Mining Incidents

Marshall B GilchristController

MSHA Controller ID: M38616
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Mines on record
1
Period

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 non-fatal
  • OTHER1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2013
1
2008
2
2007
1
2004
2 (1f)
2002
2
2001
1

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

Employee attempted to replace starter on Hyster H50XM forklift, jacked forklift up with a 10 ton hydraulic floor jack. He did not put any blocks or shorwings under forklift to prevent it from falling. He then got under forklift to repair starter and forlift then fell off jack causing major head injuries. Employee died.