Mining Incidents

Joe Bernert Towing Company IncOperator

Controlled by Thomas L Bernert
MSHA Operator ID: L34870
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2002–2006

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
#419of 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 Joe Bernert Towing Company Inc. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 non-fatal
  • NO VALUE FOUND1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2006
3
2004
1 (1f)
2003
1
2002
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

(3) MINERS WERE WORKING TO INSTALL & MOVE A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. PILAR WAS FEEDING THE BELT OFF THE ROLL TOWARD THE HEAD PULLEY. VICTIM WAS PULLING THE BELTING TOWARDS THE TAIL PULLEY WITH A 3/4"" ROPE ATTACHED TO THE LACING HOLES W/3 STRANDS OF WIRE. THE PULL ROPE DETACHED FROM THE WIRE & HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A CONCRETE SLAB. HE WAS 12'ABOVE THE GROUND, FALL PROTECTION NOT WORN.