Technician was attempting to repair a steering problem on a wheel loader. He replaced steering pilot valve, started engine, raised bucket and attempted to steer machine. When it would not steer to the right, he dismounted machine without shutting off engine. While attempting to remove steering shaft, the steering activated and steered to the right crushing the victim.
Whayne Supply Co contractor
Metal / nonmetal
MSHA contractor ID: AZ5
Safety record
- 2
- Fatalities
- 159
- Citations
- 3,557,281
- Employee-hours (2000+)
ⓘ
Rates use contractor-reported employee-hours as the denominator. About 2% of reported hours are dropped as duplicate filings, so the hours total runs slightly low and any per-hour rate reads slightly high. Quarters filed with zero hours are excluded, and hours are reported only from 2000 on. - 0.28
- Fatalities / million hrs
44.7 citations per million contractor employee-hours, 2000 to present.
Source: MSHA contractor employment/production and accident records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 31 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 9 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 88 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 51 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 50 non-fatal
- STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 6 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2020
2
2019
5
2018
8
2017
3
2016
8
2015
11
2014
15
2013
2
2012
2
2011
5
2010
3
2009
9
2008
5
2007
7
2006
2
2005
3 (1f)
2004
2
2003
6
2002
5
2001
12
2000
17
1999
10
1998
15
1997
10
1996
6
1995
16
1994
23 (1f)
1993
11
1992
13
1991
11
1988
1
1985
1
Mines worked
- Remining #3 WV
- BATTLETOWN MATERIALS, LLC KY
- TWIN BRANCH NO 1 SURFACE WV
- East Mac & Nellie KY
- Kentucky River Loading KY
- Right Fork Splint KY
- LEBANON QUARRY KY
- Aggrock Quarry IN
- Jamboree Loadout KY
- Columbia Maintenance Services IN
- North Surface Mine WV
- CAM HIGHWALL MINER WV
- GRAPEVINE SOUTH SURFACE MINE WV
- Eagle Surface Mine WV
- Bent Mountain Surface Mine #2 KY
- JONESBORO PLANT IL
- Speed Cement Plant IN
- FLEMINGSBURG QUARRY KY
- Job #49 KY
- Klondike II KY
- Butler Quarry KY
- No 2 KY
- Rowdy Gap Mine KY
- Beech Creek Surface Mine #2 KY
- S-1 Hunts Branch KY
- Eastfork Surface Mine KY
- Thunder Ridge KY
- Mine #4 KY
- Maple Creek Mine #1 KY
- Chestnut Flats KY
- Combs Branch Job KY
- Equality KY
- No. 1 KY
- Job #42 KY
- Lewis Creek Underground Mine KY
- Arcosa Brooks Plant #1682 KY
- SPURLOCK PLANT KY
- Liberty Mine IN
- S-12 Calhoun KY
- Bevins Branch Surface KY
- S-20 Bevins Branch KY
- Underground Black River Operation KY
- Montgomery Creek KY
- Frasure Creek Mine No 6 KY
- Job 55 KY
- Log Creek Surface IN
- #20 Strip Job KY
- Job #45 KY
- MT-11 Surface Mine WV
- Prep Plant KY
- Bull Creek Surface Mine #1 KY
- Mount Sterling Branch KY
- Grand Rivers Quarry KY
- Midway KY
- No. 1 Mine KY
- Pleasant View Quarry TN
- Monroe County Stone KY
- Jones Fork Plant KY
- Alloy Prep Plant #1 WV
- POINT ROCK MINE KY
- Preparation Plant KY
- Mill Creek Prep Plant KY
- Cypress Creek Mine IN
- Bearwallow Surface VA
- Motts Branch #16 KY
- Island Creek #1 KY
- Bluegrass Mine KY
- Mill Branch KY
- Minway No. 1 WV
- S-15 Flag Knob KY
- Pioneer Preparation Plant KY
- Phelps No. 1 Surface KY
- Poundmill KY
- MTR Surface Mine KY
- Long Fork KY
- Job-17 West KY
- Amrize Joppa Plant IL
- Gooseneck Branch Mine KY
- First Fork Surface Mine KY
- Briar Fork Job 30 KY
- Three Mile Mine #1 KY
- Cedar Creek No 5 Surface KY
- Somerville Central Mine IN
- Marion Branch KY
- Menifee Stone KY
- Mine No 20 KY
- Lee Surface Mine KY
- Low Gap Surface Mine WV
- Blackberry Creek Mine KY
- Maysville Mine KY
- Elswick Fork #1 KY
- Walker Branch Mine KY
- Combs Branch Job KY
- Ku #1 KY
- Road Creek Mine #1 KY
- East Hanson Mine KY
- Spurlock Mine KY
- Coal-Mac #66 Surface KY
- 67-C Daniels Creek KY
- Wiley Contour Mc KY
- Shop Branch Mine #2 KY
- Hwm Job #18 KY
- F-9 Prater Branch KY
- Harlan Quarry KY
- Ivy Creek Mine KY
- Bear Branch #1 KY
- Big Sandy River Dock KY
- Charger Mine East IN
- Henderson Mine KY
- Trace Branch Mine KY
- Coal Mac #17 Surface KY
- No 10 Surface KY
- Maxwell Mine KY
- Crooked Fork KY
- Bucky Ridge Surface Mine KY
- No 7 Surface KY
- Surface Mine No 6 KY
- Surface Mine No 8 KY
- Mary Mounts Coal Co KY
- Leatherwood #1 KY
- No 4 Surface KY
- Pe Southern Pike Co KY
- Kelly Fork KY
- Magoffin Surface KY
- Zion Mining Co No 9 KY
- No 2 Surface KY
- Job #11 Prater Fork Strip KY
- York Branch Mine KY
- Bevins Branch Preparation Plant KY
- Wiley Surface KY
- Surface Mine No. 2 KY
- Delta Mine IL
- Job #17a KY
- Kiah Creek Surface Mine WV
- Winifrede Surface Mine KY
- Deer Ridge IN
- Baileys Creek KY
- Wolf Branch KY
- P20 KY
- Ivel Plant KY
- Foxfire Mine KY
- Warrior Preparation Plant KY
- Leslie Co #1 Strip KY
- Plant Black River Operation KY
- Preparation Plant KY
- #15 Strip KY
- #2 KY
- No 3 Surface KY
- Bull Run KY
- Flatwoods Mine #1 KY
- Cheyenne Loadout KY
- Kelly Fork KY
- #1 Surface KY
- No 9 Mine KY
- Hance Strip KY
Recorded fatalities
2 recorded
April 21, 2005
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
CAM Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 20, 1994
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Fatality · MACHINERY
Addington Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A D 10 N CAT BULLDOZER,TOMAKE REPAIRS HE HAD TO REMOVE THE BELLY PAN. BEFORE REMOVING ALL THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PAN IN PLACE THE PAN WOULD BE SECURED FROM FALLING WITH A CHAIN OR BLOCKS.WE BELIEVE HE MISS COUNTED THE REMAINING BOLTS TO BE REMOVED AND WHEN HE REMOVED WHAT HE ASSUMED WAS THE NEXT TO LAST BOLT THE BELLY PAN FELL ON HIM.