Drowning
EE died after the dragline EE was operating slid into a water-filled pit.
McDonald Investment Company IncController
MSHA Controller ID: 0056949
- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 35
- Mines on record
- 5
- Period
- —
Top causes
- MACHINERY2 fatalities · 4 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 fatality
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON10 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS7 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE6 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
4 (2f)
2024
1
2023
1
2019
1
2018
1
2013
2
2012
4
2011
2
2010
5 (1f)
2009
7
2008
3
2006
4
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
3 recordedDrowning
EE died after the dragline EE was operating slid into a water-filled pit.
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
The senior blaster received fatal injuries when he was conducting a post-blast examination. The accident occurred when the ground on which he was walking caved in. The circumstances surrounding the accident and the cause of the accident are still under investigation.