Mining Incidents

Western Fuels Assoc Inc; Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn IncController

MSHA Controller ID: C14713
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
27
Mines on record
2
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON9 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)4 non-fatal
  • OTHER3 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2015
1
2014
5
2013
5
2012
6 (1f)
2010
1
2009
2
2004
1
2003
1
2002
1
2001
2
2000
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Witness saw the water truck traveling downhill on Ridge road & then saw a cloud of dust. Truck traveled downhill(9% grade)struck berm on the right side of road ejected operator changed direction & traveled across road striking the berm/slope on the left side of the road. The truck overturned & came to rest. The victim did not appear to use his seat belt. Minor damage to truck.