Mining Incidents

Eagle-Picher Industries IncController

MSHA Controller ID: M00245
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
168
Mines on record
8
Period

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 32 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS61 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE13 non-fatal
  • DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS13 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY11 non-fatal
  • OTHER11 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2010
1
2009
12
2008
19
2007
9
2006
10
2005
12
2004
14
2003
22 (1f)
2002
23
2001
19
2000
27

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WENT ON TO THE TOP OF WAREHOUSE #4 TO CHECK OUT THE WATER COOLER WITHOUT FALL PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON SKYLIGHT AND FELL TO WAREHOUSE FLOOR 29 FEET BELOW. FALL RESULTED IN FATA LITY OF EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH COMPANY SAFETY REGULATIONS.