire Coals Inc 1950 to 1975
  2. Star Fire Coals Inc 1975 to 1977
  3. Star Fire Coals Inc 1977 to 1981
  4. Star Fire Mining Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Surface Mine 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

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

August 1, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED PARTY WAS DRIVING COAL TRUCK UP A HILL AND TRUCK SPUN OUT CAME OFF THE HILL BACKWARDS AND TURNED OVER TRUCK WAS DAMAGED ONE ONE SIDE DRIVER STATED HE WAS NOT INJURED AT THE TIME AFT AFTER EXAMINATION CHANGED HIS MIND

1983 · 1 incident

February 16, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Star Fire Mining Company · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS OR TOP OF POWDER TRUCK HELPING TO LOAD POWDER FROM BINS TO THE TRUCK. INJURED LOST FOOTING AND FELL APPROX. 12 FT .