Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
A haul unit was being loaded by a track hoe and a slush pond dam broke and the slush came down on top of them burying them.
Heyward C GreenController
MSHA Controller ID: 0041883
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 27
- Mines on record
- 3
- Period
- —
Top causes
- INUNDATION2 fatalities
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS12 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)6 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)1 non-fatal
- OTHER1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2019
1
2018
2
2016
4 (2f)
2015
2
2014
5
2013
1
2012
2
2011
2
2010
1
2009
1
2008
2
2007
1
2005
1
2004
1
2003
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recordedCaught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
A track hoe was loading a haul unit with gravel to take to wash plant and the dam on a slush pond broke and covered up both the tack hoe and the haul unit with the workers in them.