Mining Incidents

Mine No 4: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Carl Kirk
Davella, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517149

MSHA record for Mine No 4 (mine ID 1517149). 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
1992–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. North Star Contractors Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 4 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

October 1, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVEL COAL AT TAIL PIECE. SHOVEL KICKED BACK & HIT BETWEEN LEGS.

March 10, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED LEFT HIS PIN STEAL STICKING IN THE TOP THEN LOWERED PINNER HEAD TO CHECK SUCTION ON THE POT, WHEN HE PLACED HIS HAND ON POT THE STEAL FELL OUT OF THE TOP AND HIT HIS HAND.

January 19, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS MOVING SCOOP CHARGER HE HAD PUT THE CABLE ON TOP OF THE CHARGER IN ORDER TO MOVE CABLE WITH CHARGER WHEN HE LEANED OVER THE CHARGER THE CABLE POKED H IM IN THE EYE

1992 · 4 incidents

December 26, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HAD A ROOF FALL IN A INTERSECTION SIX BRKS FROM OUTSIDE ON THE INTAKE. FALL MEASURED 20 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND 5 FT HIGH. NO PERSONS, VENTILATION OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.

December 25, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING MINER CABLE INJURY DID NOT START CAUSING PAIN UNTIL 12-28-92.

July 23, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT ABOUT 430 PM 5 BRKS FROM OUTSIDE IN 4 ENTRY FALL MEASURED 4-5 FT HIGH 15 FT WIDE AND ABOUT 20 FT LONG NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.

May 5, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
North Star Contractors Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE ENGAGED SWITCH FOR STARTEN BELT ELECTRICAL FAULT OCCURRED CAUSING ELECTRICAL FLASH.