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Clyde H McComas; Ollie Burns controller

MSHA controller ID: 0040533

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 29
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 2002–2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

465

citations

223

significant & substantial

$237,495

proposed penalties

$42,678

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 8 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
NO VALUE FOUND 3 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Operators under this controller

Titan Mining, Inc. 29

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

August 12, 2002 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · MACHINERY

Titan Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A CONT MINER DOWN #5 ENTRY, WATCHING THE SLACK ON THE CABLE. THE MINER TRAMMED OVER AN 8 TO 10 INCH LEDGE IN THE BOTTOM, CAUSING THE MINER BOOM TO SUDDENLY FLY UPWARDS, STRIKING THE ROOF AND CRUSHING THE VICTIM'S HEAD, HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO STAY BACK AND WATCH THE CABLE SLACK AND TO STAY AWAY FROM THE MINER AND MINER BOOM.