Mannington Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
LOW WET BACK EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE BY HAND NO TE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 01-19-92
Bright Star No 6: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Bright Star No 6 has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1986–1991
- Latest incident
- Dec 1991
Ownership history
- Grey Feather Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1991
- Woody Sutton Mining Company Inc 1985 to 1987
- Mannington Mining Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 16 | 38,087 |
| 1992 | 23 | 96,514 |
| 1991 | 10 | 17,375 |
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 6 | 3,419 |
| 1986 | 24 | 19,961 |
| 1985 | 13 | 11,443 |
| 1984 | 7 | 2,838 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Bright Star No 6 sits in Christian County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Christian County, Kentucky · Population 72,599
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$54,190
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1991 · 6 incidents
Mannington Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL 4 TH XCUT OUTBY 6 ENTRY A MUD SLIP WORE AT A ANGLE TO THIS X CUT ENTRY.
Mannington Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CONTINUOUS MINER WAS IN #7 ENTRY TRYING TO PUSH SHUTTLE CAR OUT WHICH WAS HUNG THE ENTRY WAS WET & HAD WATER 2TO3IN DEEP IN PLACE THE SEAM THE SEAM HEIGHT WAS 40 INCHES DARK
September 7, 1991
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mannington Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL CLEANING TAILPIECE AND TO KEEP IT UNCLOGGED OF ROCK.THERE WAS 48" HEIGHT HERE.EMPL WAS MOVING ROCK DOWN TAILPIECE AND STRAINED BACK.
Mannington Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MUD SLIP IN #3 ENTRY WHICH HAD CROSSED OVER FROM #2 ENTRY.
Mannington Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MUD SLIP IN #2 ENTRY IN PILLAR LINE.
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1986 · 3 incidents
June 6, 1986
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Woody Sutton Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
LOW COAL SEAM 38IN DARKNESS WET BOTTOM AND POOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SHOOT FIREMAN AND PIN MAN PIN MAN WAS SHOT BY COAL RT SIDE AND FACE BY A BLOW THROUGH OF ONE HOLE IN CROSSCUT HE RECEIVED CUT TO FACE NE7K AND RT SIDE AND LEG HIS LEFT EYE WAS SCRATCHED BY COAL AND WILL REQUIRE CORRECTIVE SURGERY MOST LIKELY
May 23, 1986
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Woody Sutton Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
LOW COAL SEAM 36'' AND ROOF BOLT THAT HAD PLATE HEAD TORN OFF LEAVING SHARP EDGE STRIKING DOWN OUT OF BOLT HOLE.
March 27, 1986
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Woody Sutton Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EE WAS TRYI3G TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM THE SLOPE TAIL PIECE. THE SIZE & WEIGHT OF THE ROCK WERE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS CAUSING THE EE TO PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.