Star-Morning Mining Company · Struck by falling object
SUBJECT WAS DRILLING BACK IN STOPE ROCK FELL FROM RIB HITTING ON ARM.
Star-Morning Mine: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Star-Morning Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
James Striker
Shoshone County,
ID
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000189
MSHA record for Star-Morning Mine (mine ID 1000189). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Ownership history
- Star-Morning Mining Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Star-Morning Mine sits in Shoshone County, Idaho, 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.Shoshone County, Idaho · Population 13,580
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$49,975
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1985 · 5 incidents
Star-Morning Mining Company · Struck by falling object
LOSE ROCK APPROX 8 IN X 10 IN FELL FROM BACK STRIKING SUBJECT WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING A PIN AND FEATHER
July 17, 1985
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
utility man, errand boy, service truck operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Star-Morning Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SUBJECT WAS BARRING S CHUTE MUCK CAME LOSE CATCHING BAR PINCHING HAND TO BACK
April 9, 1985
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
utility man, errand boy, service truck operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Star-Morning Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
I NAME WAS PULLING ORE FROM THE 108 CHUTE ON THE 1450 LEVEL. THE CHUTE HAD FILLED WITH OVER PLOW WATER FROM THE SAND FILL SYSTEM IN 108. BECAUSE OF P SMOKE FROM A BLAST ON PREAVIOUS SHIPS THE SAND WAS UNABLE TO PUT IN ANOTHER DECACT TABE ATABLE AFTER THE THIRD CAR THE WINTER RUSHED OUT WASHING I NAME TO THE GROUND.
Star-Morning Mining Company · Struck by falling object
SUBJECT WAS BOLTING HANGING WALL IN THE END LINE STOPE.SLAB CAME LOSE FALLING ON SUBJECTS RIGHT FOOT.
1984 · 4 incidents
October 3, 1984
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Star-Morning Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHAIN ON MOTOR JUMPED OFF SPROCKET EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT WITHOUT DISENGSING PAVER. LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BECAME ENTRAPPED IN THE CHAIN AS IT SNAPPED BACK INTO PLACE RESULT IN AMPUTATION OF LITTLE FINGER JUST BELOW FIRST JOINT ON LEFT HAND.
August 31, 1984
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Star-Morning Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE MINE AT END OF SHIFT SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE MUCK,CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING FOUR OR FIVE STITCHES.
August 1, 1984
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star-Morning Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CARS ON THE TRAIN WHEN A METAL FRAGMENT FROM PIN POPPED UP HITTING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION.
Star-Morning Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects
MINER WAS PULLING THE PIN OUT OF CAR WHILE SWITCHING CARS, SLIPPED ON SOME MUD FELL BACKWARDS OVER A ROCK, AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE & ANKLE WHICH WERE WEAKENED ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT WITH CSC MINING CO