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No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Carl Kirk
Davella, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516491

No 1 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Ownership history
  1. North Star Contractors Inc 1988 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)
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 18 110,041
1989 23 170,318
1988 24 29,924
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 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

1990 · 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

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.

April 7, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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.

1989 · 3 incidents