Mining Incidents

Robert R JeranController

MSHA Controller ID: C10742
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
62
Mines on record
6
Period

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK2 fatalities · 35 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS10 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)6 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY4 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 non-fatal
  • NO VALUE FOUND1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2008
14
2007
4
2006
10
2005
8
2004
5
2003
7 (1f)
2002
3
2001
6 (1f)
2000
5

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
Struck by falling object

A FATAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED TO EE AS HE WAS RUNNING THRU AN INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY IN THE 1 LEFT SECTION. HE HAD BEEN SETTING BREAKER POSTS ON THE PILLARLINE WHEN HE HEARD THE TOP RUMBLING AN D HAD MOVED OUTBY ONE BLOCK AND STARTED THRU THECROSSCUT WHEN REACHING THE INTERSECTION, THE ROOF COLLAPSED ON HIM.

Struck by falling object

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING MINING IN THE 5-LEFT WORKING SECTION WHILE CONNECTING THE XCUT BETWEEN NO. 7 AND NO. 8 ENTRIES. THE ROOF FALL RODE BACK THROUGHT THE INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING THE REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR AND MINER HELPER. THE MINER OPERATOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURIES WHILE THE MINER HELPER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.