Hanson PLC: 25 recorded fatalities controller

THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTING A DRAGLINE SWING MOTOR ON A FLATBED TRUCK WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED AND CAME LOOSE FROM THE CHAIN TIE-DOWN AS IT PROCEEDED DOWN AN INCLINE. THE MOTOR FELL FORWARD INTO THE CAB, TRAPPING THE VICTIM AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE TRUCK.

WHILE CUTTING SCRAP STEEL, A PIECE OF STEEL SHIFTED, AND BROKE EE'S LEG.

TWO ELECTRICIANS WERE ASSIGNED TO MOVE THE TRAILING CABLE AND JUNCTION BOX FOR THE 295 B-1 SHOVEL. THEY DISCONNECTED THE CABLE, BUT IT DID NOT MOVE FREELY DOWNWARD INTO THE PIT. IT WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND. BOTH ELECTRICIANS WERE PULLING THE CABLE OUT OF THE SNOW AND ICE TO LOOSEN IT. HE WAS STANDING NEAR THE HIGHWALL WHEN THE LOOSE CABLE MOVED TURBENTLY TOWARD HIM, STRUCK HIS LOWE

THE VICTIM SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LONG AIRDOX MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER AND THE MINE RIB.

SIC OPERATOR STATED HE HAD OBSERVED THE FOREMAN(VICTIM) ALONG THE INBY RIBLINE OF CROSSCUT THE SIC WAS TRAVELING THROUGH THE SIC OPR MADE AN EXTRA WIDE TURN INTO CROSSCUT TO AVOID HITTING FORE MAN WHEN HE FELT CAR RUN UPON SOMETHING HE STOPPED & OBSERVED VICTIM UNDER THE BOOM OF THE SIC

I NAME OPERATING SCOOP IN REMOTE MODE SCOOPED FACE 3 ENTRY WHILE BACKING HE WAS STRUCK BY SCOOP CRUSHED BETWEEN SCOOP AND ROOF BOLTER SETTING IN X CUT CRUSHING BLOW CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO RI GHT SIDE OF TORCO.

THE VICTIM WAS ROOFING A FLAT ROOF AND ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE VICTIM WAS STOOPED AT THE EDGE OF THE ROOF, GETTING READY TO CHALK A LINE WHEN HE FELL OFF OF THE ROOF. HE FELL 29 FEET.

THE REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING OPERATED IN THE FACE OF #9 ROOM OF THE 0 SOUTH OFF 1ST EAST UNIT#002-0. AT APPROX. 6:25 PM A MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED FATALLY CRUSHING THE MINER OPERATOR DANZIL GOINS. THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX. 50 FT LONG, 14 FT WIDE, 0" TO 4FT THICK.

THE VICTIM WAS DRIVING A GROVE RT 59S MOBILE CRANE, WITHOUT A LOAD, ON THE SURFACE MINE'S MAIN HAULAGE ROADWAY. THE CRANE ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY, CRUSHING THE O PERATOR IN THE CONFINES OF THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A LEVEL ROADWAY THAT WAS STRAIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET IN WIDTH. THERE WERE NO EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDEN

IT IS BELIEVED THAT WHEN THEINJURED OPEN THE DOOR TO RABBIT BOX #13 TO 191 SHOVEL TO UNHOOK CABLE, POWER DROPPED OFF OF THE 7400 DRAGLINE. REGENERATING POWER FOR 7400 FED BACK THE CABLE TO OCB , BACK THROUGH 191 CABLE TO RABBIT BOX #13. AT THIS POINT IT'S BELIEVED THAT THE INJURED STATED TO UNHOOK CABLE, POSSIBLY FELL INTO THE BOX COMING INTO CONTACT WITH MIDDLE BUSS BAR.

