Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ROM BETWEEN TWO BOLTS THAT WERE INSTALLING IN ROOF.
No 7: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Sterling Energy Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Ball Ralph
Middlesboro,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516190
MSHA record for No 7 (mine ID 1516190). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
Ownership history
- Sterling Energy Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 7 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1988 · 4 incidents
Sterling Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WAS APPROX. 60 FEET LONG, 16 FEET WIDE, 7 FEET HIGH. FALL WAS LENGHT OF ONE BREAK AND ONE INTERSECTION THE BREAK HAD CROSS BARS SET WITH TIMBERS.
March 14, 1988
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRACCITICE ON INTAKE AIRWAY APPROX 17 BREAKS INSIDE THE MINES. EMPLOYEE CARRIED BLOCKS FROM RETURN BRATTICE ACROSS BELT THROWING THEM ACROSS THE BRIDGE CARRIER. THEN HE FINSHED BUILDING BRATTICE. THEN HE WENT DOWN BELT LINE TOWARD THE OUTSIDE TO HANG A CURTAIN OVER A BRATTICE WHEN THE PAIN STRUCK HIM IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS MARKING CENTERS FOR BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN 2 OF 3 THREE SAFETY JACKS INSTALLED STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK