Mining Incidents

Burning Star #1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Burning Star Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jimmy E Hamilton
Arjay, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515752

MSHA record for Burning Star #1 (mine ID 1515752). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Burning Star Coal Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Burning Star #1 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

May 13, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Burning Star Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EXCESS SPEED FO9 CANDITION OF ROADWAY GOING TO FAST AND HIT SWAGE, THROWING MAN UP IN AIR. HE LANDED ON LOWER BACK.

1986 · 2 incidents