North Star Mining, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
HAD A ROCK FALL 1ST BREAK BETWEEN #3 & #4 INTERSECTION ABOUT 5' HIGH. REBOLTED & SET CRIBS & TIMBERS.
No 4 Coal
North Star Mining, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Carl Kirk
Printer,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517734
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003
- Latest incident
- Dec 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
216
citations
61
significant & substantial
$18,237
proposed penalties
$15,707
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 5,795 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,254 | 12 | 3 | 5323.9 |
| 2002 Q4 | 16,868 | 2 | 0 | 118.6 |
| 2002 Q3 | 15,596 | 6 | 1 | 384.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 15,455 | 10 | 0 | 647.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 17,705 | 4 | 1 | 225.9 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2003 · 2 incidents
North Star Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING COIL BREAKER IN MINER HEAD - PUT HEAD OF MINER IN TOP OF ROOF TO PUT PRESSURES ON COIL BREAKER - WHEN THEY LEFT THE HEAD BACK DOWN - EMPLOYEE WENT TO GRAB THE COIL BREAKER - IT FLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED CUTS TO THE MOUTH AND LIP (9 STITCHES) , 1 BROKEN AND 1 LOOSE TOOTH, AND A CONCUSSION.