Struck by flying object
The detonator had a dead battery. In order to set off the shot, employee brought up a loader. The loader battery was used to set the shot off. Employee was unable to be inside the shelter provided for blasting.
Explosives And Breaking Agents
Every reportable mining accident MSHA has classified under Explosives And Breaking Agents. Fatalities and serious injuries are the bulk of these records; some categories also include reportable non-injury events.
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- Fatalities recorded
- 10
- Total incidents
- 227
- Of which fatal
- 4%
Operators with the most explosives and breaking agents fatalities
- 01Star Mine Operations, LLC2fatal
- 02Gold Run Enterprises LLC1fatal
- 03Cody Mining Company Inc1fatal
- 04Coeur Alaska Inc1fatal
- 05Martin Marietta Materials Inc1fatal
- 06Bayer Construction Company, Inc.1fatal
- 07Fred Weber, Inc.1fatal
- 08CAM Mining LLC1fatal
- 09Calhoun Quarry Inc1fatal
Recent explosives and breaking agents fatalities
Struck by flying object
On March 22, 2016 at approximately 6:35pm an employee was struck by flyrock after a shot was detonated. The employee was sitting inside of a pickup approximately 1,200 feet away from the shot when detonated. This incident resulted in a fatality.
Struck by flying object
Individual was hit by fly rock while setting off a shot.
Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee went back to rescue down nipper. Carbon Monoxide
Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee went back to check on a post blast and became overcome by Carbon Monoxide from powder smoke. Carbon Monoxide
Struck by flying object
Employee was operating a loader near the highwall when a shot was initiated.
Struck by flying object
The investigation is not complete, but as of now it appears a miner was fatally injured when material that traveled through a borehole struck him after a blast was initiated. The victim was on the 1290 level ramp waiting for a blast to be initiated. The concussion from the explosion traveled through a 3-inch borehole, blowing small rock and debris onto the victim.
Struck by flying object
2 miners lit their fuse for a face round and then re-entered blast area prior to the mandated 1 hour wait period. When they were within 25 feet of the face, a misfire detonated. This was against company policy and recent training. 1 miner was killed by the blast and the other injured.
Struck by flying object
Miner was hit in head by fly rock from blast causing his death.
Struck by flying object
AT 12:30 PM A RIGHT BREAK OFF THE #4 ENTRY SHOT OUT THROUGH AN EXISTING HOLE IN THE RIB OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SHOT INTO THE PARALLEL BREAK, SHOOTING COAL ONTO THE DRILL OPERATOR, DRILL HELP ER AND SHOT FIRER.