Mining Incidents

Thomas L BernertController

MSHA Controller ID: M34870
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 non-fatal
  • NO VALUE FOUND1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2006
3
2004
1 (1f)
2003
1
2002
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

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

(3) MINERS WERE WORKING TO INSTALL & MOVE A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. PILAR WAS FEEDING THE BELT OFF THE ROLL TOWARD THE HEAD PULLEY. VICTIM WAS PULLING THE BELTING TOWARDS THE TAIL PULLEY WITH A 3/4"" ROPE ATTACHED TO THE LACING HOLES W/3 STRANDS OF WIRE. THE PULL ROPE DETACHED FROM THE WIRE & HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A CONCRETE SLAB. HE WAS 12'ABOVE THE GROUND, FALL PROTECTION NOT WORN.