Mine Fatalities

Date Mine Classification State Narrative
09/16/2013 Huntsville Quarry POWERED HAULAGE MO On Monday 9/16/13 at 09:25a.m. a pit/haul truck driver, in truck number 22-2012, with 25 years, 42 weeks experience turned left and crashed through the protection berm and fell 80 feet to the pit floo...
08/16/2013 Black Thunder MACHINERY WY The technician was assisting in moving a 2800 P&H shovel when the machine lost propel capabilities. The machine then rolled in reverse striking the pickup driven by the technician causing fatal injur...
08/06/2013 Huff Creek Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL KY While conducting retreat mining on 6-Left Panel off B-4 Mains, a coal/rock outburst occurred inby break #35. The outburst involved the continuous miner operator who suffered fatal blunt force injuries...
08/05/2013 GRAROK, LLC LOWVILLE MACHINERY NY Employee was looking into Pegson stone hopper when the missing excavator tooth was ejected striking employee in the head.
07/31/2013 Amerikohl Strips MACHINERY PA The Cat 773E Rock Truck started having a problem with the right front strut. The mechanic was called and was conducting Trouble shooting procedures on the truck when the strut failed causing crushing...
07/10/2013 Troy Plant MACHINERY TN Operator working at site pushing material and apparently went over earthen wall into water.
07/03/2013 Maple Creek Preparation Plant MACHINERY PA EE was cutting grass with 7300 compact track loader w/attached brush hog. For some unknown reason the machine lost traction and slid down small embankment into water. Cause of incident unknown at this...
07/02/2013 Wildcat Hills Mine-Underground POWERED HAULAGE IL Employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a battery powered coal hauler in Unit 2.It is believed that the employee walked through the last open crosscut to #4 entry and sat down near the inby...
06/13/2013 Stevens Creek Quarry POWERED HAULAGE CA Miner was attempting to bring disabled truck down from the upper most harvest area. As he was dumping load, breaks let loose & truck went down uncontrollably. As it came to the next lower level, it hi...
06/06/2013 No 7 Mine POWERED HAULAGE AL Employee walked up to the 7-2C header to inspect wipers. The victim was on an elevated catwalk at discharge of the 7-2B conveyor belt to examine the belt wiper. He fell off the end of catwalk on 7-2B...
06/02/2013 Exodus POWERED HAULAGE NV Employee was in the procees of building a berm when his loader went into the stope.
05/17/2013 Questa Mine & Mill POWERED HAULAGE NM Around 1:30 in the morning a miner was found pinned between two rail cars on the haulage level.
04/27/2013 Arcosa Shamrock #1888 POWERED HAULAGE TX Employee was cleaning a jammed rock from a return roller on a track mounted CEC Crusher. The engine was still running and the belt was engaged. Employee ""assumed"" belt was turned off because the hea...
04/16/2013 Cote Blanche Mine FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS LA The incident is still under investigation. The individual was struck by an unknown object when replacing guide rope bushings on the north skip in the loading pocket at the bottom of the 16 foot shaft....
04/04/2013 Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS AZ The crew was attempting to align a section of pipe, which is 40 feet long, when the 2 pipes disconnected and 1 end of the pipe that the crew was trying to install slipped out of the joint and struck t...
03/27/2013 North Stone EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS MO Employee was operating a loader near the highwall when a shot was initiated.
03/22/2013 Gentry Mountain #4 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK UT The Continuous Miner had started into a left hand turn on the second lift off the pillar. A roof fall approx. 22'x25' ranging in thickness from 12"" to 22"" occurred, striking the employee, causing fa...
03/13/2013 Winchester Peerless Rachel Min... FALL OF ROOF OR BACK WV EE was fatally injured while installing a rib bolt in the 8 Right Crosscut on Unit 1 when a slick-n-side formation fell from the mine roof inby the ATRS of the bolt machine, struck the mine floor and...
02/19/2013 AFFINITY MINE POWERED HAULAGE WV The shuttle car operator was shoveling the coal rib in the 5-6 crosscut on #3 section at #18 break. This was the 2nd open crosscut outby the face of #6 entry. The scoop operator turned from #6 entry b...
02/13/2013 Prairie Eagle South Undergroun... MACHINERY IL At approximately 8:35pm the miner operator was fatally injured when he caught himself between the tail of the miner and the coal rib.
02/12/2013 Marion County Mine POWERED HAULAGE WV Was struck in the head by a slate bar while prying on the wire side trucks during a re-railing of an off track mine car. Admitted in hospital on 2-12-13, became fatal on 2-14-13.
02/07/2013 AFFINITY MINE HOISTING WV Scoop operator placed the scoop bucket over the edge of the elevator/hoist to eject a trash insert. Inadvertent movement of the elevator/hoist raised the scoop upward and the scoop operator ended up u...
02/06/2013 Blue Creek Prep Plant EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE WV The injured was fatally struck by a hydraulic cylinder. An investigation is on-going. The causes are unknown.
01/26/2013 Begley Resources #1 MACHINERY KY EE was a self-employed individual who was subcontracted by T & T Energy to perform welding work. EE was performing welding work on the T & T Energy, Begley #1 jobsite and while working experienced fat...
01/21/2013 Apex Quarry and Plant MACHINERY NV Employee worked as lead maintenance mechanic. Believed on morning of accident, Employee went to area Kiln 2 Preheater, Ram 4 to respond to work order. Employee had two-way radio. No witness to acciden...
