Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Injured was tramming continuous miner from #6 Entry to #8 Right Cross Cut. While miner was moving, injured was fatally injured when caught between conveyor boom of miner and coal rib.
International Coal Group Inc (ICG)Controller
MSHA Controller ID: 0045307
- Fatalities
- 18
- Total incidents
- 1,267
- Mines on record
- 63
- Years on record
- 2004–2011
Safety benchmark
Recorded fatalities relative to other controllers with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 590 controllers with at least one recorded fatality.
More recorded fatalities than 98% of controllers on file.
Position when controllers are sorted by recorded fatalities.
Industry mean: 2.0 fatalities per fatal-history controller.
This controller
18
Industry mean
2
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume
- International Coal Group Inc (ICG)this controller18fatal1,267 total
- Lhoist Group6fatal1,285 total
- Texas Industries Inc6fatal1,290 total
- Phelps Dodge Corp3fatal1,275 total
- Mosaic Company3fatal1,236 total
Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA controllers with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.
Top causes
- MACHINERY2 fatalities · 92 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 71 non-fatal
- OTHER1 fatality · 16 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK289 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS212 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON111 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2011
78
2010
174 (1f)
2009
192
2008
229 (3f)
2007
215
2006
112
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Viper MineIL
- ADDCAR Systems 13 HWM Serial No 23013IN
- ADDCAR #1KY
- ADDCAR Systems 20 HWM Serial No. 23020IN
- P-1 Flint RidgeKY
- Phelps Coal Tipple (T-2)KY
- Kentucky River LoadingKY
- Hollybush MineKY
- Middle Fork SurfaceKY
- Sandlick LoadoutKY
- Supreme Energy Prep PlantKY
- Calvery MineKY
- Raven Prep PlantKY
- Thunder RidgeKY
- County Line MineKY
- Blackberry Creek MineKY
- Rowdy Gap MineKY
- Vicco MineKY
- Clean Energy MineKY
- ClassicKY
- Tip Top MineKY
- Flint Ridge MineKY
- StripKY
- Mine #1KY
- Flint Ridge MineKY
- StripKY
- East Mac & NellieKY
- Flint Ridge Mine #2KY
- Mount Sterling BranchKY
- Apollo MineKY
- #1KY
- Slones BranchKY
- BearvilleKY
- KathleenKY
- Jackson MountainMD
- Frostburg Blend YardMD
- Vindex DouglasMD
- Carlos SurfaceMD
- Mt Morris Surface MinePA
- Mayflower Preparation PlantVA
- Vindex EnergyWV
- Leer South MineWV
- BECKLEY POCAHONTAS MINEWV
- Sawmill Run Preparation PlantWV
- Maidsville Landing Terminal LLCWV
- Patriot Mining Company IncWV
- Dobbin Ridge Prep PlantWV
- Birch River MineWV
- Birch River PlantWV
- Leer South Preparation PlantWV
- Sago MineWV
- ADDCAR System 11 HWM Serial No 23011IN
- ADDCAR System 12 HWM Serial No 23012IN
- No. 4 MineWV
- Imperial MineWV
- LEER MINEWV
- Beckley Pocahontas PlantWV
- Bearpen Surface MineWV
- Bismarck MineWV
- ADDCAR System 18 HWM Serial No 23018WY
Fatalities under this controller
18 recordedInhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Owner of J&P equipment cleaning was working on a steam cleaning engine when one of his employees noticed that he was slumped over the engine. This is still under investgation by MSHA.
Struck against a moving object
Employee was pushing material (shot rock) from a break down shot, when his dozer went over edge of highwall. At this time accident is under investigation by MSHA and OMSL.
Struck by powered moving object
The victim was walking in an outby direction on the outby side of the scoop, which was being trammed over the victim resulting in fatal crushing injuries.