Mining Incidents

No. 88 Coal

Blue Diamond Coal Company · Underground
Vicco, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519400

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2011–2014
Latest incident
Dec 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
245
citations
46
significant & substantial
$54,230
proposed penalties
$52,204
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
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 1 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q3 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

13 on file

2014 · 7 incidents

December 21, 2014 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

Had an unintentional fall starting from the mine portal highwall and extending approximately 15' inside the fan portal. The fall dimensions are approximately 20' wide by 12' long by 6' high.

December 5, 2014 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a 4 to 1 multiplier wrench and the wrench slipped and caught his left index finger between the wrench and the continuous miner. Sutures were required.

September 30, 2014 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Installing a guard back on the continuous miner and caught his right thumb between guard and boss block. Cut and pinched right thumb, 4 sutures required.

May 29, 2014 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling feeder cable out of the way and into a break and strained his back.

April 24, 2014 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICI Contract employee strained his lower back while helping hang the miner cable. He was lifting cable with his left shoulder and slipped on a rock and the cable fell on him.

March 27, 2014 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting miner cable and waterline and hanging it to the top and strained his back and shoulders.

February 21, 2014 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was unloading timbers from a scoop bucket and strained himself in the groin area. Started missing work on 3/5/2014 due to swelling and complications that will require surgery.

2013 · 1 incident

November 5, 2013 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating shuttle car and as he was turning his coat sleeve caught the rib and it pulled his arm between car and the rib and bruised his arm in which medical personnel later put a cast on it to help protect the muscle and tendons from future damage.

2012 · 4 incidents

November 16, 2012 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

A continuous miner operator was aligning the miner up on the centerline and struck himself with the miner. He was diagnosed with a non-displaced hairline fracture to the pelvis.

November 10, 2012 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was pulling a hose off of the rock duster and caught his left hand on a wire and cut his hand. 2 sutures required.

September 26, 2012 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hanging a cable and the hanger slipped and cut his right 5th digit finger. Surgery required - started missing work 9/28/2012

May 2, 2012 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE was walking through a c.c. and accidentally run into a roof strap that was hanging down. He cut his left face/jaw 5 sutures required.

2011 · 1 incident

December 14, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Leeco, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was bolting top and his drill steel fell from hole and stuck him on the hand. Diagnosed with a fracture to his hand.