Mining Incidents

Joe Bernert Towing Company IncMining Incidents in 2004

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Joe Bernert Towing Company Inc operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2004
1
Total incidents
1
Year
2004

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident

All incidents in 2004

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.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Joe Bernert Towing Company Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.