Mining Incidents

Keith JonesController

MSHA Controller ID: 0098833
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
39
Mines on record
5
Period

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 5 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS11 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON9 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE4 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2023
1
2022
4
2021
1
2020
5
2019
1
2018
3 (1f)
2017
1
2016
3
2015
6 (1f)
2014
2
2013
3
2012
5
2011
4

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
Struck by falling object

Fall of the roof or back resulting in a fatal injury.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a jumbo on an incline in the main haulage. The operator drifted to the right rib and the spare drill steel in the drill steel rack came in contact with the right rib. The drill steel gained pressure breaking the drill steel rack striking employee with the drill steel in the head causing a fatal blow.