I,NAME ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HIS SERVICE TRUCK THROUGH 2 WASHED OUT HAULAGE ROAD. THE WATER CARRIED THE OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A STREAM. I,NAME WAS DROWNED ABOUT 5 HOURS LATER THEY FOUND HIS BO DY DOWNSTREAM.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A REBOUND BOLT OFF THE RIGHT SPRING OF A LOWBOY TRUCK.THE LEAF SPRINGS HAD SHIFTED PASSED THE REBOUND BOLT.AFTER REMOVING A NUT HE BACKED THE BOLT UNTIL IT BINDED AT AN AN GLE.THEN HE TORCHED IT PART-WAY THROUGH AND BEAGN HITTING THE SPRING WITH A #8 SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE.THE LOOSE SPRING CAUGHT THE HAMMER,SLAMMED AGAINST THE TRUCK FRAME BROKE

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REPAIR A TRAIL CABLE OF SHOVEL. AFTER THEY HAD COMPLETED THE REPAIRS A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE SPOIL AND STRUCK HIM.

EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING OUT A FLOAT PUMP. A TEMPORARY FLOAT WAS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE CATWALK. THE FLOAT CAPSIZED AND THE MEN JUMPED OFF THE CATWALK INTO THE WATER. I,NAME COULD NOT SWIM AND DORWNED AS A RESULT.

I.NAME WAS INST5LLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE ROOF COLLAPSED CAUSING MULTIPLE CRUSHING INJURIES AND DEATH

HIGHWALL COLLAS1ED ON AUGER ON THE ABOVE DATE MSHA & COMPANY ARE INVESTIGATING

AS A RESULT OF 7HE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE 542 D-8 CAT DOZER, BEING OPERATED BY THE VICTIM, ENTERED THE 14 COAL HOPPER. THE VICTIM CLIMBED, FELL, OR WAS THROWN FROM THE CA B OF THE DOZER,3HE THEN FELL THROUGH THE HOPPER, ONTO THE FEEDER BELT AND CARRIED TO THE 2 WASHBOX WHERE HE WAS DISCOVERED.

APPARETLY WHILE3ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH MANBUS FROM THE 8 RIGHT SECTION TRACK OVER TO THE 3 WEST TRACK, I,NAME CONTACTED ENERGIZED TROLLEY WIRE. I,NAME WAS FOUND BY OTHER MINE EMPLOYEES IN CONTAC T WITH THE TROL5EY WIRE.

VICTIM WAS DRIV3NG A 18 TON CAP. GROVE CRANE TO ANOTHER AREA N-8 WHEN HE APPARENTLY RAN OFF THE ROAD CRANE LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS LT SIDE PINNING OPERATOR UNDERNEATH MACHINE

APPARENTLY WAS CHECKING SLOPE BELT WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE IDLER ROLLER TO THE BELT TAKE-UP CAUSING A FATAL INJURY

THROWED A BUNDLE OF PINS UPON PINNER. STEPPED IN AHOLE FELL INTO SHARP CORNER OF PINNER. JABBING SELF IN NAVAL AREA.

HIGHWALL ADJACENT TO COAL HAULAGE TRUCK FELL-RESULT FATAL ACCIDENT.

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL ALONG SIDE OF A SHUTTLE CAR WHILE THE MINER WAS LOADING & THE MINER BACKED OUT OF THE PLACE PUSHING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE RIB PINNING HIM

MR. PATTERSON APPARENTLY TRIED TO RUN BETWEEN THE SHOE & TUB OF THE 8750 DRAGLINE, THE SHOE SWUNG, CRUSHING THE MAN, RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.

UNAWARE OF CREW MEMBER WALKING ON BLIND SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN OVER HIM.UNSURE OF EVENTS INVOLVED.EMPL STRUCK AND RUN OVER BY SHUTTLE CAR IN #3 ENTRY BETWEEN 1 & 2 X-CUTS OUTBY FACE.EMPL PULLING ROOF BOLTER CABLE DOWN PREPARING TO HANG CABLE ON CROSSOVER WHEN STRUCK.