Mine Fatalities

Date Mine Classification State Narrative
02/18/2008 Consolidation Coal Co 14-N Imp... ELECTRICAL PA Boom truck being used to set concrete safety barriers beside driveway at the request of MSHA inspector. Boom assy. on truck had approx. 18' clearance under overhead power line. Operator of truck and d...
02/01/2008 Jap Creek Mine MACHINERY AL The victim (mechanic) removed fuel injector from engine and then instructed his helper to turn the engine over. Diesel fuel and/or air came out of the 1/4 inch injector hole and struck him in the left...
01/26/2008 GETCHELL MINE POWERED HAULAGE NV Employee was walking behind haul truck when truck backed over him.
01/25/2008 MLC - Bonne Terre HANDLING OF MATERIALS MO Two men were working atop an 80 ft silo attempting to reset the chain on a bucket elevator. One man was below and in phone contact with one of the two mechanics atop. As the call was ending, the ass...
01/23/2008 DARTMOUTH OTHER KS Employee somehow fell into the water. There were no witnesses so no details available.
01/21/2008 ORO GRANDE QUARRY SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON CA Employee received a load of cement by the TXI scale person. After he received his load he pulled forward to a stationary rack designed for safe access to the top of each trailer. He closed all but 1 l...
01/12/2008 Sulphur Springs Strip FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL TX Employee exited the Hitachi Shovel and placed himself between the shovel and highwall. While on the ground between the shovel and highwall, the highwall sloughed and pinned the employee against the t...
01/08/2008 S-17 Cumberland POWERED HAULAGE KY Hauler backed over the outslope. The hauler traveled approximately 150 feet down the spoil pile. The operator was ejected from the cab of the hauler. Operator was a contract worker.
12/14/2007 NATIVIDAD PLANT SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON CA The victim was found laying on the ground by the rear bulk trailer.
12/12/2007 Gentry Mountain Mine Surface POWERED HAULAGE UT A truck got stuck. The loader backed up to the truck to pull it out. The loader operator and the truck operator both got out to hook the chain up. The loader rolled back and crushed the truck operato...
12/04/2007 No 130 Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON WV Employee and another member were changing a bottom roller on the Cross Hollow belt at the # 130 mine. Injured was laying on the bottom belt changing the roller. The belt suddenly started and traveled...
11/16/2007 Rock Island Mine POWERED HAULAGE OK While dumping short for a dozer to extend higher berms, the injured backed his end dump truck into a different area away from the dump area. The victim landed upside down in water at the bottom of the...
11/12/2007 San Juan Mine 1 MACHINERY NM Conveyor Belt broke free from feeder breaker and struck employee on his back, knocking him down.
11/05/2007 San Miguel Lignite Mine MACHINERY TX While The Page dragline was still digging, the Assistant on the dragline crew entered the area in the back of the dragline w/o first notifying the dragline operator. The Assistant was injured when he...
11/04/2007 Remington Preparation Plant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON WV Employee was alone on the 3rd floor of the plant when he fell approximately 20 feet to the ground floor.
10/28/2007 Campbells Creek No 10 Mine FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS WV While cleaning the off-side walkway on #4 belt, 2 Heintzmann jacks became dislodged and a large rock struck employee pushing him into the belt line. The accident is currently under investigation by t...
10/25/2007 ORO GRANDE QUARRY SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON CA Employee was assessing work area at floor opening. Employee fell into floor opening. The ensuing fall resulted in fatal head injuries.
10/24/2007 Delphi Plant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) IN Employee was working on a crusher. A bucket tooth was wedged in the crusher. The crusher was jacked up. The jack kicked out and employee was struck in the head by an unknown object and knocked him int...
10/22/2007 Granite Mountain Quarry #1 POWERED HAULAGE AR The locomotive was coming back into the plant when EE had crossed over to the old scales side road. He got out of his truck & started to cross the tracks when the locomotive operator saw him. They hea...
10/20/2007 Pleasant Hill Mine POWERED HAULAGE WV Victim was discovered caught between the conveyor belt and the continuous haulage dolley. Although the coroner report is not available, it appeared that the victim expired from injuries received from...
