Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
The victim received fatal injuries and was found in the #4 belt head chute. There were no eyewitnesses. The circumstances surrounding and the cause of the accident are under investigation.
Robert L WorleyController
MSHA Controller ID: C14826
- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 346
- Mines on record
- 7
- Period
- —
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK2 fatalities · 80 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 49 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS79 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON49 non-fatal
- MACHINERY24 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)24 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2014
9
2013
8
2012
11
2011
17 (1f)
2010
16
2009
19
2008
16
2007
18
2006
38
2005
45
2004
32
2003
28
2002
26
2001
27 (2f)
2000
36
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
3 recordedStruck by falling object
PILLAR WORK IN THE NO.2 ENTRY THE LAST LIFT IN THE RIGHT BLOCK WAS FINISHED AND THE MINER OPR. AND HELPER WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT. A PILLAR FALL OCCURED AND FELL BEYOND THE MINER WHITCH CAUG HT THE HELPER INBY THE CORNER OF THE SOLID PILLAR BEHIND THE MINER.
Struck by falling object
CONTINUOUS MINER EXTRACTED ONE LIFT OUT OF PILLAR, BLOCK #12. AS EE AND C0-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE FIRST POST, THE ROOF FELL, RODE OVER THE BREAKER POST STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.