Mining Incidents

Diamond No 2: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Adena Fuels Inc · Underground
Controlled by Charles E Yates
Redfox, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517598

MSHA record for Diamond No 2 (mine ID 1517598). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1996–1997
Latest incident
Apr 1997
Ownership history
  1. Diamond May Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1995
  2. Adena Fuels Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Diamond No 2 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1997 · 5 incidents

April 7, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Adena Fuels Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A SECTION OF DUCT WORK, THE EE STRAINED HIS WRIST.

March 31, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Adena Fuels Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING THE BELT STAND, THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS GROIN.

March 13, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Adena Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING HIS EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE LOCKER THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

February 10, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Adena Fuels Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE PRYING DOWN ON JACK COVER, THE COVER BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE EE TO HIT THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

January 16, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Adena Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE WAS PUSHING BOLT UP TO TOP WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLT & HEADS IN ROOFBOLTER.

1996 · 6 incidents

December 28, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Adena Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE GREASING THE STEERING JOINT, THE DRIVER TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL MASHING A FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

December 4, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Adena Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RUNING A SCOOP THE SCOOP HIT A ROOFBOLT LYING ON THE GROUND. THE ROOFBOLT FLEW UP STRIKING THE EE LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE HIS WRIST

October 24, 1996 KY · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Adena Fuels Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE HITTING IDLER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE IDLER STRIKING THE EE IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

October 2, 1996 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Adena Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE MOVING THE SCOOP SOME DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHEST.

August 15, 1996 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Adena Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING INTO THE CABLE JACKET, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE EE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

July 30, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Adena Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING HOLE TO PUT BOLT UP, SOME MUD FELL ON THE DRILL POT SPLASHING IN THE EMPLOYEES EYE.