East Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING GET A ROCK FROM UNDER A TAILPIECE,HE MUST HAVE TWISTED HIS BACK FROM THE WRONG WAY WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE ROCK.
No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1989.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 1.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1989
- Latest incident
- Mar 1989
Ownership history
- East Star Mining 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 | 32,974 |
| 1989 | 14 | 68,684 |
| 1988 | 12 | 7,678 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1989 · 2 incidents
East Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MINER HELPER HAD RELEIVED SCOOP OPERATOR OUT FOR DINNER THE SCOOP OPERATOR HAD FNISHED EATING AND RETURNED FOR HIS SCOOP WHEN MINER HELPER REUTRNED HIS SCOOP AGAINST THE OPERATOR ENTERED INTER SECTION STRIKING MINER HELPER WITH BUCKET OF SCOOP AGAINST THE DECK OF OTHER SCOOP THUS CONTRIBUTING INJURY TO MINER HELPER S ADBONDEN AND PELVIS ON HIS LEFT SIDE.