Mining Incidents

Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)Controller

MSHA Controller ID: M00024
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
1,000
Mines on record
196
Period

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 197 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 115 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 93 non-fatal
  • ELECTRICAL1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS323 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)145 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2007
139
2006
163 (1f)
2005
164
2004
156
2003
155 (2f)
2002
208 (1f)
2001
15

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

4 recorded
Contact with electrical current

The employee suffered a fatal electrocution injury while engaged in positioning the electrical MCC building. The boom truck became energized when contacting overhead power lines.

Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM WAS POSITIONING THE WEDGE BAR AND BOLT ASSEMBLY TO SECURE THE UPPER PLATE IN A STATIONARY JAW CRUSHER. APPARENTLY THE LINER SHIFTED AND FELL, STRIKING THE VICTIM.

Fall down raise, shaft or manway

THE EE APPROACHED THE AIRPLANE FAN AREA TO REPOSITION THE END OF THE DISCHARGE HOSE. AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE RAISE ENCLOSURE FOR THE AIRPLANE FAN, A METAL PLATE ALONG THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE E NCLOSURE FAILED AND HE FELL INTO THE VENTILATIONSHAFT.

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

EMPLOYEE PERFORMED WORK ON THE CAT 910 PARKING BRAKE AND WAS TESTING IT TO SEE IF THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD HOLD. HE WAS OPERATING THE CAT 910 ON OR NEAR AN INCLINE. THE MACHINE OVERTURNED. HE W AS FOUND LYING BESIDE THE MACHINE. HE SUSTAINED FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES.