MSHA's accident file records 91 fatalities at US mines in 1997. Each links to its incident record.
VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY A RIB ROLL WHICH MEASURED APPROX. 23 FT LONG X 0" TO 42" THICK AND 10 1/2 FT HIGH. HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES WHICH LED TO HIS DEATH.
UNDETERMINED CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. DRIVER DROVE VEHICLE INTO DITCH.
THE VICTIM WAS FOUND LYING OVER A 7200 VOLT AC HIGH-VOLTAGE SPLICE BOX ON THE 007 MMU. THE SPLICE BOX WAS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY OUTBY TEH SECTION POWER CENTER AND IS APPROX. 3 FT LONG, 2 1/2 FT WIDE AND 18 INCHES DEEP. WHEN THE VICTIM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE, IT CAUSED THE POWER TO DEENERGIZE ON TEH MINE SURFACE.
TWO LEDGEMEN WERE DRIVING STEEL WEDGES IN AN ATTEMPTY TO BREAK A 40"X8'X8' GRANITE BLOCK FREE. PART OF THE BLOCK DISLODGED AND FELL ON ONE OF THE EES. FIFTEEN 3/4"X6" HOLES HAD BEEN DRILLED IN TO THE SIDE OF THE GRANITE TO START THE WEDGES. ONE EE WAS DRIVING WEDGES NEAR THE TOP OF THE BLOCK, WHILE THE VICTIM WAS DRIVING WEDGES BELOW. A PIECE MEASURE 7 1/2'X8' RANGING FROM 4" TO 40
A 5/8" WIRE ROPE CABLE WAS BEING WED THROUGH A SHIEVE WHEEL ATTACHED TO AN ANCHOR PIN TO PULL THE STAGELOADER CONVEYOR CHAIN. WHEN THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL WALKED INTO THE AREA, THE ANCHOR PIN FAILED CAUSING THE FATAL INJURY.
WHILE TESTING AND SERVICING A NEWLY INSTALLED TOLSMITH 24" DOUBLE SCREW SAND WASHER, THE VICTIM'S CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED, PULLING HIM INTO THE RING AND PINION GEARS LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE SAND WASHER.
THE CRUSHER'S DISCHARGE CHUTE HAD HUNG UP WITH MATERIAL AND THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO UNPLUG WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE POWER TO THE CRUSHER OR IT'S CONVEYOR. THE VICTIM WAS BEL OW THE CRUSHER'S DISCHARGE CHUTE, NEXT TO THE CRUSHER'S TAIL PULLEY, WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED AND DRAWN INTO THE TAIL PULLEY.
FELL FROM DREDGE OR LAUNCH RESULTING IN DROWNING.
THE SAFETY RAILING CHAIN PREVENT ENTRY TO THE TOP OF THE JAW WAS UNHOOKED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. EE FELL INTO THE JAW HEAD FIRST FOR UNKNOWN REASOS. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT. EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY BOOTS BECAUSE HE WAS WORKING INSIDE OF THE SWITCH HOUSE. NO MECHICAL REASON WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO WITNESS.
THE EE WAS USING COMPRESSED AIR SUPPLIED BY THE LOCOMOTIVE TO CLEAN MUD FROM THE RAIL SCALE. TEN LOADED CARS WERE COUPLED TO THE LOCOMTIVE. FOUR ADDITIONAL LOADED CARS WERE PUSHED FROM THE LOA DOUT AND UNEXPECTEDLY STRUCK THE FIRST TEN. THISCAUSED THE LOCOMOTIVE TO MOVE FORWARD, STRIKING THE EE.
VITIM WAS EMPLOYED BY FOXFIRE ENVIRONMENTAL INC CONTRACTED BY KINDILL MINING TO PICK UP WATER SAMPLES AT REMOTE SAMPLING SITES. A 4-WHEELER ATV USED BY THE VICTIM OVERTURNED ALONG A REMOTE DRA INAGE DITCH AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIM. IT APPEARED THAT THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO STEER AROUND A BUSH AND OVERTURNED ON THE SIDE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH BERM. THE ATV LOOKED LIKE IT ROLLED ONCE AND
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.
