Mining Incidents
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Ricky D Kirk; Jerry Wells JrController

MSHA Controller ID: C13425
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
66
Mines on record
10
Period
—

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 7 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK29 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON10 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS6 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE5 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
14
2024
17
2023
15
2022
4
2021
3
2020
1
2008
1
2006
1
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
4 (1f)
2000
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Carbon River Coal Corp
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS OPERATING A CAT D60 DOZER AND WAS MAKING A PAD TO PLACE A 6"" GORMAN-RUPP WATER PUMP ON. DOZER TILTED OVER, WORKER WAS PINNED UNDER DOZER. HE RECEIVED MASSIVE INJURIES FROM WEIGHT OF DOZER.