Mining Incidents

Davis Bruce D controller

MSHA controller ID: M04772

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Fatalities
4
Total incidents
141
Mines on record
8
Years on record
1983–1988

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Incident timeline

1988
6
1987
30
1986
34 (1f)
1985
23 (1f)
1984
23 (2f)
1983
25

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

4 recorded
March 6, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by powered moving object

I.NAME WAS APPA9ENTLY STRUCK BY OR PARTIALLY RUN OVER BY A RAILWAY CAR WHERE HE APPARENTLY WAS STANDING EITHER ON THE CAR OR BETWEEN THE CARS DURING TRAIN MOVEMENT. HE WAS FOUND LYING ACROSS A RAIL UNDERNEAT2 THE RAILWAY CAR.

December 12, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Chemical Company · Fall from machine

INJ OPERATING L2ADER ON RAMP BETTWEEN 14 & 16 LEVELS.LOADER WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STARTED BACK DOWN RAMP.OPERATOR THROWN OR JUMPED FROM LOADER.PRONOUNCED DEAD AT SCENE BY DR. OF CERVICAL FRA CTURE.--TRUCK T9AVELLING UP SAME RAMP,LOADER OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT THE TRUCK.

September 14, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by falling object

DECEASED WAS PREPARING TO DRILL HEADING.HE WAS ON JUMBO DECK WITH PARTNER.BAULK GROUND FELL FROM BACK DIRECTLY OVER THEM STRIKING BOTH MEN.I.NAME RECEIVED SKULL FRACTURE WITH MASSIVE INJ OF PO STERIOR PARIETAL-OCCIPITAL REGION CAUSING HIS DADEATH.

January 27, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tennessee Chemical Company · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS DRILLING WITH JUMBO IN HEADING ON CHEROKEE 18N17 SUB 6 WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY BAULK GROUND WHICH FELL FROM APPROXIMATELY 4FT OVERHEAD STRIKING HIM APPARENTLY KILLING HIM INSTANTLY FR OM ACUTE FRACTURE OF NECK THE GROUND WAS APPROX 3FT IN DIAMETER 4IN THICK WEIGHED APPROX 300-400LBS

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