Mining Incidents

Eric HigginbothamController

MSHA Controller ID: M13271
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality

Incident timeline

2002
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEDGE FOREMAN AND HIS LEDGE CREW WERE REMOVING STONE & DEBRIS FROM A BENCH LEVEL AT THE QUARRY SITE. THEY HAD REMOVED THE RAILING AND APPROXIMATELY HALF THE BENCH LEVEL AT THE TIME HE FELL 28 ' TO THE FLOOR BELOW THEM. HE PASSED AWAY 2/1/02.