Mining Incidents

Job #3 Coal

Tri-Star Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by George R Beener
Barton, Allegany County, MD  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1800713

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2003–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
142
citations
57
significant & substantial
$245,801
proposed penalties
$125,751
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
2025 Q4 25,264 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 540 6 3 11111.1
2025 Q2 24,621 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 15,019 7 2 466.1
2024 Q4 765 2 2 2614.4
2024 Q2 25,936 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,559 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 18,330 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
April 17, 2007 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.

April 17, 2007 MD · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.

Reportable incidents

19 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 1 incident

January 14, 2025 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

The Rubber Coupler malfunctioned on a Euclid Rock truck which caused the truck to go into neutral and drift backwards. The Euclid truck upset on the passenger side.

2022 · 1 incident

June 24, 2022 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Stepping down off the ladder on a 375 Komatsu Dozer, missing a step and falling against the dozer.

2019 · 1 incident

2017 · 1 incident

2016 · 1 incident

June 1, 2016 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was cleaning truck - jumped up on truck and fell off.

2014 · 1 incident

March 21, 2014 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Contractor from Sebold Trucking was walking along the catwalk on Hampshire Hill, Job #436 and fell. He injured his left leg.

2013 · 2 incidents

March 29, 2013 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee states he was shoveling off tracks and couldn't finish, developed major back pain.

February 4, 2013 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall from machine

Employee fell off his dozer on Job #419.

2011 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2011 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

Euclid coal hauler spun on wet pavement. Drifted backwards, cut into embankment and upset on passenger side. Employee was not wearing his seatbelt.

June 4, 2011 MD · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on the air cleaner when the ladder slipped out from under him. He then cut his right arm on a clamp on the turbo blower.

2010 · 1 incident

July 19, 2010 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing onto Dart Truck platform when his leg slipped out from under him. When he slipped, it must have pulled on his knee, causing the sprain.

2009 · 1 incident

January 12, 2009 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

At the beginning of the shift roads were being treated for ice. EE slipped on the ice, falling on his back side. He thought he was fine but as day went on he became sore. That is when he went to be checked out by a physician.

2007 · 3 incidents

June 19, 2007 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

While operating service truck, employee cut left forearm on side mirror. A slight cut that required 4 stitches.

May 4, 2007 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shut finger in a Terex door.

March 9, 2007 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was climbing up into the rock truck and pulled a muscle in his shoulder and neck while grabbing the rail.

2006 · 1 incident

January 19, 2006 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO THE ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED & GRABBED THE RAILING.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 29, 2005 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER AND STEPPED ONTO UNEVEN GROUND, THUS CAUSING HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO SPRAIN.

August 11, 2005 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

The #2 BE shovel was loading limestone boulders onto the rock trucks. The shovel operator placed a large boulder on Employee's #3025 rock truck. The boulder fell over striking the side of the truck bed causing the truck to shake suddenly. Employee was jostled causing him to strike his head.

2003 · 1 incident

December 15, 2003 MD · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tri-Star Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ROCK TRUCK DRIVERS WERE DELAYED TO START THEIR SHIFT UNTIL 7:30 AM THAT MORNING DUE TO SNOW ON THE ROADS. EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS PERSONNEL VEHICLE TO THE ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ROA DWAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL. THE FALL RESULTED IN AN ANGULATED FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE WHICH WILL REQUIRE SURGERY TO CORRECT.