Mining Incidents

No. 64 Plant Coal

Blue Diamond Coal Co. · Facility
Jeff, Perry County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1516353

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2002–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
350
citations
93
significant & substantial
$90,242
proposed penalties
$40,928
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 0 1 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 410 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 590 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 650 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 700 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 750 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 564 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2025 · 1 incident

November 12, 2025 KY · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking down an incline to clean out an obstruction in a culvert caused by beaver activity, EE took a step and felt a burning sensation in EE's left knee area. EE has worked every day since and had a procedure on 02/27/2026. EE returned to work on EE's next scheduled shift.

2014 · 1 incident

August 6, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Diamond Coal Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a wrench when another employee accidentally hit his arm with a crib/wooden block and cut his arm. Sutures required.

2008 · 2 incidents

November 21, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE is having hernia surgery due to a strain to the groin. He was lifting dryer wear plates and strained himself. Started missing work 1/21/09

February 6, 2008 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Prying with pry bar and hit upper lip and broke some teeth. Went to the dentist to get teeth repaired. No lost time.

2007 · 1 incident

February 6, 2007 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was helping to load a bearing housing onto a forklift and injured left shoulder and lower back. Required surgery-started missing work 7/30/07.

2002 · 1 incident

June 4, 2002 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leeco Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HURT RIGHT ELBOW WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED. STRAINED ARM & ELBOW.