Mining Incidents
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Drummond Company IncController

MSHA Controller ID: C00866
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
1,000
Mines on record
4
Period
—

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 64 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 63 non-fatal
  • ELECTRICAL1 fatality · 8 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS299 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON259 non-fatal
  • HOISTING75 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2018
49
2017
50
2016
29
2015
44
2014
54
2013
47
2012
73 (2f)
2011
81
2010
104
2009
73
2008
85
2007
80
2006
91
2005
113 (1f)
2004
27

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

3 recorded
Drummond Company Inc
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

At approximately 10:15am an employee received fatal crushing injuries as he was helping move a Longwall power center. The fatal injuries occurred when the employee was crushed between the power center and rib as the power center was being moved into a cross cut.

Drummond Company Inc
Contact with electrical current

Electrician was performing work on a shuttle car cable reel on the West Main Left section when his received a fatal electrical shock. The electrician came in contact with the exposed 995 volt energized cable leads in the cable reel compartment.

Drummond Company Inc
Struck by falling object

A piece of rock fell from between the pin & rib striking injured on head, shoulder & back. Victim died 11/15/05.