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No 1: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Day Star Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Shrum Eddie
Meta, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1515294

No 1 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1988–1994
Latest incident
Jul 1994
Ownership history
  1. Brushy Contracting Inc 1985 to 1988
  2. East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc 1988 to 1992
  3. South Fork Energies Inc 1992 to 1994
  4. High Ridge Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1994
  5. Day Star Mining Inc 1994 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)
1994 11 10,581
1993 10 28,747
1992 2
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 3 2,292
1987 3 12,164
1986 9 27,083
1985 5 10,937
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1994 · 4 incidents

July 11, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Day Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING BOLT SON ROOF DIRLL IN LOW COAL STARTED HAVING BACK PAINS.

May 11, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Day Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A 48IN RESIN BOLT IN 32IN HIGH & CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND IT WAS CUT WHILE PUSHING BOLT UP IN HOLE BETWEEN HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER & THE RO OF BOLT PLATE

March 8, 1994 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
High Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON BOLTING MACHINE & STARTED IT UP & IT TOOK OFF & THE ATRS CAUGHT HIS LEG AGAINST THE RIB & BRUISED HIS RIGHT ARM.

1993 · 2 incidents

July 22, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South Fork Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN TO FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER.

April 22, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Fork Energies Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO HOOK THE DRILL UP TO THE SCOOP. HE WAS GOING TO GET ON TOP OF THE SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF.

1988 · 1 incident

May 27, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED HELPING DRILLING A PLACE IN FACE AND WAS MOVING DRILL WHEN HIS LOOSE GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELTS AND HIS HAND WAS PULLED BETWEEN BELTS AND GUARD WHICH CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.