Mining Incidents

Bright Star No 6 Coal

Controlled by Tapp Eddie & Tony
Box 1369, Madisonville, Christian County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1514942

MSHA record for Bright Star No 6 (mine ID 1514942). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1986–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1991 · 6 incidents

December 26, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
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

November 4, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
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.

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.

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The full compliance file on Bright Star No 6

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.