Mine Fatalities

Date Mine Classification State Narrative
03/23/2005 Amrize Holly Hill Plant MACHINERY SC The employee was moving manlift to the ground and became trapped between the I beam and the control panel. Condition of the controls in the basket is suspect.
03/14/2005 South State Inc Dredge & Plant MACHINERY NJ Accident victim was unexpectedly thrown from a boat when it capsized on the dredge pond.
03/11/2005 Grassy Stone FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS KY Employee was cleaning rock dust bin #2 from inside of bin #2; material on sides of bin #2 collapsed, engulfing employee; causing his death.
02/16/2005 Kellerman Prep Plant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON AL EE fell while putting away tools at end of shift. (Had been installing permanent handrail.) EE fell from first floor (steel floor 16' 9"" above ground floor - cement foundation); multiple injuries....
01/31/2005 Underground Black River Operat... POWERED HAULAGE KY Unsure how accident happened. Best guess is that the one or both of the left side wheels of the tractor caught a rib and caused the tractor to overturn. The employee was found under the left fender...
01/25/2005 Holcim Artesia Plant POWERED HAULAGE MS Employee became entangled between a return idler and the bottom conveyor tail pulley located in the primary crusher basement.
12/28/2004 Supreme Energy Prep Plant MACHINERY KY EE was fatally injured when struck by ice dislodged from a slurry pipeline.
12/21/2004 Valley Creek Mine No. 2 MACHINERY TN EE was changing tire on 10SC shuttle car, had new tire on and was finishing tightening bolts, when the tire exploded and the 2 safety rings struck the victim in the face, left hand and chest area.
12/13/2004 McKelligon Canyon OTHER TX The individual was discovered in a structure designed to settle aggregate fines. His job duties involved keeping the area clean from spillage & debris. The Structure wall is over 4 feet high and there...
12/09/2004 Sherwin Alumina, L.P. MACHINERY TX CO. MIS-JUDGED AMOUNT OF MILKY LIME IN TANK. 12/8 THEY REMOVED TANK DOOR & HARD SCALE FORMED OVER DOOR. CO. CONTACTED ONYX TO CUT SCALE AT BASE TO REMOVE WHAT CO. SAID WAS 2-3 FT OF LIQUID. ONYX USED...
12/06/2004 Fiesler Sand & Gravel LLC FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL PA Highwall collapse resulting in death of loader operator.
12/05/2004 Robinson Operation FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NV EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING BOLTS ON THE ""DUTCHMAN"" ON AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL. THE DOOR OF THE DIPPER WAS BLOCKED OPEN WITH A METAL BAR THAT WAS WELDED IN PLACE. FOR REASONS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE BLOCKIN...
12/05/2004 Robinson Operation FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NV EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING BOLTS ON THE ""DUTCHMAN"" ON AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL. THE DOOR OF THE DIPPER WAS BLOCKED OPEN WITH A METAL BAR THAT WAS WELDED IN PLACE. FOR REASONS UNDER INVESTIGATION, THE BLOCKIN...
12/02/2004 Samples Surface Mine MACHINERY WV Treecutter was cutting a tree that had another tree leaning into it. Cutter was fatally injured when the leaning tree fell on him.
11/20/2004 Red Cedar Surface Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL WV EXCAVATOR OPERATOR WAS LOADING A 785 ROCK TRUCK WHEN THE WALL FELL STRIKING THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT OF THE MACHINE.
11/09/2004 Grays Fork POWERED HAULAGE KY The mine owner received fatal injuries when he was caught between a 980C Cat Front End Loader & a tractor trailer. The coal truck was having trouble driving up the steep haul road. The end loader was...
10/23/2004 Southern Crescent Mine ELECTRICAL VA VICTIM AND TWO EMPLOYEES WHERE IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT SURFACE HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS. DURING THE PROCESS THE VICTIM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE CURRENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES IN...
10/16/2004 Boone Quarries Marshall ELECTRICAL MO NO TAG LINE USED ON THE CONVEYOR BEING HOISTED. WORKING WITHIN 10 FEET OF ENERGIZED OVER HEAD LINE.
