North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN 1 ENTRY RETURN DISCOVERED ROOF FALL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 ENTRY FALL WAS ABOUT 40 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 5 TO 6 FT HIGH. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED.
No 5a: 7 reportable incidents Coal
No 5a has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1993.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1993
- Latest incident
- Sep 1993
Ownership history
- North Star Contractors Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 16 | 35,806 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 5a 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
7 on file1993 · 7 incidents
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN RETURN DISCOVERED ROOF FALL IN 1 ENTRY FALL MEASURED ABOUT 30 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND ABOUT 6 TO 8 FT HIGH. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN 2 ENTRY RETURN DISCOVERED ROOF FALL IN 2 ENTRY FALL IS ABOUT 18 FT WIDE ABOUT 40 FT LONG AND 10 TO 15 FT HIGH. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD FALL IN #4 (NEUTRAL ENTRY) FAL ABOUT 20 FT WIDE 30 FT LONG AND 10 TO 12 FT HIGH. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD ROOF FALL IN 5 ENTRY FALL MEASURED ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT THICK ABOUT 20 FT LONG AND ABOUT 20 FT WIDE. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS WERE INVOLVED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD FALL ON #2 BELT LINE 3 BRKS INY BELT HEAD. FALL WAS 18-20 FT WIDE 20-25 FT LONG AND 10-12 FT HIGH. IT COVERED UP ABOUT 25 FT OF BELT LINE. NO PERSONS OR EUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.
July 27, 1993
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object
INJURED WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON RIB OF COAL.