Mine Fatalities

Date Mine Classification State Narrative
07/18/2007 Pit #40 Waterloo POWERED HAULAGE NE Two front end loaders, one on each side, were being used to position an 80 foot section of 18 inch diameter pipe in the waters edge. When the loader on the right was about 25-30 feet from the lake, th...
07/16/2007 Three Mile Mine #1 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS KY Miner was hit in head by fly rock from blast causing his death.
07/02/2007 Mine #2 POWERED HAULAGE AL Employee was getting back on dozer to move for a shot. A co-worker was backing beside the dozer. He struck employee, and ran over him with pickup truck. Employee suffered trauma to his head and chest.
06/19/2007 Midas Mine POWERED HAULAGE NV The operator of a 2 yard underground loader received fatal injuries when the loader he was operating fell into a hole. Operator was confirmed deceased 07/02/2007.
06/13/2007 MLC - Ste. Genevieve MACHINERY MO EE and other co-workers were trying to connect a 42-in. inlet duct to a top reversal box through an opening in the building. The EE was inside the building between the inlet duct and reversal box. Whe...
06/12/2007 Felton Quarry FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS CA Employee entered a trench and was struck by a large section of clay when a vertical wall of the trench collapsed.
06/08/2007 Minorca Mine MACHINERY MN The deceased was fatally injured when a P&H Omega 20 ton mobile crane tipped on top of him while he attempted to exit the crane. The crane was attempting to postion a de-watering pipe when the accide...
04/25/2007 Martinsburg POWERED HAULAGE WV The truck operator was traveling from the 870 level of the quarry to the waste dump with a load of waste material. The truck left the road, overtraveled a berm and continued down the highwall, rolling...
04/18/2007 Arkansas Operations Mill SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON AR Other ee was contructing a work scaffold, 5th floor, Bldg 450. Another ee was at the 10 foot level passing material to the top floor. While EE was re-locating he fell app. 60'.
04/18/2007 United - Mine MACHINERY MN Employee fell from cab of drill when drill tipped over. Employee fell approximately 40 feet from the dab to the next lower bench. Fall resulted in fatal injuries.
04/17/2007 Job #3 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL MD A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was op...
04/17/2007 Job #3 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL MD A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was op...
04/05/2007 Mine 84 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT PA The victim was standing behind the center bolter observing the slack power cable laying on the ground. As he walked around the bolter to check for slack, he stepped on a small rock (saucer dish size)...
04/05/2007 Salado Operations, Lometa FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS TX Operator hired contractor ee for the first time to replace tires on a Case 721 wheel loader. He was to supply all parts, tools, equipment, and labor. Experienced miner escorted contractor to the wheel...
04/03/2007 Brushy Creek Mine/Mill POWERED HAULAGE MO The worker was in process of adding Material to the base of the tailings dam at Brushy Creek Mine. The moxy haul truck was going down the slope of the dam when the driver lost control. As he tried to...
03/30/2007 Martin Marietta Materials Inc.... OTHER LA Cause of accident is unknown at this time. Employee was working on a winch on a dredge boat and was found drowned behind the boat some time afterwards.
03/23/2007 Glass Rock Operation MACHINERY OH 4-employees were performing preventative maintenance on the aerial tram system used to transport stone from the quarry to the plant. While tensioning the steel cable used to carry the tram buckets, t...
03/12/2007 Feds Creek Surface MACHINERY KY While excavating coal pit, equipment operator worked himself into a position that when he attempted to correct resulted in overturning excavator on its top, crushing the cab area and the operator.
02/19/2007 BAKERS QUARRY NONPOWERED HAULAGE NC An R-35 Euclid Haul truck and a rail car collided.
02/02/2007 Chantilly Crushed Stone Incorp... HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) VA The truck owner was replacing a bolt in a pony axle. The owner had a bottle jack under one axle tire and a wooden block under the axle tire beside it. The owner then lowered the axles from the cab, po...
01/25/2007 Pend Oreille Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK WA Still under investigation. Fall of ground occurred during bolting cycle in which two employees were involved. One was struck by slab/ground fall, and resulted in fatality.
01/13/2007 Cucumber Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK WV Two MRS operators were in No. 3 entry approximately 35 feet inby survey station 1037, when a piece of rock approximately 8 feet by 8 feet fell without warning out of the middle of the entry causing fa...
01/13/2007 Cucumber Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK WV Two MRS operators were in No. 3 entry approximately 35 feet inby survey station 1037, when a piece of rock approximately 8 feet by 8 feet fell without warning out of the middle of the entry causing fa...
01/06/2007 Elk Creek Mine HANDLING OF MATERIALS CO Employee was cutting a metal band on a bundle of rib screen. When the band broke, the screen expanded and fell on his chest, pinning him between the screen and the Wagner scoop. The screen was lifted...
01/02/2007 Bayer Alumina Plant OTHER TX A Chemicals I&E Technician was sprayed in the face with a liquid assumed to contain condensated hydrogen fluoride. The miner was in the process of performing routine preventative maintenance on an ins...
12/17/2006 Prime No. 1 Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK WV While traveling underground toward section, employees noticed top breaking and dripping and could not get stopped in time to avoid roof fall. Equip. operator stopped ride & started backing up when fal...
