North Star Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CHANGING OUT TAIL ROLLERS ON MINER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER.
No 3 Coal
North Star Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Carl Kirk
Hueysville,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517667
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
264
citations
101
significant & substantial
$41,563
proposed penalties
$24,385
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 988 | 1 | 0 | 1012.1 |
| 2002 Q3 | 18,328 | 3 | 1 | 163.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 17,820 | 14 | 0 | 785.6 |
| 2002 Q1 | 17,260 | 36 | 16 | 2085.7 |
| 2001 Q4 | 16,952 | 44 | 15 | 2595.6 |
| 2001 Q3 | 16,047 | 29 | 11 | 1807.2 |
| 2001 Q2 | 17,576 | 32 | 16 | 1820.7 |
| 2001 Q1 | 18,040 | 9 | 3 | 498.9 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2000 · 4 incidents
North Star Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
DRIVING OFF LEFT HANDED IN A PANEL. ROOF STARTED TO CHANGE. HAD A FALL IN THE #2 ENTRY L.O.B. PULLED OUT ABONDED AREA CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.
North Star Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
#10 BREAK ON THE RETURN INTERSECTION FELL RETURN FOR 002 SECTION.
January 12, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
North Star Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE TOOK THE ROOF BOLTER TO #7 ENTRY TO LETTHE MINER GO INTO #6 HEADING WHILE TRAMING THE MINER INTO THE #6 THE MINER CAUGHT THE PINNER CABLE AND PULLED IT DOWN. HE WAS WALKING FROM #7 TO #6 TO HANG CABLE BACK UP AND A ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO THE FIRST BOLT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE.