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Diamond No 1: 2 recorded fatalities Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by W E Engle
Athens County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300059

Diamond No 1 has had 2 fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Diamond Stone Quarries Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 0
1987 0
1986 16
1985 12
1984 13
1983 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Diamond No 1 sits in Athens County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Athens County, Ohio · Population 61,573
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$53,837
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
February 15, 1985 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Stone Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

2 EES ENTERED MINUS 1" STORAGE BIN FROM THE TOP TO DISLODGE A HANGUP OF BRIDGED MATERIALS. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO T HE ACCIDENT. THE MATERIALS COLLAPSED ENGULFING BOTH EES. THE BIN WAS NOT COVERED & WAS EXPOSED TO EXTREME COLD & SNOW CONDITIONS.

February 15, 1985 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Stone Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

2 EES ENTERED MINUS 1" STORAGE BIN FROM THE TOP TO DISLODGE A HANGUP OF BRIDGED MATERIALS. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE MATERIALS COLLAPSED ENGULFING BOTH EES. THE BIN WAS NOT

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 3 incidents

August 11, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Stone Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

I NAME CLIMBED 6PON A LOADER TO WORK ON THE STEERING SHAFT AS HE WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE LOADER HE STEPPED ON A TIRE WHICH WAS WET HE HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE TIRE HE SLIPPED FALLING3TO THE GROUND ON HIS BUTTOCKS AS HE WAS FALLING HE HIT HIS BACK ON THE TIRE

August 8, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Diamond Stone Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A PIT TRUCK WHEN ENGINE STOPPED. I.NAME LOST CONTROL OF PIT TRUCK ALLEGEDLYFROM BRAKE FAILURE & T RUCK COLLIDED WITH DIRT BANK.

August 5, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE BACK OF THE CRUSHER AND WHEN ROCK WAS DISLODGED IT FELL ON H IS BIG TOE