Mining Incidents

Double Mountain Mining LLCOperator

Controlled by Michael Blubaugh
MSHA Operator ID: 0148973
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2017–2020

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
0th

More recorded fatalities than 0% of operators on file.

Rank
#569of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
0.6×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
1
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.

For counsel + compliance teams

Get an email the moment a new MSHA-reportable accident lands at any mine on file under Double Mountain Mining LLC. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2020
1 (1f)
2017
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Struck against stationary object

Employee was on Hydro seeder and changed barrels on the gun and pointed the gun at self and engaged the clutch. The pressure knocked employee back against the rails on the truck. CPR was provided but had no effect.