Mining Incidents

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

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)

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.

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.