Mining Incidents

Dow Chemical CompanyController

MSHA Controller ID: M04087
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
17
Mines on record
3
Period

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
  • HOISTING8 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2009
17 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

The investigation is not complete, but as of now it appears that the employee had washed the #2 drill and was rolling up the hose when a portion of the mine roof collapsed, striking and covering him with a section of the salt roof.