Mining Incidents

John H FordController

MSHA Controller ID: M06384
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
5
Mines on record
2
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2021
1
2018
1
2015
1
2013
1 (1f)
2004
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
Unclassified, insufficient data

Operator working at site pushing material and apparently went over earthen wall into water.

Fall onto or against objects

Not sure yet. Still under investigation. Theory #1: Natural death. Theory #2: A rock fell from conveyor and struck employee at a glancing blow, causing him to strike metal structure fracturing 12 ribs and puncturing right lung. There were no witnesses.