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Mine No1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

White Star Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hobert Newman
Topmost, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1505395

Mine No1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. Incoal Inc 1950 to 1985
  2. Trojan Mining Inc 1985 to 1985
  3. White Star Mining Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1985 3 13,917
1984 22 37,003
1983 22 33,540
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 26, 1985 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Trojan Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING 7RACTOR HE HIT SOME BUMPS INJURING HIS BACK AND SHOULDER AGAINST THE TRACTOR

1984 · 1 incident

September 7, 1984 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Incoal Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CRAWLING AROUND INSIDE MINE HE HURT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A BLOCK OF COAL