10/12/2004 Rip Rap Plant POWERED HAULAGE IA WHILE TAKING A LOAD OF FINES TO THE STOCK PILE, EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE PIT AREA (WITH A LOADED TRUCK). WHILE ROUNDING A CURVE IN THE HAUL ROAD, EMPLOYEE WENT THROUGH A BERM CAUSING THE TRUCK TO...
10/01/2004 Jeddo No 8 Preparation Plant POWERED HAULAGE PA A fire occurred on the front end loader. The operator (victim) was dumping a bucket of refuse rock on a stockpile. A nearby truck driver noticed an oil leak on the loader and radioed the victim to shu...
09/28/2004 Troy Plant POWERED HAULAGE TN Not sure yet. Still under investigation. Theory #1: Natural death. Theory #2: A rock fell from conveyor and struck employee at a glancing blow, causing him to strike metal structure fracturing 12 ribs...
09/26/2004 Buchanan Mine #1 POWERED HAULAGE VA EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT A BOTTOM BELT SCRAPER AT 3 EAST MAINS #1 TAILPIECE. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLED INTO THE TAILPIECE RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.
09/24/2004 Dogwood #3 ELECTRICAL VA HE WAS ASSISTING A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN IN INSTALLING A 7200 VOLT PLUG (CATHEAD) WHEN HE APPARENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED RECEPTACLE ON THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX (VCB). THIS RESULTED IN...
09/24/2004 Barrackville Refuse Pile MACHINERY WV OPERATOR WAS RUNNING D4H CAT DOZER AND WAS FOUND LAYING BETWEEN BLADE AND DOZER. INVESTIGATORS ARE NOT SURE AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.
09/16/2004 Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant MACHINERY NC Employee attempted to replace starter on Hyster H50XM forklift, jacked forklift up with a 10 ton hydraulic floor jack. He did not put any blocks or shorwings under forklift to prevent it from falling....
08/29/2004 Hobet Mine ELECTRICAL WV EE was making electrical repairs to the load side loop on a deenergized pole mounted solid blade disconnect switch. He had finished the repair work and was starting to come down the pole. Some how h...
08/24/2004 Meikle Mine POWERED HAULAGE NV The employee had backed under a feed chute to get a load. He dismounted the truck to activate the feed belt. He mounted the truck and moved it to spread the load evenly as it filled. He dismounted...
08/21/2004 WILLAMETTE RIVER SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON OR (3) MINERS WERE WORKING TO INSTALL & MOVE A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. PILAR WAS FEEDING THE BELT OFF THE ROLL TOWARD THE HEAD PULLEY. VICTIM WAS PULLING THE BELTING TOWARDS THE TAIL PULLEY WITH A 3/4"" ROPE...
08/18/2004 CLARKSVILLE PLANT POWERED HAULAGE MO Causes Unknown - Still under investigation. The victim was helping switch rail cars from a siding when he was struck & run over by the moving cars.
08/17/2004 MARSHALL COUNTY MINE FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL WV 5 North face area, right side, cross 5 to 6 at survey station 38 and 82. Coal and rock fell out on right side of miner knocking man's head and neck into side of the continuous miner.
08/02/2004 Mine No. 25 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK KY EE had just finished installing timbers and began to observe the top for the miner operator who had begun to cut the end cut in the #2 entry. A section of roof measuring 18' wide 0-60"" thick fell on...
07/24/2004 Amrize Stringtown Quarry POWERED HAULAGE OK While cleaning material buildup from underneath field conveyor using a Bobcat loader, the employee climbed out of the vehicle to inspect a pin which had worked loose on the boom arm. After climbing ba...
07/19/2004 Macon Quarry SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON GA EMPLOYEE WORKING NEAR EDGE OF HIGHWALL FELL 90 FEET AFTER SLIPPING OR STEPPING IN WRONG DIRECTION.
06/29/2004 Mineral Ridge Mine POWERED HAULAGE NV BAD BRAKES/BAD STEERING, STEEP GRADE 15%. EMPLOYEE WAS TEST DRIVING THE WATER WAGON ON THE ACCESS ROAD WHICH IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HOMESTED PIT. EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE LOST HIS BRAKES, POPPED OUT OF GEA...
