Struck by falling object
Two men were drilling bottom line when a seam in the next cut back gave way. The piece of stone that broke loose was large enough to crush both men. One man was fatally crushed and the other is in critical condition.
Patsy H Fell-BarkerController
MSHA Controller ID: M01820
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 22
- Mines on record
- 2
- Period
- —
Top causes
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 fatality
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON5 non-fatal
- MACHINERY5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2020
1
2007
1
2006
3 (1f)
2005
1
2004
2
2003
2
2002
2
2001
3
2000
7 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recordedStruck by falling object
EE WAS DIGGING OUT BLOCKS FROM BLOCK STACK. HE HAD REMOVED TWO BLOCKS FROM THE STACK, AND PARKED HIS OADER ABOUT 15 FEET AWAY FROM THE BLOCKS. HE THEN GOT OUT OF THE LOADER TO EXAMINE THE TWO BLOCKS WHICH WERE ABOUT 4 FEET APART. THE BACK BLOCK WAS UNSTABLE AND TIPPED FORWARD FATALLY CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN IT AND THE FRONT BLOCK.