Struck by falling object
Fall of the roof or back resulting in a fatal injury.
Small Mine Development LLCOperator
Controlled by Keith Jones
MSHA Operator ID: L12820
- Fatalities
- 5
- Total incidents
- 92
- Mines on record
- 14
- Period
- —
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Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK3 fatalities · 4 non-fatal
- MACHINERY1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 11 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS28 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON17 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)5 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2022
4
2021
1
2020
5
2019
1
2018
3 (1f)
2017
1
2016
3
2015
6 (1f)
2014
2
2013
3
2012
5
2011
5
2010
6
2009
6
2008
7 (2f)
2007
7 (1f)
2006
6
2005
1
2004
3
2003
2
2002
3
2001
5
2000
6
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
5 recordedStruck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was operating a jumbo on an incline in the main haulage. The operator drifted to the right rib and the spare drill steel in the drill steel rack came in contact with the right rib. The drill steel gained pressure breaking the drill steel rack striking employee with the drill steel in the head causing a fatal blow.
Struck by falling object
While repairing hydraulic hose on bolter backfill fell in striking employee.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was walking behind haul truck when truck backed over him.
Struck by falling object
While bolting in the face the left rib failed back from the face and buried the operator.