Struck by falling object
Excavator was working in Redwine pit, highwall collapsed causing rock to fall on excavator. This caused a fatal injury to operator.
Fairbanks Coal Company IncOperator
Controlled by Wesley D. Burke
MSHA Operator ID: P19718
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 28
- Mines on record
- 5
- Period
- —
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Top causes
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL1 fatality
- MACHINERY10 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS7 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON5 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal
- FIRE1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2011
2 (1f)
2009
2
2008
1
2006
1
2005
3
2004
2
2003
3
2002
4
2001
5
2000
5