Mining Incidents

Blue Diamond Coal Company controller

MSHA controller ID: C01002

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Fatalities
5
Total incidents
1135
Mines on record
11
Years on record
1983–1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
15
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 15 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

1997
2
1996
4
1995
4
1994
3
1993
2
1991
10
1990
50
1989
84
1988
78
1987
269
1986
226 (2f)
1985
136
1984
132 (3f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

5 recorded
September 17, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

SPLICING 1015 P2WER CABLE AND CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR CABLE WAS ENERGIZED CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION.480 V 3-PHASE FOR FRESH WATTER PUMP LOCATED NEAR TAILPIECE ON D GATE 036 SECTION.

March 10, 1986 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Diamond Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SW3TCHING A CAR OF SUPPLIES IN THE #3 ENTRY TRACK HAULAGEWAY AND RATHER THAN APPLY HIS BRAKES HE REVERSED THE LOCOMOTIVE AND OPENED THE CONTROLLER WIDE OPEN THIS ALLOWED THE LOCO MOTIVE TO SLIDE3WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THE LOCOMOTIVE TRAVELLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GRADE AND STRUCK A PARKED PERSONNEL CARRIER WHICH WAS SETTING AGAINST ANOTHER 8 TON LOCO. THE DECK

October 11, 1984 KY · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck by falling object

CONTINUOUS MINER WAS CUTTING IN #1 ENTRY & HAD SET OVER TO BEGIN LEFT RUN I.NAME HAD JUST WALKED UP TO THE MINER & WAS STANDING BESIDE THE DECK A PC OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 6IN THICK 3FT WIDE & 10FT LONG FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & RT RIB THIS PC OF ROCK STRUCK I.NAME CRUSHED HIS UPPER CHEST & RESULTED IN HIS DEATH

September 10, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I NAME AND I N AME ROOF BOLTERS WERE GOING TO INSTALL A SPOT BOLT PRIOR TO PINNING THE CUT TWO SAFETY JACKS WERE SET I NAME WAS INSTALLING A THIRD JACK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 7X7X4 FELL ST STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD AND SHOULDER RESULTING IN SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES

July 15, 1984 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE TAKING DOWN AN IDLE BELT HEAD DRIVE SYSTEM FOUR RETAINING BOLTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE CUT LEAVING FOUR ON THE LEFT SIDE WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED TO BREAK LOOSE I.NAM E WENT FOR AN AXE OR OTHER TOOL TO KNOCK THE UNIT LOOSE AS HE DID HE STEPPED UNDER THE WEAKENED UNIT AND THE 4 REMAINING BOLTS SHEARED CAUSING DRIVE ROLLER TO FALL & CRUSH I.NAME RESULTING IN

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