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Tri-Star Mining Inc operator

Controlled by George R Beener
MSHA operator ID: P18063

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
21
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2003–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
55
significant & substantial
$245,291
proposed penalties
$125,241
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2025
1
2022
1
2019
1
2017
1
2016
1
2014
1
2013
2
2011
2
2010
1
2009
1
2007
5 (2f)
2006
1
2005
2
2003
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

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.