01/07/2013 Amrize Three Rivers Quarry FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL KY While retrieving samples from quarry face, employee was struck on left shoulder by a rock, resulting in fractures.
12/14/2012 Choctaw Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON AL Employee was climbing up ladder onto Rock Truck when his feet slipped out from under him causing him to fall to the ground.*** Note added Employee died 12/28/12 from complications related to this inju...
11/30/2012 Harrison County Mine IMPOUNDMENT WV While operating a dozer on the Nolans Run slurry impoundment saddle, the ground on which he was working suddenly and unexpectedly gave way, causing the dozer to fall into the water. The victim was una...
11/30/2012 Pocahontas Mine POWERED HAULAGE WV At Approx. 1:20 am EE, a certified electrician, was fatally injured when he was struck by a maintenance scoop in an intersection of #7 entry on #2 unit during the third shift. Present information sugg...
11/17/2012 Willow Lake Portal MACHINERY IL The EE was operating the C.M., he was making the first cut in the C.C. left from No. 4 to No. 5 entry. After making the initial cut,EE backed the C.M. into C.C. between No. 4 and 3 entries to set the...
11/01/2012 MT MARION PIT AND MILL MACHINERY NY The driller apparently attempted to load drill pipe into the carousel while the drill head was rotating. It appears a strap the driller was holding became entangled around the drill pipe after the dr...
10/24/2012 Weeping Water Mine POWERED HAULAGE NE Forklift turned over - The miner was operating a forklift, traveling on a decline toward the mine entrance, when the forklift went out of control. The forklift struck a concrete support for the belt c...
09/26/2012 Fitch Road Pit MACHINERY CA Miner was kneeling on left track of dozer attempting to adjust the throttle linkage when the dozer went to full throttle and began moving forward, sending the miner to the front of the dozer, resultin...
09/26/2012 Double Mountain Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK TN Victim was inby last row of support when a rock fell on him causing death.
09/22/2012 Pinto Valley Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON AZ Fatality due to fall from heights.
09/13/2012 Monongalia County Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK WV At 116 1/2 block on the main north haulage the individual was removing a bolt that was close to the trolley wire when a rock fell from the roof pinning him to the mine floor.
09/11/2012 Shoal Creek Mine POWERED HAULAGE AL At approximately 10:15am an employee received fatal crushing injuries as he was helping move a Longwall power center. The fatal injuries occurred when the employee was crushed between the power center...
08/31/2012 Exodus SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NV A fatal accident occurred at the Exodus underground mine on Friday August 31st at approximately 13:30. The employee was preparing the top cut of the 4410-315 long hole stope, when he fell into the sto...
08/17/2012 PENNSUCO CEMENT PLANT FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS FL Employee was atop of cement silo when the roof collapsed engulfing him.
07/31/2012 Beckley Pocahontas Mine POWERED HAULAGE WV While the injured was attempting to change the batteries on the # 8 scoop, the # 11 scoop was traveling outby and impacted the # 8 scoop causing it to move and pin the victim against the coal rib.
07/27/2012 Fork Creek No 10 Mine MACHINERY WV At approximately 4:00am on the 27th of July 2012 a fatal incident occurred when the boom of the continuous miner struck the employee. The accident remains under investigation.
07/26/2012 Portable Crushing Plant #1 POWERED HAULAGE MN Full details are not yet known. Employee was lubricating a conveyor and the conveyor was started. Injuries are either from being thrown from the conveyor or being trapped in machinery.
07/14/2012 Colowyo Mine POWERED HAULAGE CO Witness saw the water truck traveling downhill on Ridge road & then saw a cloud of dust. Truck traveled downhill(9% grade)struck berm on the right side of road ejected operator changed direction & tra...
06/25/2012 Mine #23 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL KY EE WAS SETTING A TIMBER ALONG THE RIB WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM, TRAPPING HIM UNDERNEATH THE RIB, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. THE TOTAL RIB ROLL WAS APPROXIMATELY 26'LONG x 8' HIGH x 18"...
06/21/2012 Kinsella Quarry & Mill POWERED HAULAGE NY Customer was driving loaded dump truck down a grade when the truck went out of control. He jumped from the cab and was run over by the truck. Truck involved in accident was owned by a customer, not a...
05/28/2012 Glens Falls Plant POWERED HAULAGE NY Employee was walking near Gypsum Storage Building to return to the Finish Mill Building. Employee may have been struck by a piece of mobile equipment that was working in the area.
05/23/2012 Broken Bow Sand & Gravel MACHINERY OK Employee was operating an excavator between two small ponds when the ground beneath the excavator tracks failed and the excavator toppled into one of the ponds.
05/17/2012 Liberty Processing SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON WV An employee suffered fatal injuries after he fell down the hoist-well from the 3rd floor onto the basement floor of the preparation plant. The employee was on a ladder when it slipped or shifted causi...
05/15/2012 Boone Quarry POWERED HAULAGE KY Still under investigation. ** The miner was operating a loaded 40 ton articulated haul truck down a slope when the truck went out of control and hit a rib. The cab section overturned. The victim was e...
05/15/2012 Gibson South SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON IN Employee was helping to pour concrete in the shaft, the hose is directed to the shaft walls as needed. The hose was over loaded with material when the concrete came out of the bucket too fast, this ca...