10/11/2007 Pinto Valley Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON AZ Employee was found on the ground in front of a Cat 777D water truck. It appears that the employee fell to the ground from the equipment. There were no witnesses to the event. Autopsy report is pend...
10/01/2007 TWIN STATE SAND & GRAVEL CO.,... HANDLING OF MATERIALS NH Employee was retrieving pry bar from storage area on the ground, when personnel above him lost control of new return roller they were changing out. The return roller fell, striking the employee on the...
09/20/2007 Conrock North Pit POWERED HAULAGE AK A fatal accident occurred when a miner became entangled in a take up pulley on the #13 conveyor belt. A guard was in place at the time of the accident.
09/19/2007 WE Soda @ WESTVACO POWERED HAULAGE WY A Sein Brute 612 mantrip carrying two miners was traveling at 38-39 xc, 592 S.Longwall Panel 3 Road (1 Room). A mechanical failure within the steering mechanism resulted in the over-turning of the ma...
09/16/2007 Mountaineer II Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON WV Victim, experienced miner working inside fan structure with another ee using grinder 8-10 ft from secure barrier to protect from shaft area. While grinding, other miner noticed ee missing. After searc...
09/14/2007 Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc ELECTRICAL AZ An electrician that was trouble shooting an installation was electrocuted by a single leg of a 3 phase 4160 volt service.
09/07/2007 Canarico Quarries MACHINERY PR For unexplained reasons, the miner gained access to a secondary road, adjacent from where he was instructed to do road maintenance. Miner removed berm and came too close to road edge, loosing control...
09/03/2007 Bronzite FALL OF ROOF OR BACK WV EE was operating continuous miner in the #4 heading was cutting right lift. Approx. 25' when top broke starting at the face falling outby into intersection. Positioned on the right side of the interse...
08/29/2007 Evans Gravel Inc SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON OH Employee fell but no one observed his work being performed or his fall. Employee died.
08/28/2007 GETCHELL MINE FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NV While bolting in the face the left rib failed back from the face and buried the operator.
08/16/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On Thursday August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut #126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and de...
08/16/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and de...
08/16/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and de...
08/13/2007 North River Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON AL EE stated he had been to #3 rock bin to inspect the chute of #4 refuse belt. Witness: EE was on the 1st or 2nd step of a small ladder w/backward fall protection when he ""blacked out"".*He slipped fro...
08/10/2007 Gibson Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON IN While being lowered in sinking bucket, a strap and clevis engaged with shaft door upsetting the sinking bucket exposing three individuals to a fall hazard resulting in three fatalities.
08/10/2007 Gibson Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON IN While being lowered in sinking bucket, a strap and clevis engaged with shaft door upsetting the sinking bucket exposing three individuals to a fall hazard resulting in three fatalities.
08/10/2007 Gibson Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON IN While being lowered in sinking bucket, a strap and clevis engaged with shaft door upsetting the sinking bucket exposing three individuals to a fall hazard resulting in three fatalities.
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. Th...
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. Th...
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. Th...
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. Th...
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. Th...
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL UT On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. Th...
08/04/2007 No. 8 MACHINERY WV During the change-out of a cutter head torque shaft, employee unexpectedly attempted to pull out a rotating shaft which struck him, causing injuries.
07/30/2007 Troy Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK MT A fall of ground occurred in ME-163V crosscut. A mechanic was parked in the crosscut with pickup TP-74 when the fall of ground occurred, resulting in a fatality. After the fall of ground covered the T...
07/30/2007 No. 3 Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON AL Contractor (Hooper and Chandler) was removing old tin and installing new tin on top of shop, when employee fell through the roof and landed on the concrete floor causing fatal injuries. The employee f...
07/29/2007 Immel Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON TN Employee was working approximately 550' down in elevator shaft, working off top of elevator. Beam came loose that was thought to be secured. Employee fell from top of elevator to bottom of shaft, resu...
07/24/2007 Delta Pit And Plant POWERED HAULAGE OR Drove euclid off bridge, overturned in water, trapped in cab and drowned.
07/19/2007 Nanuuq Gold Project MACHINERY AK Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom a...
07/19/2007 Nanuuq Gold Project MACHINERY AK Initial Information: Two EE's working from manlift on West side of mill building over Electrical Room. From initial witness reports, it appears they were in the process of retracting & lowering boom a...