Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PACKAGE USING A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT THIGH REQUIRING FIVE SUTURES.
Burning Star #3: 1 reportable incident Coal
MSHA record for Burning Star #3 (mine ID 1100613). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Jul 1989
Ownership history
- Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Burning Star #3 sits in Randolph County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.Randolph County, Illinois · Population 30,142
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$68,870
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.