Northern Star No 1 Mine Coal
Northern Star Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bayer William D
Webster County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602188
MSHA record for Northern Star No 1 Mine (mine ID 4602188). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Ownership history
- Double Jacks Coal Company 1950 to 1972
- Interstate Development Company 1972 to 1975
- Price William Pflug Mining Inc 1975 to 1975
- Northern Star Coal Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Northern Star No 1 Mine sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.