Employee walked up to the 7-2C header to inspect wipers. The victim was on an elevated catwalk at discharge of the 7-2B conveyor belt to examine the belt wiper. He fell off the end of catwalk on 7-2B belt. Employee was caught between the skirt and the top belt resulting in a fatal injury.
Walter Energy IncorporatedController
MSHA Controller ID: C00992
- Fatalities
- 4
- Total incidents
- 1,000
- Mines on record
- 16
- Period
- —
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 200 non-fatal
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST1 fatality · 80 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 63 non-fatal
- OTHER1 fatality · 14 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS285 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)102 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2016
5
2015
73
2014
110
2013
127 (1f)
2012
148 (1f)
2011
190
2010
142 (1f)
2009
153 (1f)
2008
52
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Choctaw MineAL
- North River MineAL
- No 4 MineAL
- No 7 MineAL
- Central ShopAL
- Central SupplyAL
- East Brookwood MineAL
- Howton MineAL
- Highway 59 Mine No. 1AL
- Swann's CrossingAL
- Maple Eagle No. 1 MineWV
- Maple Eagle Preparation PlantWV
- Sycamore Surface MineWV
- Birch River Surface Mine No. 1WV
- Black Pearl Underground MineWV
- Cowen LoadoutWV
Fatalities under this controller
4 recordedCaught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Fall from machine
Employee was climbing up ladder onto Rock Truck when his feet slipped out from under him causing him to fall to the ground.*** Note added Employee died 12/28/12 from complications related to this injury per fatal ruling/notification on 6/27/13 from MSHA.
Contact with hot objects or substances
The Service Truck Operator was refueling a drill rig when an ignition from an unknown source resulted in fatal burns.
Contact with heat
Employee was traveling #2 Longwall Bleeders and when he did not check in, we sent someone in to look for him. He was found unresponsive with no vital signs. The cause of death is still being investigated.