EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK GOT HUNG IN TAILPIECE. HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE ROCK FREE AND HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT.
No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal
North Star Contractors Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Carl Kirk
Davella,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516491
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 1516491). 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
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Jul 1990
Ownership history
- North Star Contractors Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.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 file1990 · 5 incidents
July 12, 1990
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
NONE
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
INTERSECTION FELL IN ABOUT 4 FT LONG AND ABOUT 40 FT LONG AT CROSSCUT ABOUT 9 BRKS INSIDE ON RETURN SIDE. NO VENTILATION EQUIPMENT OR MEN WERE INVOLVED. IT HAPPENED ON AN IDLE SHIFT.
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object
OPER MINER WHEN PC OF LOOSE ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS R LEG
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD FALL IN RETURN AIR COURSE NO DAMAGES.
1989 · 3 incidents
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
NONE.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.