Mining Incidents

Thomas WalshController

MSHA Controller ID: M08608
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Mines on record
2
Period

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE2 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY2 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2025
1
2024
1
2023
1 (1f)
2016
1
2014
1
2011
2
2010
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Fall from machine

EE DID NOT UTILIZE LOTO OR FALL PROTECTION. PER VIDEO & EYEWITNESS, EE WAS WORKING ON ELECTROMAGNET ABOVE CONVEYOR BELT #2. EE STEPPED ON THE BELT FOR THE ELECTROMAGNET THAT TURNS ON EVERY 15 MIN FOR A FEW REVOLUTIONS. THE BELT ENERGIZED AROUND THE TIME EE STEPPED ON IT & THE BELT SWEPT EE OFF THE TOP OF THE ELECTROMAGNET. EE FELL APROX. 20-25 FT STRIKING HEAD & OTHER BODY PARTS.