Mining Incidents

Shawnee Rock IncOperator

Controlled by Mark Cochran
MSHA Operator ID: L38379
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2007–2012

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
#641of 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 Shawnee Rock Inc. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 non-fatal
  • ELECTRICAL1 non-fatal
  • STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2012
1
2011
1
2010
2 (1f)
2009
3
2008
1
2007
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

Maintenance was being performed on 10 wheel truck. It appears that the chain slipped causing the truck to fall striking the victim. The victim died from possible internal injuries. Still awaiting Coroner's and MSHA's finding to complete the investigation.