2 LOADERS IN PROCESS OF MOVING CRUSHER. FUEL TRUCK ARRIVED SO LOADERS SHUT DOWN TO REFUEL. AT THIS POINT, EE WALKED BEHIND THE CRUSHER AND A CONCRETE AND STEEL BACKER PLATE FELL ONTO HIM RESUL TING IN INSTANT FATALITY.
A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF IN THE FACE AREA OF #4 ENTRY, WHERE THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WAS LOCATED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.
OPERATOR WAS STRIPPING OVERBURDEN FROM A SAND & GRAVEL DEPOSIT. HE DROVE HIS SCRAPER UP ONTO AN EXISTING (APPROX. 5' TALL) TOPSOIL STOCKPILE. HE DROVE HIS SCRAPER OFF OF THE EDGE AND TURNED IT ONTO ITS SIDE. HIS LEFT LEG WAS SEVERED BY THE ROPS, AS WAS HIS LEFT ARM. HE DIED OF INTERNAL INJURIES AT THE HOSPITAL.
TECHNICIAN FROM AN OUTSIDE TIRE SERVICE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW TIRE ON A FRONT END LOADER. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE TIRE FELL ON THE TECHNICIAN, SUBJECTING HIM TO FATAL INJURIES.
EE WAS ON DUTY ON THE DREDGE AND EVIDENTLY FELL IN RIVER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.
WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK COMING DOWN HILL TO PREP PLANTTRUCK HIT RETAINING WALL BEHIND PREP PLANT HOPPERS-TRUCK FLIPPED END OVER END OVER WALL TO ABOUT SIXTY FEE T BELOW WALL ONTO EMBANKMENT.
TRUCK DRIVER PARKED HIS TRACTOR TRAILER RIG AT THE SECURITY BLDG. TO RECEIVE SITE SPECIFICE HAZARD TRAINING. RIG WAS LEFT RUNNING & NOT CHOCKED.IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY & THE DRIVER CHASED THE RI G TO STOP IT. HE WAS DRAGGED APPROX. 200' BEFORE BEING RUN OVER BY THE LEFT REAR DUAL TIRES. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
EE WAS ADJUSTING CABLE ON DRUMS OF BRIDGE CRANE TROLLEY, FOLLOWING REPAIR OF CABLE. EE FELL BETWEEN HOIST AND CLOSING LINE DRUMS WHEN BUCKET WAS LOWERED AND SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.
IT APPEARS WHILE DRILLING THE FRONT HOLES ON THE HIGHWALL (APPROX. 92') THE CHAIN THAT LIFTS THE DRILLHAMMER BROKE, WHEN THE THE HAMMER WAS NEAR THE TOP OF THE MAST ALLOWING IT TO FALL. THE HA MMER APPRENTLY STRUCK THE DRILLER WHO WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY BELT AND PUSHED HIM OFF THE WALL. THERE WAS A SAFETY HARNESS ON THE MACHINE BUT DRILLER DID NOT HAVE IT ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EE WAS LAYING IN THE ROADWAY, WAITING FOR LOADER OPERATOR AND FELL ASLEEP. HE GOT RUN OVER BY A LOADER.
THE VICTIM WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. THE ROOF STARTED TO CAVE, HE STARTED TO RUN AND THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS MOVING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND WAS RAN OVER BY THE SHUTTLE CAR.
EE FELL APPROX 12' FROM STRUCTURAL STEEL ONTO MOUTH OF TELSMITH CRUSHER WHICH WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. EE WAS WEARING HARD HAT, SAFETY GLASSES, NO FALL PROTECTION.
A PASSENGER VAN WAS TRAVELING TO THE MINE FACILITY AND OVERTURNED WHEN IT DROVE ONTO A WINDROW OF GRAVEL PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAULROAD BY A CONTRACTOR. AN EE WAS FATALITY INJURED.
