Mining Incidents
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Iracoal IncorporatedController

MSHA Controller ID: C15585
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
431
Mines on record
15
Period
—

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 20 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS117 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK97 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON63 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY58 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)36 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2003
32
2002
111
2001
150 (1f)
2000
138 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
Lodestar Energy, Inc
Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING A DM600 MACK FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. IN DOING SO, HE SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED ON 10-4-01. THE ACCID ENT HAPPENED ON A DESCENDING ROAD. CAUSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.

Lodestar Energy Incorporated
Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK, DUMPING INTO HOLLOW FILL #6. HE BACKED TO THE DUMP AND THEN REPOSITIONED TRUCK. AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE HILL. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK AND RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.