Mine Manager fatality
TWO MEN WERE RE4OVING A TAILSECTION FROM A 24 X 60 FT LONG PORTABLE CONV. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE TAILSECTION THE HEADSECTION TOOK A NOSE DIVE THROWING I.NAME IN THE AIR I.NAM E HIT HIS HEAD 2N THE CONV. ON HIS WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- CONVEYORS,NEC
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 9 years
- Experience at this mine
- 9 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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July 1, 2026 · Warrior Met Coal BC, LLC · AL · Electrician
Employee was discovered at shield 74. The employee was found caught between the shield resulting in a head crushing injury. Employee was transported to the surface and EMS performed CPR until time of death was called.
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May 20, 2026 · Pine Branch Mining LLC · KY · Maintenance Man
EE and another employee were pulling the engine and removing nose cone on the radiator. EE was on the bottom under the 992g wheel loader. The other employee was on top of the machine. EE was taking the radiator nose off, accidentally took bolts out of counter weights and it fell on EE. Resulting in a fatality.
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March 12, 2026 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC · UT · Maintenance Man
At approximately 05.12am on the 12th March 2026, a mechanic was struck by a drill boom in a surface workshop, causing fatal injuries.