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Michael R Hughes: 1 recorded fatality controller

MSHA controller ID: M09541

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 4
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1993–1996

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality
ELECTRICAL 1 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
MACHINERY 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1996

3 (1f)

1993

Operators under this controller

Grove Crushing Company 4

Mines on record

GROVE PORTABLE OR

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

May 7, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Grove Crushing Company · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS SPOTTING THE CRUSHER UNIT INTO PLACEMENT.HE WAS TO THE SIDE & HE STEPPED INTO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT OF THE CRUSHER UNITS. HE STAYED THERE WHILE THE UNIT WAS BEING BACKED INTO PLACE. THE O THER SPOTTER WAS NOT TOLD BY EE TO STOP THE CRUSHER UNIT THAT WAS BEING BACKED INTO PLACE NOR DID HE STEP OUT OF THE WAY. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEENTHE TWO UNITS & DIED MOMENTS LATER.

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Where Michael R Hughes stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate

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