Mining Incidents

Roger E West: 2 recorded fatalities controller

MSHA controller ID: C00790

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
208
Mines on record
16
Years on record
1983–1993

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Incident timeline

1993
3 (1f)
1992
3
1991
21
1990
66 (1f)
1989
53
1988
28
1987
18
1986
12
1984
1
1983
3

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
June 4, 1993 TN · Coal Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 WHEN FLYING MATERIAL STRUCK THE VECHILE IN WHICH HE WAS A PASSENGER RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. THE FLYING MATERIAL WAS DIRT OR MUD WHICH WAS DISPELLED FROM A SURFACE MINE WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OFBLASTING THIS MATERIAL WAS THROWN APPROX. 240 FT FROM THE BLAST SITE TO THE VECHILE. CHARCEABILITY IS BEING LOOKED INTO.

November 27, 1990 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Green Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER 28'INBY ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A SECTION OF MINE ROOF FELL ON HIM CAUSING HIS DEATH.

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Where Roger E West stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate

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