Mining Incidents

Dana L SimsController

MSHA Controller ID: M01382
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2003
4
2002
1
2001
2 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY CLIMBED UP ON THE FRAME WORKOF #17-81 CONE CRUSHER FRAME. NO ONE SAW THE ACCIDENT BUT A SHOVEL WAS FOUND BY THE BODY IN THE CONE FEED BELT, AND THE VICTIM WAS FOUND IN THE TENSION PULLEY FOR THE UNDERCONE CONVEYER BELT. IT APPEARS THAT HE LOST HIS BALANCE OR TRIPPED AND FELL INTO THE MOVING BELT.