THE DECEASED WAS RETYRBUBG A KIAD IF CA-6 MATERIAL BACK TO THE STOCKPILE. AS THE TRAILER BOX WAS APPROX. 30 DEGREES IN THE AIR THE DECEASED EXITED THE CAB TO UNHOOK THE SPREADER CHAINS AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER. WHEN THE DECEASED WAS AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER THE STOCKPILE MATERILA SLOUGHED OFF COVERING THE VICTIM.
WOMAN WAS A PASSENGER IN A TRUCK THAT CONTACTED A POWER LINE. WHEN SHE WAS EXITING TRUCK, SHE GRABBED DOOR HANDLE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
A DELIVERY TRUCK DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHILE UNLOADING A LOAD OF 18" BY 50' PVC PIPE FROM A FLATBED TRAILER. WHEN HE CUT A ROPE SECURING THE PIPE ON THE TRAILER, THE PIPE ROLLED OFF AND C RUSHED HIM.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK. WHEN HE BACKED OVER A SPOIL BANK.
EE WAS ON EXCAVATOR. HE WAS IN LOOSE ROCK ON HILLSIDE. HE LOST CONTROL WHEN TRACK GOT ON ROCK. THE EXCAVATOR ROLLED PINNING THE EE UNDERNEATH.
EE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD; FROM PERONNEL ACCOUNTS AND OVSERVATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE, IT IS THEORIZED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND HIT THECABLE LINE BERM (4'X'4'X 3') FOR APPROX. 100', STRUCK A PORTION OF THE BERM, AND CATAPULTED OVER THE BERM FALL APPROX. 40-42' RESULTING IN THE DRIVER'S DEATH.
CONTRACTOR, MCCADDEN ENTERPRISES, WAS REPAIRING LOCOMOTIVE OWNED BY ALAMO GULF COAST RAILROAD WHEN A WHEEL AND BRAK ASSEMBLY FELL FROM BLOCKING AND STRUCK CONTRACTOR IN HEAD.
SKIDSTEER BOOM LIFTED & CAUGHT HIM IN THE CHEST. IT INJURED THE LIVER. HE INTERNALLY BLED TO DEATH.
WHILE 2 EES WERE LOADING BOREHOLE, 1 CARTRIDGE OF EXPLOSIVE BECAME LODGED. WHILE TRYNG TO DEAL WITH THE LOADGED CARTRIDGE, IT DETONATED. THE DETONATION CAUSED SIGNIFICANT BODILY INJURY TO TWO EES. THE FORCE OF THE DETONATION CAUSED ONE EE TO GO OVER THE HIGHWALL; THIS EE DIED.
A 20' CUT WAS TAKEN IN THE 7 ENTRY. THE 14-10 MINER WAS BACK OUT TO SUPPORTED TOP. THE MINE OWNER, MINE FOREMAN, ELECTRICIAN AND MINER OPERATOR WERE INSPECTING THE PAN ON THE 14-10 MINER. A HO RSEBACK 40'X20'XTO 10' WIDE AND 4' TO 5 1/2' THICK FELL ON EE.
A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF IN THE INTERSECTION OUTBY THE CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE STRIKING 2 EMPLOYEES.
A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF IN THE INTERSECTION OUTBY THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE STRIKING 2 EES.
A LARGE ROOF FALL OCCURRED THE INTERSECTION AREA AS DESCRIBED ON THE ACAMDING 7001 FORM WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF EE. WHOSE BODY WAS RECOVERED ALONG THE CONT. MINER WHERE HE WAS APPARENTL Y HELPING WITH THE CABLE AT THE TIME OF THE FALLTHIS AREA WAS PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE SILVER JET WASHER HIGH PRESSURE AFTER MAKING REPAIRS TO THE WASHER. HE HAD TO REPLACE THE HUBBLE TWIST LOCK PLUG AND CABLE. HE IMPROPERLY WIRE AT WASHER CONTROL. THE 490 VOLTS 3 PHASE PLUG WAS WIRE WITH A POWER WIRE COUNNECTED TO THE GROUND WIRE PUTTING APPROX. 277 VOLTS ONTO THE WASHER FRAME AND ITS METAL ATTACHMENTS.
DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
DRIVER FATALLY INJURED WHEN TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY TRAIN AT RR CROSSING.
EE WAS ASSIGNED TO BURN AND WELD ON A BELT CONVEYOR TRANSFER. AFTER RETURNING FROM LUNCH. THE EE STARTED TO BURN METAL WHEN A SLAB OF RIB CAME LOOSE STRIKIN GHIM. CAUSING FATAL INJURIES SIZE O F ROCK 2'X4'X10'.
FOURTY FOUR YEAR OLD MALE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTSUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM AN APPARENT FALL IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT TO THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR. AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
EMP WAS REPLACING REAR TIRE ON 988A CAT WHEEL LOADER. FENDER WAS HELD IN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH CAHIN COME A LONG. APPARENTLY CONE A LONG BROKE LETTING FENDER FALL AND FENDER STRIKING EMP ON TH E HEAD.
THEY WERE REPAIRING (PACKING) IN A LIFT CYLINDER JACK WHEN THE I-BEAM HOLDING THE BUCKET APPROX. 12' OFF OF THE GROUND SPLIT DOWN THE CENTER ALLOWING THE BOOM AND BUCKET TO FALL TRAPPING HIM. THIS RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE FATALITY.
EMP WAS USING A MULTIMETER TO CHECK A 480 VOLT BREAKER. A FLASH OCCURRED WHICH CAUSED 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO THE EMP. EMP EXPIRED 6-8-97 AT 1:10AM.
NO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT. HAUL TRUCK DRIVER COMING FROM PIT NOTICED COWORKERS TRUCK BLOCKING ROADWAY. DRIVER APPROACHED VEHICLE AND OBSERVED EMPBREATHING BUT UNCONSCIOUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BOOM TO A BELT DRIVE, WHEN A CHAIN HOIST (1 1/2 TON HARRINGTON) , CHAIN BROKE CAUSING BOOM TO SHIFT TOWARD DRIVE ROLLERS, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ACROSS BACK AND RIDING HIM DOWN, RESULTING IN A FATAL INJURY.
WHILE PREPARING TO POUR CONCRETE, CREW REPORTED ELEC PROBLEMS ON GALLOWAY. ELECTRICIAN SUMMONED.WHILE EN ROUTE, CONVEYANCE ENTERED CHAIRING PHASE ABOVE GALLOWAY. GUILLOTINE CROSSHEAD FAILED TO OPEN ON ONE SIDE. BUCKET FELL TO SHAFT BOTTOM FATALLY INJURING EMP BEFORE SLACK ROPE IDENTIFIED.EMP WAS ON BOTTOM DECK & PASSED THROUGH BUCKET WELL AT TIME BUCKET DROPPED.
VICTIM WAS DRIVING A WAGNER DIESEL POWERED SCOOP OUT OF THE MINE WHEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THE SCOOP TRAVELED BACK DOWN THE SLOPE AND THE CANOPY STRUCK AN "I" BEAM ON A OVERCAST WHICH CAUS ED THE CANOPY TO DEFORM, STRIKING THE VICTIM, INFLICTING FATAL INJUIES.
FINISH PLANT SUPERVISOR WAS FATALLY INJURED WHENHE APPARENTLY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE METAL CASE OF A SUMP PUMP THAT WAS ENERGIZED WITH 120VAC. 2 IMPROPERLY REPAIRED EXTENSION CORDS WERE US ED WHICH RESULTED IN THE METAL CASE OF PUMP BEING ENERGIZED WITH 120VAC. THIS REPORT WAS FILED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF FINAL DIAGNOSIS FROM CHIEF MED EXAMINERS OFFICE.
AT THE TIME WE WERE ON PILLAR RECOVERY. EMPLOYEE TOOK MINER UP INTO PLACE, STARTED LOADING COAL, MASSIVE FALL OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, TRAPPING TWO EMPLOYEES UNDER FALL. HE WAS KILLED DUE TO THIS FALL.
CRANE CABLES CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER LINES.
WORK ACTIVITIES OF VICTIM AT TIME OF ACCIDENT ARE NOT KNOWN. BELEIVED HE WAS GOING OUT TO FLOATING PUMP TO WIRE PUMP MOTOR TO POWER CABEL. OTHER EMPS ON PROPWRTY SAW EMPTY BOAT ON POND AND WEN T TO LOOK FOR HIM. DIVERS FOUND HIM 20' FROM SHORE IN ABOUT 15' OF WATER ON POND SIDE NEAR TRUCK.
RIGHT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH PINCH POINT ON RETURN IDLER ROLLER ON SAND CONVEYOR UNDER PRIMARY SCREEN. FOUND VICTIM WEDGED BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND A RETURN IDLER UNDERNEATH BELT.
TRUCK DRIVER OR TRISTATE TRANSPORT SUFFERED FATAL TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURIED WHEN HE FELL. VICTIM FAILED TO USE A SAFETY BELT AND LINE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AT TRUCK WASH AREA BEHIND THE LIME PLANT. V ICTIM CLIMBED ON TOP OF TANK TRAILER TO HOSE IT OFF. WAS FOUND SHORT TIME LATER LYING ON GROUND WITH SEVERE HEAD INJURIED AND NO VITAL SIGNS.
DRAGLINE FELL INTO WATER FILLED PIT. EMP APPARENTLY DROWNED.
DRAGLINE APPARENTLY FELL INTO WATER FILLED PIT AND EMP APPARENTLY DROWNED. DRAGLINE RECOVERY CONTINUES.
LOST CONTROL OF 910 CAT LOADER WHILE HAULING WELDER UP A STEEP GRADE. JUMPED FROM VEHICLE AND WAS RUN OVER BY IT.
THE VICTIM RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHILE WORKING ON A STAMLER COAL FEEDER BREAKER. THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO LOCK AND TAG OUT THE CIRCUIT. HE WAS A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN AND WAS WELL AWA RE OF THE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURES.
EMP WAS LOADING ORE CARS FROM THE PONYSET FLOOR APPROX 10' ABOVE TRACK LEVEL. UPON COMPLETION OFTHE TASK THE TRAIN WAS GIVEN A "HIGH BALL" LIGHTSIGNAL TO LEAVE THE PANEL AND PROCEED TO THE DUM P. WITHIN SECONDS ANOTHER SINGLE "STOP" LIGHT SIGNAL WAS GIVEN AND THIS STOPPED TRAIN. EMPS PARTNER FOUND HIM LAYING ALOND TRAIN. SPECULATED THAT EMP SLIPPED OFF LADDER, FELL AGAINST ORE CAR.
EMP WAS FATALLY INJURED FROM CRUSHING INJURY TO UPPER TORSO. LOADER BUCKET WAS POSTIIONED TO THEDUMP POSITION AND LOWERED TO THE GROUND. THE BUCKET SHIFTED AFT, CAUSING THE LIFTING LINGAGE MEC HANISM TO SHIFT AFT. THIS ACTION PINNED THE EMP AGAINST THE FRONT FRAME AND DIFFERENTIAL.
AT ABOUT 10:00 AM AN ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON AN ENERGIZED 300KVA, 4,160/480 VOLT PAD-MOUNTED ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER. TRANSFORMER LOCATED OUTSIDE NEWLY CONSTRUCT ED SURFACE SHOP FOR UNDERGROUND ON 2330 BENCH OFPIT. CONTRACTOR'S EMP FOUND VICTIM LAYING ON GROUND NEXT TO TRANSFORMER. DOORS OF TRANSFORMER COMPARTMENT OPEN, EXPOSING 4160 & 480 VOLT TERMIN
DRIVER BACKED UNDER BIN. STARTED BELT. THEN GOT SAMPLE PAN FROM STATE INSPECTOR AND JUMPED UP IN BIN WITH BELT ON.
EMPLOYEE HAD A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HE WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD. HIS VEHICLE OVERTURNED AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED ONTO EMPLOYEE.
ROCK FELL FROM PILLAR STRIKING GROUND AND FALLING ONTO EMP, CRUSHING HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE DRILL DOGS AT BOTTOM OF DRILL AND ROCK.
VICTIM ALONG WITH HIS SUPERVISOR WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MINER IN NORTH MAINS CHECKING FOR TRAM PROBLEMS THAT WAS REPORTED FROM THE MIDNITE SHIFT. THE VICTIM HAD THE REMOTE CONTROL IN HIS POSSESSION. THE MINER MOVED AND PINNED BOTH EMPLOYEES. CAUSE OF THIS FATAL WAS A FAILURE TO NOTICE A PINCH POINT AREA. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR.
EE WAS ADUSTING THE BELT ALIGNMENT ON CONVEYOR #38. HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGTH IN THE TAIL PULLEY. IT WAS SEVERED AT THE SHOULDER. INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOCATED AT THE STAGELOADER MASTER CONTROLLER WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, RIB COAL AND ROCK BURST FROM THE PILLAR OUTBY THE LONGWALL FACE, STRIKING HER AND CAUSING FATAL CRUSHING INJ URIES.
RAISED TARP-RAIL SYSTEM ON COAL TRUCK INTO HIGH VOLTAGE LINE (23,000 VOLTS).
SERVICE MAN WAS ENGAGED IN TIRE CHANGING A 988B FRONT GEAR LOADER. TIRE APPARENTLY FELL OFF "BEAD HOOK" AND STRUCK WORKER. INCIDETN RESULTED IN PROBABLE FATAL INJURY TO HEAD.
EE WAS APPARENTLY DRIVING A COMPANY VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER, EE. THEY WEE APPARENTLY DRIVING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF SOLEDAD MTN WHEN THE TRUCK SKIDDED DOWN THE ROAD AND FELL OVER THE SIDE.
THE VICTIM WAS WELDING ON A NEW FLOAT TANK. THE VENT PLUG WAS NOT REMOVED. THE END OF THE TANK THAT WAS BEIGN WELDED ON BLEW OFF STRIKING THE VICTIM .
SUBCONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BLASTING HOLES, WHEN DRILL HIT A VERTICAL SHAFT. HE FELL INTO THE SHAFT AND WAS BURRIED BY DEBRIS, AND WAS ASPHYXIATED.
UNKNOWN LOSS OF CONTROL OF A 92 FORD CTF8000 DUMP TRUCK, TRUCK WEN TINTO POND.
ACCORDING TO WITNESS, EE WHO WAS ALSO OPERATING A HT 10(35 TON HAUL TRUCK), HE PULLED HIS TRUCK ALONG SIDE ANOTHER 35 TON HAUL TRUCK (HT15) TOGIVE IT A JUMP START BATTERY TO BATTERY. AFTER ST ARTING THE HT1 HE WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO GET THE UMPR CABLES FROM EE WHO WAS MANNING HT15. HE PROCEEDED DOWN TO THE TOOL TRUCK TO PUT THE CABLES AWAY AND ON HIS RETURN NOTICED HT 1
END DUMPS WERE PARKED END TO END ON THE ACCESS ROAD JUST EAST OF THE TUNNEL. EE WAS THE DRIVER OF THE FRONT VEHICLE AND VICTIM WAS THE DRIVER OF THE BACK VEHICLE EE WAS HELPING EE FIX HIS TA RP HANDLE. EE WEN TBACK TO HIS VEHICLE TO TURN ON HIS HEADLIGHTS TO PROVIDE MORE LIGHT. EE QUICKLY FIXED THE TARP HANDLE AND WAS WALKING BACK TO EE'S VEHICLE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS HELP. EE F
EE WAS OPERATING A JOHN DEERE HYDRAULIC BACKHOE (792 MOVING LOOSE UNCONSOLIDATED MAATERIAL BACK FROM NEAR THE FOOT OF A HIGHWALL FACE. THIS MATERIAL WAS BEING REMOVED TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR A SAFETY EXAMINATION OF AN EXPOSED PORTION O AN UNDERGROUND MINE. APPARENTLY, MATERIAL FROM THE HIGHWALL FACE BROKE AWAY ANDMOVED OUT FROM THE FACE STRIKING THE CAB OF THE BACKHOE. IT IS ESTIM
THE FRONT-END LOADER THAT EE WAS OPERATING RAN OFF THE TOP OF A 30' FACING AT THE ROCK QUARRY.
17B LONGWALL WAS IDLE FOR MAINTENENCE & REPAIRS. A RAM JACK WAS BEING TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE STAGELOADER ON THE CHAIN CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO THE STAGELOADER CHAIN TO CHECK THE PO SITION OF THE JACK. THE STAGELOADER CHAIN STARTED & HE WAS PULLED INTO THE STAGELOADER CAUSING THE CRUSHING INJURIES.
THE VICTIM RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHILE WORKING UNDER THE BOOM OF A BANTAM 350 CRANE. THE VICTIM AND CRANE OPERATOR WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BOOM FROM THE MACHINE. THE VIC TIM APPARENTLY POSITIONED HIMSELF UNDER THE BOOMAND KNOCKED OUT THE 2 BOTTOM PINS CAUSING BOOM TO FALL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN ROCK FELL DURING HIS SCALING DOWN OF THE S1874 SOUTH AREA OF THE UNDERGROUND MINE.
ROCK FELL OUT OFF THE BACK IN 4817 STOPE. EE WAS A DRILL OPRATOR WOWRKING IN THAT AREEA. TEH ROCK FELL ON TOP OF THE SECOMA JUMBO KILLING EE INSTANTLY.
MOVIGN MATERIAL TO CRUSHER SITE. HAD JUST BEEN LOADED ON A 30 TRUCK. DROVE OFF ROADWAY, TRUCK SAID OVER ON SIDE IN WATER. HOSPITAL WILL KNOW CAUSE OF DEATH.
PLANT OPERATOR WORKING IN AREA NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN AND CLOTHING CAUGHT UP IN TAIL PULLEY SHAFT OF #1 BELT TO RADIAL CONVEYOR AND PULLED HIM DOWN OVER TOP OF GUARD STRIPPING HIM FROM BREATHIN G.
002 SECTION INBY SPAD NUMBER 9221 APPROX. 63' IN THE NUMBER 3 ENTRY AT A INTERSECTION. VICTIM HAD BEEN OPERATING A 482 SCOOP AND STOPPED IN INTERSECTION TO HAVE A ELECTRICIAN CHECK A BUCKET JA CK PIN. ANOTHER SCOOP OPERATOR HAULING COAL CAMETHRU SAME INTERSECTION NOT SEEING VICTIMS SCOOP THAT HAD HIS ROADWAY BLOCKED. HIS BUCKET RAN INTO VICTIMS DECK CAUSING A CRUSHING DEATH.
THE VICTIM HAD DRIVEN A 1991 TOYOTA PICK-UP TRUCK FROM THE COAL STORAGE AREA TO THE MINE SHOP LOCATED ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THIS MINE. THE VICTIM PARKED THE TRUCK AND HAD GOTTEN OUT AND WAS S TANDING BESIDE OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED ACCORDING TO WITNESSES. THE CAUSE OF THEEXPLOSION IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME, MSHA'S INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING.
WORKER FELL FROM AN UPPER LEVEL APPROX 30' ONTO A CONCRETE FLOOR. (NOTE: LABORER WAS SUPPLIED BY A TEMPORARY AENCY).
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING 3.5 YARD LHD WHEN THE EQUIPMENT MOVED PINNING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RIB.
WHILE THAWING FROZEN MATERIAL FROM BELT TAIL PULLEY AT THE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE REMOVED GUARD AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN MOVING TAIL PULLEY, SUFFERIN GFATAL INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON COARSE AGGREGATE WASH PLANT. BLADE MILL CRUSHED EMPLOYEE. REPORT WAS DELAYED DUE TO TRANSFERRING OF REPORTING RESPONSIBLITY AND INTERNAL MISCOMMUNCIATON. VERBAL REPO RTING WAS COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY (1-8-97).