Mining Incidents

Matt Evans; Donald DrabantController

MSHA Controller ID: C15975
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
34
Mines on record
2
Period

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 12 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS6 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY5 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE3 non-fatal
  • FIRE2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2002
6 (1f)
2001
24
2000
4

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

ROOF FALL - FATAL - 30'X 30'INTERSECTION - SPAD #1003 - 1XCUT INBY. EE AND CO-WORKER WERE POSITIONED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MININGMACHINE WHEN THE ROOF BEGAN TO FALL WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING.