Mining Incidents

Willis RingController

MSHA Controller ID: C11646
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
41
Mines on record
8
Period

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 18 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE5 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY4 non-fatal
  • NO VALUE FOUND3 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2009
2
2007
8
2006
4
2005
1
2004
3 (1f)
2003
6
2002
8
2001
7
2000
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

EE had just finished installing timbers and began to observe the top for the miner operator who had begun to cut the end cut in the #2 entry. A section of roof measuring 18' wide 0-60"" thick fell on ee causing fatal injuries.