Mining Incidents

John C Smith JrController

MSHA Controller ID: C16073
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
188
Mines on record
22
Period

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 25 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS54 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON43 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE20 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)12 non-fatal
  • FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2008
12
2007
19
2006
19
2005
49
2004
46
2003
18
2002
18 (1f)
2001
7

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

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

VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY EXCAVATOR BUCKET WHILE WORKING INSIDE A ROCK TRUCK BED. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR AND THE INTERIOROF THE TRUCKBED. RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES.