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.
No. 88Coal
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Sev.en Global Investments a.s.
Vicco, Knott County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519400
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2011–2014
- Latest incident
- Dec 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file2014 · 7 incidents
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.
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.
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was pulling feeder cable out of the way and into a break and strained his back.
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.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting miner cable and waterline and hanging it to the top and strained his back and shoulders.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.