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No 6: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Carl Kirk
Pilgrim, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517001

MSHA record for No 6 (mine ID 1517001). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1991–1994
Latest incident
Nov 1994
Ownership history
  1. North Star Contractors Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 6 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 1, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE EITHER TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO BELT OR FELL ONTO BELT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS BELT WHILE USING THE TAILPIECE SPILL PLATES AS SUPPORTS. EMPLOYEE STRUCK TAILPIECE SPILL PLATE AND 1ST RO LLER OUTBY TAILPIECE CONTINUED DOWN #2 BELT TO #2 BELT DRIVE DISCHARGE ROLLER WHERE HE WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE BELT AND TOP. HE EITHER FELL OR WAS THROWN INTO #1 BELT TAILPIECE AND CONTINUED

Reportable incidents

27 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 2 incidents

August 20, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO THE FACE OF THE MINE NOT LOOKING WHERE IS WAS GOING WHEN HE TURNED AROUND HE WALKED INTO A ROOFBOLT THATWAS HANGING DOWN HE RECEIVED FIRST AID AT THE MINE SITE FROM E E HE THEN DROVE HIMSELF TO HIGHLANDS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HE RECEIVED 10 STITCHES IN H IS NECK TO CLOSE WOUND

March 14, 1994 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

WALKING PUMP LINE IN #3 ENTRY 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA SMALL PIECE OFDRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER & BACK.

1993 · 7 incidents

September 23, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Star Contractors Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP TO THE UPPER HILL TO TURN THE WATER OFF AND FELL.

March 22, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE. LIFTED A ROCK FROM BELT & HURT BACK.

March 16, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN- INJURED CALLED BACK AFTER SHIFT OF WORK AND SAID HE HAD HURT HIS BACK.

February 22, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE HURT HIS BACK BY PICKING UP A ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN ON THE CABLE

January 14, 1993 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Star Contractors Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS MOVING METAL FEEDER BUMPER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED THE FELL BACKWARDS ON SELF RESCVER ON HIS BELT.

1992 · 12 incidents

December 4, 1992 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABVLE OVER TO THE RIB & HURT HIS BACK

September 3, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP INSIDE MINE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP OF MINE TWISTING HIS NECK.

August 21, 1992 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

95109EPAIRING MANDOOR. BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROCK AND TWISTED BACK.

August 20, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

95149ED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL.WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

July 21, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

54736YEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS & A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM THE TOP & HIT HIM

July 15, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

June 11, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WATCHING A BOLT HEAD OPERATE.PIECE OF DRAW SHALE SLATE FELL ON EMPL.

April 28, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROADWAYS WITH A SCOOP. WHEN THE SCOOP BROKE INTO AND THREW THE OPERATOR COMPACTMENT AGAINST THE MINE TOP.

March 18, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP CLEANING ROADWAY WHEN THE SCOOP STUCK IN TRAN AND THREW THE EE AROUND IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT.

February 28, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL MAKING A BELT SPLICE. WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.NO LOST TIME.EMPL DIDNT GO TO DR.

1991 · 6 incidents

October 29, 1991 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL HAULING COAL WITH SHUTTLE CAR. EMPL SAID ROADS WERE ROUGH AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN NECK ANREA.

October 7, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Star Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AN DGOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN THE PINNER STEEL.

October 4, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Star Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FALL ON HIS HAND.