Struck by falling object
A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 003-0 SECTION FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE.
Chris ClineController
MSHA Controller ID: C10294
- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 236
- Mines on record
- 13
- Period
- —
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 36 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 17 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS59 non-fatal
- MACHINERY32 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS18 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2015
1
2014
2
2006
4
2005
7
2004
5
2003
33
2002
66 (1f)
2001
61
2000
57 (2f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
3 recordedCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SHUTTLE CAR & CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR & THE COAL RIB. EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ANCHORING THE NO.1 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE ON THE 1ST RIGHT SECTION.
Contact with electrical current
EMPLOYEE ENTERED SUBSTATION TO DETERMINE WHAT WORK WILL BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE TRANSFORMER. HE CLIMBED THE TRANSFORMER TO LOOK AT TOP WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH LINE.