Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A miner was fatally injured while using a tool to remove a down hole hammer. The drill motor turned unexpectedly, pinning the driller's leg between the tool and the drill mast.
Teck Resources LimitedController
MSHA Controller ID: M01474
- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 775
- Mines on record
- 2
- Period
- —
Top causes
- MACHINERY1 fatality · 87 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 11 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS258 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON107 non-fatal
- HOISTING92 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
4
2025
16
2024
14
2023
13
2022
22
2021
22 (1f)
2020
14
2019
15
2018
24
2017
38
2016
42
2015
46
2014
28
2013
26
2012
26
2011
17
2010
21
2009
26
2008
38
2007
64 (1f)
2006
52 (1f)
2005
55
2004
50
2003
22
2002
26
2001
23
2000
31
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
3 recordedStruck by falling object
Still under investigation. Fall of ground occurred during bolting cycle in which two employees were involved. One was struck by slab/ground fall, and resulted in fatality.
Struck by falling object
Frozen dig face material sloughed from the dig face of 750-28 bench, striking employee and pining him to the ground.