Struck by falling object
A coal rib fell, striking the continuous miner operator, causing a fatal injury.
Mepco Intermediate Holdings, LLCController
MSHA Controller ID: 0111561
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 115
- Mines on record
- 5
- Period
- —
Top causes
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 fatality
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK50 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS26 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON14 non-fatal
- MACHINERY10 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
3
2017
33
2016
27 (1f)
2015
20 (1f)
2014
31
2013
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recordedStruck by falling object
When airlock door located at 63 to 64 break on 10 right #4 heading struck victim causing fatal injury. When the scoop car operator closed the set of airlock doors at the No.63.5 crosscut, the doors fell towards the scoop operator pinning him under the metal airlock door.