Mining Incidents

Stephen P Lynch Jr; David C Lynch SrController

MSHA Controller ID: M10524
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)1 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2025
1 (1f)
2013
1
2011
1
2006
2

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Struck against a moving object

IDS driver was instructed by Lynch to dump employee's load under unsafe conditions. The berm that the Lynch operator constructed was inadequate/non-existent due to the pile being dug into by Lynch from below. This caused the earth to fall away under back tires. End dump rolled down embankment flipping and landing on its roof. Employee was pronounced dead at the hospital.