Mining Incidents

Thomas J SmithController

MSHA Controller ID: C13674
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
332
Mines on record
10
Period

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 53 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS79 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK60 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE35 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)24 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)22 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2010
12
2009
20
2008
25
2007
46
2006
22
2005
25 (1f)
2004
31
2003
37
2002
35
2001
36
2000
43

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Struck against a moving object

Employee was clearing trees on top of an embankment with a caterpillar d5m lgp bulldozer when the bulldozer went over the embankment coming to rest on its side.