Mining Incidents

Estate of Henry T. Southway Jr.Controller

MSHA Controller ID: M02545
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Mines on record
6
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS6 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY3 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 non-fatal
  • NO VALUE FOUND2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2016
1
2015
1
2011
1
2010
1
2008
2
2007
1
2006
1
2005
2
2004
2
2003
4
2001
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM, A LOADER OPERATOR, WAS CLEANING MATERIAL FROM A STACKER CONVEYOR WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ONE OF THE LEG SUPPORTS, KNOCKING THE CONVEYOR OVER. A SECOND LOADER OPERATOR WAS SUMMONED TO LIFT & RESET THE CONVEYOR. THE RIGGING FAILED AND THE CONVEYOR FELL, STRIKING THE VICTIM AS HE WALKED UNDER THE RAISED CONVEYOR