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Blue Diamond Coal Company operator

Controlled by James River Coal Company
MSHA operator ID: P01269
Fatalities
5
Total incidents
1547
Mines on record
12
Years on record
1983–1998
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

1998
1
1997
2
1996
4
1995
4
1994
3
1993
2
1991
26
1990
202
1989
208 (1f)
1988
166
1987
317
1986
65 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

5 recorded
December 9, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS HELPING CO-WORKERS REPLACE A WHEEL UNIT ON THE (COMPANY NO. B-406) JOY SHUTTLE CAR. ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR (CO. NO. B-413) WAS IN OPERATION ON THE REGULAR PRODUCTION RUN AND THE OP ERATOR OF THE CAR IN USE, MADE A WRONG TURN AND STRUCK THE VICTIM CATCHING THE VICTIM BETWEEN BOTH SHUTTLE CARS.

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.

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