Mining Incidents
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Broken Hill Proprietary Company LtdController

MSHA Controller ID: M11001
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
100
Mines on record
4
Period
—

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 23 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS37 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE11 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)8 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY7 non-fatal
  • OTHER5 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2012
4
2011
1
2010
3
2008
31
2007
27 (1f)
2006
6
2005
4
2004
3
2002
7
2001
7
2000
7

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
BHP Copper Inc
Fall from machine

Employee was found on the ground in front of a Cat 777D water truck. It appears that the employee fell to the ground from the equipment. There were no witnesses to the event. Autopsy report is pending.