MSHA's accident file records 72 fatalities at US mines in 2001. Each links to its incident record.
WORKER WAS OPERATING A CAT D60 DOZER AND WAS MAKING A PAD TO PLACE A 6" GORMAN-RUPP WATER PUMP ON. DOZER TILTED OVER, WORKER WAS PINNED UNDER DOZER. HE RECEIVED MASSIVE INJURIES FROM WEIGHT OF DOZER.
EMPLOYEE PARKED COMPANY SERVICE TRUCK NEXT TO GEN TRAILER, TRUCK ROLLED AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET BACK IN TO STOP. SERVICE TRUCK SIDE SWIPED GEN TRAILER. EMPLOYEE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND GEN TRAILER.
EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING THE SAND HOPPER AT THE WASHPLANT USING A JOHN DEERE THE OTHER LOADER OBSERVED THE LOADER PARKED AT THE SAND HOPPER WITH ITS BUCKET IN THE AIR WITHOUT AN OPERATOR IN THE CA B. THE OTHER LOADER OPERATOR OBSERVED EE'S LEGS STICKING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF SAND HOPPER ON THE CONVEYER BELT AND SHUT POWER OFF, RADIOED FOR HELP.
EMPLOYEE TOOK A "SHORT CUT". EMPLOYEE NEVER USED HIS FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT WHILE TAKING HIS "SHORT CUT", THE RESULT WAS THIS EMPLOYEE FALLING OFF A BEAM. THE EE FELL TO HIS DEATH 46' BELOW . EMPLOYEE HAD ALL HIS FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENTSECURED TO HIS HARNESS AND NEVER ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THEM TO PREVENT THE FALL.
A ROCK INTRUSION WAS PRESENT IN THE #6 RIGHT XCUT CORNER. THE INTERFACE OF THE ROCK & COAL CONTAINED A SLICKENSIDE AT ROUGHLY 45 DEGREES INTO THE ROCK. ONE PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING ~10 1/2' LON G, 77' WIDE, AND FROM 29-12" THICK CAME FROM THE LEFT RIB AND STRUCK THE VICTIM INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES.
VICTIM FELL FROM THE TOP FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT TO THE GROUND LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 101 FT. TO HIS DEATH.
THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING HIS JOY CONTINUOUS MINER FROM THE #3 ENTRY TO THE #4 ENTRY ON #3 UNIT WHENHE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHICH INFLI CTED THE FATAL INJURIES.
2 RIGHT 5 SOUTH TRACK ENTRY, TWO EES WERE INSTALLING FISH PLATES IUNBY A FLAT CAR LOADED WITH RAILS AND ATTACHED TO A BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE. WHEN A THIRD EE ATTEMPTED TO NMOVE THE LOCOMOTIVE AND RAIL CAR OUTBY, IT TRAVELED INBY STRIKING THE EES INSTALLING THE FISH PLATES RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO ONE EE AND MINOR CONTUSIONS TO THE OTHER EE. ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE TO WASH OUT ACCUMULATED MATERIAL BELOW CONVEYER #11 (FLOATING) AND TAILPULLEY CONVEYER #4 (LAND)APPARENTLY FELL IN WATER PIT WHILE NOT WEARING A LIFE JACKET.
WHILE PREPARING TO ATTACH ROCKDUST HOSE TO POD DUSTER, THE DUSTER WAS STRUCK BY 3 SUPPLY CARS WHICH HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE SLOPE CAR AT THE TOP OF THE SLOPE. CARS STRUCK THE DUSTER & THE VI CTIM WAS FATALY INJURED. THE CARS TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1700 FT. BEFORE STRIKING THE ROCKDUSTER. CAUSE OF THE CARS BREAKING LOOSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED DURING MINING IN THE 5-LEFT WORKING SECTION WHILE CONNECTING THE XCUT BETWEEN NO. 7 AND NO. 8 ENTRIES. THE ROOF FALL RODE BACK THROUGHT THE INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING THE REMOTE CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR AND MINER HELPER. THE MINER OPERATOR SUSTAINED SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURIES WHILE THE MINER HELPER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
DRIVER GOT OUT OF TRUCK, NOT SETTING PARK BRAKES, PULLED HAND BRAKE. WAS FOUND PASSENGER SIDE OF TRAILER WITH SERVICE LINE DISCONNECTED. DRIVER WAS LAYING ON GROUND HEAD TOWARD FRON OF TRUCK, TANDEMS HAD RUN OVER LEGS, STOMACH AND CHEST AREA. TRUCK WAS RUNNING AND HAD MOVED APPROXIMATELY 16' HITTING TRUCK IN FRONT.
EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY CLIMBED UP ON THE FRAME WORKOF #17-81 CONE CRUSHER FRAME. NO ONE SAW THE ACCIDENT BUT A SHOVEL WAS FOUND BY THE BODY IN THE CONE FEED BELT, AND THE VICTIM WAS FOUND IN THE TENSION PULLEY FOR THE UNDERCONE CONVEYER BELT. IT APPEARS THAT HE LOST HIS BALANCE OR TRIPPED AND FELL INTO THE MOVING BELT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SIC RIGHT XCUT ON THE NO 2 SECTION RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF EMPLOYEE. THE FALL MEASURE 18' LONG, 15' WIDE AND 12" THICK.
DREDGE OPERATOR, HEART ATTACK FELL INTO THE WATER DROWNED LIFE JACKET PROVIDED AND AVAILABLE BUT NOT WORN.
WHILE GETTING READY TO MOVE THE EXPLOSIVE STORAGE TRAILER EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CRIBBING AND THE BLOCKING UNDER THE TRAILER TRUCKS FAILED CAUSING THE TRAILER TO TIP AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHE D UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER.
PER CALL TO KIM- OPERATOR WAS ON WAY DOWN TO BOTTOM OF PIT, HIS TRUCK WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF PIT, NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS KILLED WHILE OPERATING MACK LOWBOY ON MINE ACCESS ROAD, ON GOING INVESTIGATION.
EE WAS OPERATING A DM600 MACK FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. IN DOING SO, HE SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND DIED ON 10-4-01. THE ACCID ENT HAPPENED ON A DESCENDING ROAD. CAUSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.
INDIVIDUAL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWERLINE CAUSING DEATH BY ELECTRICUTION.
STRUCK BY FORCE AND CONCUSSION FROM METHANIE EXPLOSION.
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FATALLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY FORCE AND CONCUSSION FROM METHANE EXPLOSION.
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EE WAS LAST HEARD WITH A HAMMER MAKING REPAIRS TO THE CURTAIN IN THE FACE OF THE #4 ENTRY. AN ELMCO DIESEL SCOOP WAS BEING USED TO CLEAN UP AND HAUL COAL FROM A PREVIOUS ROOM SET UP TO THE ACT IVE MMU 0-001 UNIT AND DUMP IN THE ROTARY COAL FEEDER. THE COAL FEEDER WAS SHUT DOWN AND WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE THE SCOOP OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE HIS HAULAGE ROUTE AND DUMP T
EE ENTERED THE MANLIFT TO BE LOWERED TO THE GROUND, AS THE MANLIFT BEGAN TO DESCEND THE SUPPORT TUBE BROKE AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK HE IN THIS HEAD. EMT'S ADMINISTERED FIRST AID AT THE JO B SITE UNTIL HEALTH NET WHERE HE PAST AWAY.
ONE FATALITY AND ONE BRUSING/SEVERE SHOCK DUE TO ROCK FALL. BOTH INDIVIDUALS STANDING ADJACENT TO A LOSE SHUTTLE CAR, ONE WATCHING MINER TRAILING CABLE, WHEN LARGE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING ONE PERSON AND GRAZING THE OTHER.
CONCRETE FLOORING COLLASPED.
EE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROW FELL STRIKING HIM FROM BEHIND RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.
A FATALITY OCCURRED AT THE WINDFIELD SOUTH MINE ON AUGUST 21, 2001 AT APPROX. 11:30 A.M. MECHANICS HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO TURN THE DRAG ROPES AND PUT ON ONE DUMP ROPE ON THE D-22 DRAGLINE. THE D RAGLINE BUCKET WAS CONFIGURED SUCH THAT THE ARCH TO EAT. A CLOD OF DIRT FELL FROM THE BUCKET. APPARENTLY STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE BASE OF THE NECK. EE ON THE SCENE IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO
EE WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING 5 CONNECTED RAILCARS TO AN ADJACENT TRACK BY MEANS OF A WHEELL TRACTOR. THE REAR RAILCAR BECAME UNCOUPLED FROM THE TRACTOR. THE EE SIGNALED THE OPERATOR OF TRACTOR T O BACK AWAY FROM THE REAR RAILCAR TO ALLOW RECOUPLING. AFTER THE WHEEL TRACTOR BACKED AWAY, THE EE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE TRACTOR & RAILCAR. THE SLACK RELEASED FATALLY INJURING EE.
