North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD FALL IN #2 HEADING INT EH FACE, FALL MEASURED 40' LX6'HX18'W. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.
No 7: 6 reportable incidents Coal
North Star Contractors Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Carl Kirk
Davella,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517339
MSHA record for No 7 (mine ID 1517339). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1993
- Latest incident
- Dec 1993
Ownership history
- North Star Contractors Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 7 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
6 on file1993 · 6 incidents
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD FALL IN #1 ENTRY 3 BRKS BACK FROM FACE, FALL MEASURED 60 FT LONG, 10 FT HIGH AND 20 FT WIDE NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENTWERE INVOLVED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD FALL IN 5 ENTRY 3 BRKS OUTBY FACE AREA FALL MEASURED APPROX. 7 FT HIGH 18 FT WIDE AND 30 FT LONG NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOVED NO AIRWAYS WERE BLOCKED.
North Star Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS USING SLATE BAR TO LIFT RUB RAIL BAKC ONTO MINER. BAR SLIPPED SMASHING LEFT FORFINGER BETWEEN BAR & RUB RAIL. TIP OF LEFT FORFINGER REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.
North Star Contractors Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD A ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY 5 BRKS FROM FACE AREA. ROCK FELL ON HALF OF A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR. NO PERSONS WERE AFFECTED. FALL MEASURED 38' LONG-5' HIGH-AND 18 TO 20' WIDE. NO VENTILATION WAS AFFE CTED.
September 16, 1993
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Star Contractors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.