EMPLOYEE WAS SW3TCHING A CAR OF SUPPLIES IN THE #3 ENTRY TRACK HAULAGEWAY AND RATHER THAN APPLY HIS BRAKES HE REVERSED THE LOCOMOTIVE AND OPENED THE CONTROLLER WIDE OPEN THIS ALLOWED THE LOCO MOTIVE TO SLIDE3WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING EFFECT THE LOCOMOTIVE TRAVELLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GRADE AND STRUCK A PARKED PERSONNEL CARRIER WHICH WAS SETTING AGAINST ANOTHER 8 TON LOCO. THE DECK
Blue Diamond Mining Inc operator
Controlled by
Blue Diamond Coal Company
MSHA operator ID: P01271
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1986
1 (1f)
1985
9
1984
4
1983
3
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recorded
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