A CONTRACTOR PARKED HIS TRUCK IN A TURN AROUND AREA APPROX. 75 YARDS FROM STOCKPILE OF UNDERGROUND MINE. HE PLACED AN IMPROVISED STAND UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO LEVER THE TRUCK OFF T HE GROUND AS BED RAISED. UNDERNEATH, HE BEGAN WORKING, ADJUSTING BRAKES. TRUCK EITHER ROLLED OR SLIPPED OF STAND PINCHING HIM BETWEEN THE REAR AXLE & STAND. FOUND SITTING ON GROUND UNDER TRUC
PILLAR WORK IN THE NO.2 ENTRY THE LAST LIFT IN THE RIGHT BLOCK WAS FINISHED AND THE MINER OPR. AND HELPER WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT. A PILLAR FALL OCCURED AND FELL BEYOND THE MINER WHITCH CAUG HT THE HELPER INBY THE CORNER OF THE SOLID PILLAR BEHIND THE MINER.
EE WAS FATALLY ELECTROCRATED AS HE DISASSEMBLED A CONVEYOR BELT STARTING BOX SOURCE OF POWER CAUSING DEATH IN UNKNOWN AT THAT TIME.
AN APPARENT BRAKE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE VICTIM TO EXIT THE CAB & WAS PULLED UNDER THE REAR WHEELS OR HE PARKED IT & CRAWLED UNDER THE BED TO CHECK A PROBLEM. EITHER SENARIO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER HIS BODY CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.
WHILE MINING IN THE FIRST LEFT SECTION CROSS CUT 3 TO 4 EMPLOYEE FINISHED THE CUT AND POSITIONED HIMSELF INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN LARGE SLAB OF ROOF FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.
THE EE WAS ON ONE KNEE MAKING AN AIR HOSE CONNECTION. A OPERATOR, OPERATING A 3.5 YD SCOOP ENTERED THE WORK AREA STRIKING THE EE WITH THE BUCKETCAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
ROCKFALL DURING THE PROCESS OF LOADING A DRIFT ROUND
EE WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN THE ROCKBURST HIT, COVERING THE EE WITH 8-10 FT OF BROKEN ROCK
EE WAS ROCKBOLTING WHEN THE ROCKBURST HIT, COVERING THE EE WITH 8-10 FT OF BROKEN ROCK
THE MINER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE MUCKER HE WAS OPERATING. THE MINER PARKED THE LHD ON A 15% GRADE ON THE 66W RAMP. WHEN HE REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT THE LHD BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE RAMP. THE MINER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET & THE RIB.
CONTINUOUS MINER EXTRACTED ONE LIFT OUT OF PILLAR, BLOCK #12. AS EE AND C0-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE FIRST POST, THE ROOF FELL, RODE OVER THE BREAKER POST STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.
INJURED WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE CENTER GEAR CASE OF THE #11 JOY MINER ON #2 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING INJURED IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS PINNING HIS HEAD ON THE MINER. INJURED RECEIVED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. INJURED WAS LIFE FLIGHTED FROM THE MINE TO ST MARY'S HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE, IND. INJURED DIED ABOUT 6:15 PM ON MAY 23, 2001.
THE VICTIM WAS REPAIRING A SKID STEER LOADER WHEN THE HYDRAULICALLY-CONTROLLED LIFTING ARM WITH FORKS DROPPED, PINNING HIM TO GROUND
EE WAS IN BIN AS MATERIAL WAS BEING DISCHARGED.
THE VICTIM, A LOADER OPERATOR, WAS CLEANING MATERIAL FROM A STACKER CONVEYOR WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ONE OF THE LEG SUPPORTS, KNOCKING THE CONVEYOR OVER. A SECOND LOADER OPERATOR WAS SUMMONED TO LIFT & RESET THE CONVEYOR. THE RIGGING FAILED AND THE CONVEYOR FELL, STRIKING THE VICTIM AS HE WALKED UNDER THE RAISED CONVEYOR
EMPLOYEE WAS APPARENTLY INSPECTING CONVEYOR BELT TAKE-UP AT 2ND M.NORTH DRIVE WHEN HIS LEFT ARM BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN THE BOTTOM BELT AND THE STATIONARY ROLLER, CAUSING AVULSION LEFT ARM AN D FACIAL INJURIES. ACCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY COMPANY, STATE AND MSHA OFFICIALS. AUTOPSY PENDING.
DRIVER CLIMBED ON BACK TIRE OF TRUCK TO FINISH TARPING HIS LOAD AND SLIPPED & FELL OFF TRUCK HITTING HIS HEAD
A MACHINERY ACCIDENT OCCURRED RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS UPPER BODY WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONTINUOUS MINE R BOOM AND COAL RIB.
