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# 2 Coal

Starlight Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Dennis R Yonts
Prestonsburg, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517962

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
365
citations
159
significant & substantial
$65,016
proposed penalties
$1,401
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
2004 Q3 208 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,040 6 3 1485.1
2004 Q1 7,014 47 19 6700.9
2003 Q4 9,535 40 14 4195.1
2003 Q3 10,542 47 30 4458.4
2003 Q2 11,589 5 0 431.4
2003 Q1 11,791 5 1 424.1
2002 Q4 11,695 18 7 1539.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2004 · 1 incident

May 17, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Starlight Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a metal pry bar to move a conveyer belt roller, the ee got his left foot caught under the pry bar. This resulted in a bruised foot, no broken bones. This happened in the surface shop area.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

January 27, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Starlight Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TORE OR PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER LET LEG INSTALLING A TAIL ROLLER BEARING.