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.
Roger E West controller
MSHA controller ID: C00790
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Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 45 non-fatal
- EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 46 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 41 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 26 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 20 non-fatal
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
- Green Branch Mining Inc 55
- Allied Coal Inc 45
- Srs Coal Inc 31
- Clear Creek Coal Company Inc 18
- Stoney Ridge Coal Company Inc 16
- Round Mountain Coal Company Inc 14
- Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc 13
- Industrial Processing Inc 8
- Lower Fork Mining Inc 4
- Paint Creek Coal Company 2
- Black River Coal Company Inc 1
- River Basin Coals Inc 1
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
Sugar Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
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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