MUCKER BUCKET CAUGHT ON RIB LEFT SIDE PINNING EE BETWEEN MUCKER & RIB
EE WAS OPERATING THE D-8 DOZER IN RESTRICTED AREA. OPERATING BULLDOZER NEAR THE BASE OF A 60FT HIGHWALL WHEN THE WALL COLLAPSED, BURYING HIM
EE HAD WALKED UP #2 ENTRY & INTO THE BREAKTHROUGH BETWEEN #2 & #3 PILLAR BLOCKS TO WHERE A SCOOP HAD BEEN PARKED. THE FOREMAN & SCOOP OPERATOR WERE IN FRONT OF SCOOP PREPARING TO SET TIMBERS. EE CALLED OUT & ASKED FOREMAN WHERE TO MINE NEXT& FOREMAN NOTICED HIS LIGHT DISAPPEAR. EE WAS DISCOVERED WITH A ROCK(8" H, 4'W, 6'L) ON HIM. GIVEN FIRST-AID, FLOWN TO HOSP., DIED 2 DAYS LATER.
GAS BUILDUP IN SCALE PIT- EXPLOSION- THAWING OUT SCALE.
THE EE FINISHED DRILLING THE LEFT RIB, WAS STILLBOLTING WHEN HE LEFT HIS JACKLEG,HE WAS MOVING AWAY FROM HIS JACKLEG WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OUT OF THE RIGHT RIB, STRIKING EE & KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED HIP & A FRACTURED PELVIS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TREATMENT OF HIS INJURIES.
EE WAS CLEANING THE RIGHT BREAK IN THE NUMBER THREE PLACE OFF EAST MAINS BY USING A SCOOP & ROCKFELL ON THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. THEVICTIM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET INBY SUPPORTED TOP. THE SCOOP DID NOT HAVE A CANOPY ON IT.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VICTIM WAS MISSING SHORTLY AFTER 10:00 PM. A SEARCH BEGAN WHICH CULMINATED IN THE VICTIM'S RETRIEVAL FROM THE "A" RAW COAL SILO AT APPROXIMATELY 7:55 PM ON MARCH 15, 2001. IT IS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO EXACTLY WHERE THE VICTIM ENTERED THE RAW COAL SYSTEM. CONSEQUENTLY AN EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT DETERMINED.
AFTER INSTALLATION OF A BANK OF CAPCITORS ON THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINES FEEDING THE MINE SUBSTATION,EE (ACCORDING TO WITNESSES) UNPLUGGED THE 110 V CONTROL CIRCUIT FROM THE RECEPTACLE, THREW IT TO THE GROUND, PICKED IT BACK UP TO INSPECT & AT THIS TIME CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CURRENT.
ACCORDING TO WITNESS, EMPLOYEE FELL FROM A SCAFFOLD LADDER FROM AN UNKNOWN HEIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING TESTS ON HAUL TRUCK 085. WHILE THE TEST WAS BEING CONDUCTED, THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER THE CHOCK BLOCKS AND STRUCK THE DOORS OF THE SHOP. THE DOORS FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPL OYEE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
FATALITY. NO GUARD ON OPENING OF AN ELEVATED WALKWAY. VICTIM FAILED TO FOLLOW COMPANY FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM. DID NOT WEAR SAFETY HARNESS & LANYARD & STEPPED THROUGH OPENING IN THE WALKWAY. FALL PROTECTION SIGNS WERE PLACED IN ALL AREAS WITH HAZARDS
WEATHER AND GROUND CONDITION WAS GOOD. UNDER CONVEYOR WAS WELL GUARDED. VICTIM WAS FOUND BETWEEN RETURN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT UNDER SCREEN CONVEYOR. NO ONE SAW ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SUPPLY LOCOMOTIVE. THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS PULLING TWO SUPPLY CARS LOADED WITH CINDER BLOCKS AND WIRE MESH FROM ELLIS PORTALTO THE #1 SECTION. EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY LOST CONT ROL OF THE MOTOR WHILE ASCENDING A 0-4% GRADE (APPROX. 2,500' LONG) AND DESCENDED THE GRADE IN A RUNAWAY MODE. HE WAS FOUND AT THE BASE OF THE GRADE WITH THE WRECKAGE.
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE 5520-237 LONGHOLE STOPE WHEN A WATER TRUCK OPERATOR BACKED OVER THE BERM AND INTO THE STOP WHICH AT THE TIME WAS BEING BACKFILLED.