Massachusetts has 10 recorded mining fatalities on file with MSHA, across 1,706 reportable incidents (1987–2024).
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A miner died when a highwall collapsed on the excavator the miner was operating.
EE's working to clean the mainframe arm on primary crusher. During the lift, the rigging assembly appears to have failed, striking the EE who was located in the line of fire.
EE DID NOT UTILIZE LOTO OR FALL PROTECTION. PER VIDEO & EYEWITNESS, EE WAS WORKING ON ELECTROMAGNET ABOVE CONVEYOR BELT #2. EE STEPPED ON THE BELT FOR THE ELECTROMAGNET THAT TURNS ON EVERY 15 MIN FOR A FEW REVOLUTIONS. THE BELT ENERGIZED AROUND THE TIME EE STEPPED ON IT & THE BELT SWEPT EE OFF THE TOP OF THE ELECTROMAGNET. EE FELL APROX. 20-25 FT STRIKING HEAD & OTHER BODY PARTS.
The mine slope collapsed trapping our miner in his machine. The recovery effort was not successful and the employee expired at the mine site.
Employee of Adams Trucking was weedwacking brush. Blade on weedwacker hit guide wire for electrical pole. The wire was severed and the tension pulled it back toward the transformers on the pole. the guide wire came in contact with a bare wire. At this time we assume electricity went to ground causing fatality. Under Investigation.
WHILE WAITING FOR LOADER, VICTIM CLIMBED SAND PILE AND STARTED HAND SHOVELING CONCRETE SAND INTO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK. WHILE SHOVELING, THE PILE MOVED AND BURIED THE VICTIM BEHIND HIS TRUCK .
EE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD; FROM PERONNEL ACCOUNTS AND OVSERVATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE, IT IS THEORIZED THAT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND HIT THECABLE LINE BERM (4'X'4'X 3') FOR APPROX. 100', STRUCK A PORTION OF THE BERM, AND CATAPULTED OVER THE BERM FALL APPROX. 40-42' RESULTING IN THE DRIVER'S DEATH.
9:30 A DRIVER OF ONE TRUCK HAD PARKED HIS TRUCK TO BE LOADED. HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO O OVER TO THE OTHER TRUCK. A[T] SOME TIME HE POSITIONED HIMSELF BEHIND THE OTHER TRUCK WHICH PROCEEDED TO BACK UP. THE VICTIM WAS RUN OVER BY THE TRUCK WHICH WAS BACKING UP.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING A 1965 CATEPI LLAR MODEL 46A D-8 BULLDOZER GRATING AN ALLEUVIAL DEPOSIT TO A TWO TO ONE SLOPE HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE MACHINE AND PLUNGED 40 FT TO P IT FLOOR. THE BULLDOZER NOT FITTED WITH ROPS CAME TO REST ON THE CANOPY. SEVERING THE VICTIM. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT A TRUCK DRIVER DISCOVERED THE VICTIM NEAR THE SMOLDERING M
TWO MEN WERE RE4OVING A TAILSECTION FROM A 24 X 60 FT LONG PORTABLE CONV. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE TAILSECTION THE HEADSECTION TOOK A NOSE DIVE THROWING I.NAME IN THE AIR I.NAM E HIT HIS HEAD 2N THE CONV. ON HIS WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND