Mining Incidents

Brian T Etchison; Ralph E Janes IVController

MSHA Controller ID: 0111767
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
35
Mines on record
3
Period

Top causes

  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 fatality · 10 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON10 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)6 non-fatal
  • OTHER3 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE3 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2024
5
2023
6
2022
5
2021
6 (1f)
2020
3
2019
4
2018
1
2017
2
2015
2
2014
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

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

Donning fall protection equipment, the miner entered the top of a primary feed hopper without the knowledge of management and contrary to mine safety procedures to remove a large rock. While trying to break up the rock, raw material that remained on the sides of the hopper sloughed off engulfing the miner.