Mining Incidents

Blue Circle Industries PlcController

MSHA Controller ID: M05332
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
154
Mines on record
16
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 8 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS47 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)31 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON30 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY20 non-fatal
  • STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT5 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2001
59
2000
95 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Drowning

WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOW OUT OF ANOTHER PIT. THE EE MADE THE TRONSITION WITH NO PROBLEM. ON THE EE'S LAST LOAD BEFORE THE END OF THE SHIFT, FOOT DEEP POOL OF WATER. AFTER EVENING THE WATER THE EE RAISED HIS TRUCK BED & TURNED HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON. THE EE THEN EMPTED TO EXIT FROM VEHCILE ONTO A DIRT ENBANKMENT THAT WAS ABOUT 2 FT AWAY. THE EE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE ENBANKMENT AND D