Mining Incidents

Blue Diamond Coal CoOperator

Controlled by James River Coal Company
MSHA Operator ID: P24585
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
620
Mines on record
10
Period
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Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 65 non-fatal
  • ELECTRICAL1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK174 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS155 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)58 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON50 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2014
36
2013
26
2012
30
2011
18
2010
17
2009
16
2008
36
2007
31
2006
51
2005
59
2004
23
2003
30
2002
45
2001
103 (1f)
2000
99 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
Contact with electrical current

EE WAS FATALLY ELECTROCRATED AS HE DISASSEMBLED A CONVEYOR BELT STARTING BOX SOURCE OF POWER CAUSING DEATH IN UNKNOWN AT THAT TIME.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BY THE AUGER OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.