12/15/2006 Red Dog Operations FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS AK Frozen dig face material sloughed from the dig face of 750-28 bench, striking employee and pining him to the ground.
11/28/2006 Spring Creek Mine POWERED HAULAGE MT The Haul Truck operator that had called in a problem with his park brake was found shortly thereafter pinned under his left rear tires. He had sustained fatal crushing injuries.
11/10/2006 Jammer Lake Pit - Virginia FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS MN Employee was in the process of moving a stacking conveyor, hooking chains to the axle frame to be connected to a loader. Conveyor buckled in half landing on him in his attempt to run from the falling...
11/05/2006 Kayenta Mine ELECTRICAL AZ The electrician was in the process of trouble shooting an electrical problem in the line of power feeding the 8200 Dragline. At the time of the accident the victim was in the KM-12 junction box when h...
11/04/2006 Mine #23 POWERED HAULAGE KY Employee was operating a scoop between the #5 & #6 entries on the 001/002 MMU one break inby survey station #1411. He was pulling a shuttle car cable that had been wrapped around the canopy post on th...
10/30/2006 No 65 POWERED HAULAGE WV Employee was observing the mechanic working on a shuttle car. It was revealed during the accident investigation, that the mechanic pressed the tram pedal, causing the shuttle car to inadvertently move...
10/23/2006 R & D Coal Co. Inc. IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST PA Accident happened when a cut of coal was blasted in breast. From preliminary report: According to the witness, he heard three explosions. Two were normal. The concussion from the third explosion was e...
10/20/2006 Whitetail Kittanning Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL WV The miner operator on the east mains, left section, MMU 007-0, received fatal crushing injuries when portions of the right rib and corner fell unexpectedly. This occurred suddenly while the miner ope...
10/12/2006 United Plant ELECTRICAL MN Electrical explosion.
10/12/2006 No 7 Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK AL Roof fall occurred in the outby area of the Old No. 8 Section. A rock fell onto the victim, causing injuries to the employee. The rock that fell onto the employee, was in the intersection at Spad 3575...
10/10/2006 Oxford Plant MACHINERY MI 16 yard Rohr Dredge located in lake on N Hummer Lake Rd in Oxford flipped over (cause unknown at this time). Employee drowned. Employee's body was recovered at 5:35 pm. Incident is under investigat...
10/06/2006 Mine No 2 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK KY Inverted horse back resulted in fatality. ""A fatal roof fall occurred at D&R Coal, Inc. Mine No. 2. The victim was located at the pillar corner in the crosscut between the No 7 and No 8 entry on the...
10/04/2006 Henderson Pit 096 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS MN Worker was preparing to remove a transmission from a machine. The operator's cab had to be removed prior to removal of transmission. Some or all of the fastners holding the cab were removed. Cab tippe...
09/21/2006 Ketchikan Ready Mix Crusher FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS AK EE WAS UNDER A DITCHING BUCKET CUTTING A PLATE OUT AND THE PLATE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS CHEST. WITHOUT AN AUTOPSY REPORT COMPLETED YET, THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS THE IMPACT OF THE STEEL PLATE ON HIS CHE...
08/29/2006 Somerset Quarry & Mill POWERED HAULAGE PA EE was preparing to blacktop the entrance to the shop, when he walked into the path of a payloader that was transporting material from the stock pile. He was run over by the left front tire.
08/17/2006 CUSHENBURY PLANT SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON CA Plywood was covering the manhole inside the kiln. The EE pushed the plywoood forward and walked through the manhole, falling approximately 20'. (The victim died August 21, 2006 as a result of his inju...
07/30/2006 Star Bridge Preparation Plant-... EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE WV Employee deliberately disobeyed warnings to cease welding on inflated floatation tire rim ten minutes before tire blew up. Heat from welding plus compression of air in tire equals massive explosion.
07/27/2006 ADAMS ELECTRICAL MA Employee of Adams Trucking was weedwacking brush. Blade on weedwacker hit guide wire for electrical pole. The wire was severed and the tension pulled it back toward the transformers on the pole. the g...
07/20/2006 Slate Branch MACHINERY KY A road grader descended down a haul road backwards and landed against the hillside in a ditch. The operator was found under the ripper at the rear of the machine.
07/18/2006 Smith Branch No. 1 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL KY Mud seam fell out of highwall, big rock hit cab of drill killing employee.
07/15/2006 Terrassa Sand & Gravel #1 POWERED HAULAGE PR Extrayendo material en el lado noreste de la charca de extraccion el chofer, no sabemos la razon, hizo un viraje en el lado noroeste de la charca y cayo a la misma con su camion. El chofer fallecio.Th...
07/07/2006 East Volunteer MACHINERY KY Jaw area of head/neck was pinched between handrail of manlift and cable tray. Foot was still on deadman switch.
06/28/2006 Tilden Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON MI Employee fell from stack cap level to preheat level suffering fatal injuries.
06/21/2006 Hard Rock Gardiner Pit ELECTRICAL WA Contractor (electrician) was working in building. It is unknown just what happened. The electrician contacted energized conductors while installing an electrical circuit.