North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL 5'H 20 FT W ABOUT 20' TO 30'FELL 3 BREAKS ABOVE 3 HEAD
#2: 8 reportable incidents Coal
North Star Contractors Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Carl Kirk
Davella,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516921
MSHA record for #2 (mine ID 1516921). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Sep 1991
Ownership history
- North Star Contractors Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#2 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1991 · 5 incidents
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FELL IN 2 ENTRY ABOVE 3 BELT HEAD 4'H 18'W 40L
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL OCCURRED ON AN IDLE SHIFT. FALL WAS IN AN INTERSECTION 1 BRK BACK FROM FACE. IT WAS ABOUT 6 FT HIGH 20' LONG AND 18 FT WIDE, NO EQUIPMENT, EMPLOYEES OR VENTILATION WAS AFFECTED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL OCCURRED AT ABOUT 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON AT A INTERSECTION ABOUT 6 BRKS FROM THE PORTAL. FALL IS AOBUT 4 TO 5 FT HIGH-ABOUT 18 FT WIDE AND 18' TO 20' LONG. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS WERE INV OLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD A ROOF FALL IN 1 ENTRY 3 BRAKES INBY SPAD 32 NO ONE WAS INJURED OR NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED FALL WAS ABOUT 6 FT HIGH AND 18FT WIDE AND 25 FT LONG.
1990 · 3 incidents
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD A DOUBLE HILL SEAM FALL OUT ABOUT 4" WIDE - 9 FT. HIGH AND 17 FT. LONG. NO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED AND NO VENTILATION WAS AFFECTED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD A DOUBLE HILL SEAM RUNNING ACROSS SECT FROM #1 TO #6 IT FELL OUT AFTER IT HAD BEEN STRAPPED WITH METAL STRAPS IT WAS IN #2 HEADING & IT WAS ABOUT 4FT WIDE 10FT HIGH & 40 OR 50FT LONG NO EQ UIPMENT WAS INVOLVED OR NO PERSONS WAS AFFECTED
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A HILL SEAM FELL OUT IN INTERSECTION ABOUT 12 TO 14 FT HIGH AND ABOUT 15 FT ACROSS IN #3 ENTRY. NO PERSON OR ANY EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.