Mining Incidents

China Minmetals; BPU AssociatesController

MSHA Controller ID: 0056149
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
164
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 17 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS60 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON42 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)28 non-fatal
  • OTHER4 non-fatal
  • STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT3 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2007
30
2006
45
2005
63
2004
26 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

CO. MIS-JUDGED AMOUNT OF MILKY LIME IN TANK. 12/8 THEY REMOVED TANK DOOR & HARD SCALE FORMED OVER DOOR. CO. CONTACTED ONYX TO CUT SCALE AT BASE TO REMOVE WHAT CO. SAID WAS 2-3 FT OF LIQUID. ONYX USED HIGH PRESSURE WATER TO CUT INTO SCALE. ONCE TECH STARTED, SCALE GAVE WAY & TECH WAS TRAPPED UNDER LIQUIDE THAT CAME OUT. MORE LIQUID WAS IN TANK THAN THOUGHT. CO DID NOT SOUND TANK.