Mining Incidents

Robert Caldwell; Dale ArmstrongController

MSHA Controller ID: 0124281
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 1 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2023
1
2021
3 (1f)
2019
1
2017
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

For unknown reason an independent driver lost control of belly truck which caused it to jack knife, throwning driver from the cab. Driver was then run over by same truck.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Approx. 8-8:30 pm after shift, employee drove a vehicle onto mine site and stopped close to generator, left vehicle running, gear selector in drive position, did not set emergency brake or chalk wheels. Got out and started generator. EE appeared to have come out of generator and stopped in front of vehicle to urinate, back to vehicle. Vehicle rolled, pinned EE against generator.