Mining Incidents

Gene L McGregorController

MSHA Controller ID: C14217
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
74
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 18 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS16 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE13 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY11 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)6 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2001
17 (1f)
2000
57

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE CENTER GEAR CASE OF THE #11 JOY MINER ON #2 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING INJURED IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS PINNING HIS HEAD ON THE MINER. INJURED RECEIVED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. INJURED WAS LIFE FLIGHTED FROM THE MINE TO ST MARY'S HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE, IND. INJURED DIED ABOUT 6:15 PM ON MAY 23, 2001.