06/19/2004 Santosh DBA CalPortland FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS OR FELL FEEDING ROCK BOX. THE ROCK BOX WAS PLUGGED W/ A LARGE BOULDER & 3 EMPLOYEE'S ASSESSED THE PROBLEM. LOCKOUT CONVEYOR LINE, CO-WORKER AT JAW TOWER AND FATALY INJURED EE TRIED USING A PRY BAR TO FRE...
06/17/2004 Quality 2 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK KY A ""HORSE BACK"" (ROOF FAULT) MEASURING 2' X 14' X 38' DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF PULLING 2 ROOF BOLTS FROM THE LAST FULL ROW OF BOLTS, FALLING ON THE VICTIM WHOSE LOCATION WAS NEAR THE 2ND ROW OF B...
06/16/2004 Coal Creek FALL OF ROOF OR BACK KY A FATAL FALL OF ROOF ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 003 WORKING SECTION. THE VICTIM WAS WORKING WITH THE SECTION CREW AND HAD BEEN INSTALLING TIMBERS DURING RETREAT MINING. THE CREW HAD TEMPORARILY HALTED P...
06/16/2004 No 7 Mine POWERED HAULAGE AL AS THE VICTIM WAS WASHING DOWN THE AREA OF THE BUNKER, HE BECAME PINNED BETWEEN AN UPRIGHT BEAM AND THE RAIL BUNKER CAR. THE RESULT WAS FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.
06/10/2004 MILLER CREEK PREP. PLANT POWERED HAULAGE WV WHILE HAULING DIRT DOWN THE IMPOUNDMENT HAUL ROAD, IT APPEARS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE 10 WHEELER TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK AND IT STRUCK HIM CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
06/01/2004 Nashville Pit MACHINERY MI CRANE TIPPED OVER INTO WATER WITH OPERATOR IN MACHINE.
05/31/2004 Speed Cement Plant EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE IN The injured person, an employee of Service Transport, was delivering diesel to the quarry fuel tank. The driver was the only person at the tank when a hose separated from the truck and he was burned b...
05/27/2004 #1313 Cedar Rapids POWERED HAULAGE MI EE's were attempting to raise the crusher discharge conveyer when a support bracket broke, causing the end of conveyer to raise upward striking the victim. The conveyer was being raised with a hoistin...
05/18/2004 Air Quality #1 Mine MACHINERY IN Ee had gone to face area to service face equip as part of idle shift on unit #4. It appears from acc.site that ee was moving continuous miner from face of #3 entry outby about 1 & 1/2 crosscuts to ser...
04/22/2004 No 7 Mine POWERED HAULAGE AL AFTER FAILING TO REPORT OUT, THE VICTIM WAS DISCOVERED ON SURFACE, HAVING TRAVELED BY BELT. INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING AT THIS TIME AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO CAUSE THIS ACCIDENT.
04/16/2004 Ash Grove Cement Company SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON TX Truck driver's lid got stuck on safety cage and when he tried to pry it free, it came loose and sprung and hit him. He fell 11 feet. This was told to me by Ralph Rodriguez.
04/03/2004 Mercer Deep Mine MACHINERY WV Employee was pinned between the coal rib and the ripper head of the continuous miner as he was moving the miner from the 2 right crosscut to the 2 left crosscut by radio remote.
03/24/2004 Claremore Quarry MACHINERY OK Apparently the victim attempted to install drill steel with the mast vertical and the drill head rotating. The victim became entangled in the rotating drill steel when the steel cross threaded in the...
03/23/2004 JORDANVILLE PLANT MACHINERY NY Drop ball on crane fell striking victim in the head.
03/12/2004 Paynter Branch Surface Mine MACHINERY WV Cutter was fatally injured when he was struck by a falling tree.
03/02/2004 Birch River Energy Plant No 1 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS WV PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT A PORTION OF THE STOCKPILE SLID, COVERING AN EMPLOYEE WHILE HE WAS DIRECTING A LOADER OPERATING DURING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE MAINTENANCE ON AN UNDERGROUND RECLAIM...