Mining Incidents

Gary L YatesController

MSHA Controller ID: M00213
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
17
Mines on record
6
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 2 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 non-fatal
  • FIRE1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2012
3
2010
1
2009
1
2008
2 (1f)
2007
1
2004
3 (1f)
2003
3
2002
1
2001
1
2000
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

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

While repairing a gate post, three employees, using a service truck and a Cat 950B loader, ""to reshape the post"". While the loader was moving into position its brakes failed and overran his intended point and an employee.

Struck against a moving object

WHILE TAKING A LOAD OF FINES TO THE STOCK PILE, EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE PIT AREA (WITH A LOADED TRUCK). WHILE ROUNDING A CURVE IN THE HAUL ROAD, EMPLOYEE WENT THROUGH A BERM CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL. EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BY THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING.