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No. 5 Coal

East Star Mining, Inc. · Underground

Controlled by Clinton L Ramey

Amonate, Tazewell County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4405745

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2006–2007
Latest incident: Jun 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2005

537

citations

211

significant & substantial

$693,548

proposed penalties

$20,422

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
2008 Q3	2,451	11	5	4488.0
2008 Q2	8,116	49	20	6037.5
2008 Q1	9,052	43	10	4750.3
2007 Q4	7,977	68	23	8524.5
2007 Q3	6,183	95	29	15364.7
2007 Q2	8,518	42	9	4930.7
2007 Q1	8,724	37	14	4241.2
2006 Q4	8,060	40	12	4962.8

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 19, 2007 VA · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER

East Star Mining, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting up out of Uni Hauler. When he turned to get out of the deck, he twisted his left knee.

2006 · 1 incident

January 17, 2006 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

East Star Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN HIS DUST HOSE OUT ON ROOF BOLTER MACHINE WITH HIS PINNER WRENCH. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM WITH THE WRENCH. THIS CAUSED A BRUISE ON HIS LEFT FOREARM.