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Diamond Star Surface: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Thomas E Green
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513008

MSHA record for Diamond Star Surface (mine ID 1513008). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Jun 1986
Ownership history
  1. Green Construction Of Indiana Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Diamond Star Surface sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1986 · 1 incident

June 19, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Green Construction Of Indiana Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJ OPERATING D2ZER WALKING DOWN HOLLOW FILL.DOZER JUMPED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL AND UNABLE TO STOP MACHINE.JARRED AROUND CAUSING INJURIES TO LOWER BACK AND PELVIC AREA.

1984 · 4 incidents

September 18, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Green Construction Of Indiana Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE OPERATING WATER TRUCK ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND HAD NO AIR OR STREERING AND JUMPED FROM WATER TRUCK

August 23, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Construction Of Indiana Inc · Fall from machine

WAS ATTEMPTING TO TARP TRAILER WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL FROM TRAILER TO GROUND, INJURY GROIN AREA FELL ON A TAIL GATE LEVER

March 5, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Construction Of Indiana Inc · Struck by flying object

THE MAINTENANCE MAN WAS SHIPPING WELD OR SLAT WITH CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE FLEW IN RIGHT EYE

1983 · 1 incident

February 28, 1983 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Green Construction Of Indiana Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS BRUSHING THE SIDE OF THE HOLLOW FILL WITH A CAT D9L DOZER AND A SMALL TREE CAME OVER THE BLADE AND HIT THE DOOR GLASS CAUSING IT TO SHATTER