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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

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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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.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 69 non-fatal
ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 7 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 360 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 173 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 113 non-fatal
MACHINERY 113 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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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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