Mining Incidents

Black Hills EnergyOperator

Controlled by Black Hills Corp
MSHA Operator ID: P04662
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
58
Mines on record
1
Period
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Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 6 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS19 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY8 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON7 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)5 non-fatal
  • FIRE4 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2024
1
2023
1
2022
1
2021
2
2019
2
2018
2
2012
5
2011
1
2010
9
2009
8
2008
5 (1f)
2007
7
2006
1
2005
2
2004
1
2003
2
2002
3
2001
2
2000
3

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee received fatal crushing injuries while operating haul truck, parked in line waiting to be loaded at the shovel. The employee exited the cab and was standing behind the cab, between the cab and air receiver tank when the truck in front started to move in reverse, pinning the employee.