MSHA's accident file records 199 fatalities at mines in Pennsylvania since 1983, listed by year. Each links to its incident record.
At roughly 12:30 am on Saturday 7/11/26 employee was overcome by clean coal while shoveling spillage out from bottom of Clean Coal Silo. Employee is currently in hospital. Vitals are stable but final outcome still TBD. ***EE passed away 07/20/2026***
Employee was setting a post at 24xcut in 7 South #6 track entry, to barricade off an area of concern. While tightening up a post a piece of rock dislodged from the upper portion of the rib and fell striking the employee. The employee suffered fatal injuries as a result of this event.
The EE was loading lifters when a piece of rock (approx. 4'x 5' x 2') fell from the ceiling and struck the EE. The EE was not pinned under the rock. This resulted in a fatal accident.
An employee was crushed between a mobile bridge carrier (MBC) and the coal rib.
Truck Driver in TDW060 pulled over and stopped at a curve in the road, partially off the road, which created a blind spot. Loader Operator in 3LV025 was driving in the same direction of the truck. As the Loader Operator passed the truck the Truck Driver was struck and killed.
A contractor was found in a shallow pool of water at the base of a highwall.
While cleaning raw coal material from on top of the locked out Raw Coal Stacking Conveyor, the Miner was standing on the conveyor ahead of the conveyor feed chute. The belt and material moved backwards, sweeping the Miner into the chute and covered Miner with material.
Truck driver was found unresponsive in the cab of EE's overturned truck at the bottom of the feed ramp drop off. There were no witnesses to the accident. Investigation is still pending.
While doing general work in the section employee was struck by a shuttle car and received crushing injuries to their upper torso.
Employee disregarded lock out tag safety training and climbed into a hopper without de-energizing equipment and without notifying other workers in the area. Loader operator had no way of knowing that anyone would be inside the hopper with the feeder belt running. Employee in the hopper was buried and crushed when loader operator dumped 18 tons of stone into hopper
An examiner was found unresponsive in an underground sump. As of this time the exact cause of the employee's death is still undetermined.
In the Main A section, number 5 entry in the intersection of crosscut 139 at station spad #2994. While walking past a rib, a rock measuring approximately 5'x2'x18" fell out striking the victim.
A miner was fatally injured when material fell from the roof of the mine, striking the cab of the front end loader the miner was operating.
A contract employee was conducting maintenance duties at the number 6 cement cooler when the employee fell approximately 25 feet onto a concrete floor.
A continuous miner operator was mining in the number one entry when employee was struck by a rock in by permanent roof supports. This resulted in a fatality.
Feather edge false roof fall resulting in a death
The employee was walking off the face at the G1HG longwall section. As employee passed the head gate drive, the previously bolted and meshed rib unexpectedly failed and the material struck employee resulting crushing type injuries.
An employee was in the process of removing a metal dumpster from the bottom floor of our truck unloading building using a hoist. When they removed the dumpster from the building the hand rail was not put back into position and the employee fell into the lifting bay of the hoist. Fall was approximately 37 feet to the bottom level.
While operating the 2nd/back MBC (mobile bridge carrier) the employee became pinned between the bridge of the MBC and the rib.
Mechanic was looking over the hydraulic equipment on a service truck when something failed & struck the mechanic in head above right eye. Mechanic fell back onto the garage floor.
The CM had backed out of the number one entry and began tramming to the number two entry when ee noticed the front MBC on the attached system did not pull ahead. At that time, the victim was found at the MBC suffering from crushing injuries. This resulted in a fatality.
Victim used an aerial lift positioned under the #3 tunnel belt to access the take-up pulley assemble components. As the victim was attempting to manually clean the north side of the west bend pulley, ee became entangled between the rotating pulley and the moving conveyor belt, resulting in a fatal injuries.
A Cat D9L bulldozer ee had been operating ran over ee. The bulldozer ran over the edge of the refuse bank and came to rest at the bottom of the embankment. The victim was pronounce dead at the scene. The reason why the victim was outside the bulldozer when the accident occurred is under investigation.
A coal rib fell, striking the continuous miner operator, causing a fatal injury.
When airlock door located at 63 to 64 break on 10 right #4 heading struck victim causing fatal injury. When the scoop car operator closed the set of airlock doors at the No.63.5 crosscut, the doors fell towards the scoop operator pinning him under the metal airlock door.
The victim was repositioning the block saw near the edge of bench with the saw operating in reverse when he stumbled and fell 4.5 feet to the lower bench. The saw continued in reverse and fell on top of him, resulting in fatal injuries.
On February 20, 2015, a fatal accident occurred in the #2 slope entry of the A Mains, MMU 001. The roof bolter operator received crushing injuries during the bolting process.
Miner Operator was tramming into cut. When he positioned the miner onto sights, the mining machine was on a knuckle on the bottom causing it to swing in his direction, pinning him against the rib with the tail of the mining machine.
The victim backed the truck he was driving to the edge of the overburden dumpsite and started to raise the truck's bed to dump a load of material. The bank failed and the truck overturned falling 30 feet below. The victim died in route to the hospital.
Fall from Platform at Lehigh Cement Facility. On 10/10/14 a truck driver/loader employed by FT Silfies Inc. was in the process of pre-loading a trailer on miner property. At Aprox. 11:18AM, the driver was standing in side the safety loading rack on top of a trailer when he fell between the lower railing of the rack and the trailer, aprox ten (10) feet to the ground.
temperature were around 70 degrees, sunny and dry day. Adding to narrative per prelim **The victim was operating a 2 1/2 ton truck up a steep roadway. He was hauling water tanks on the bed of the truck when the truck overturned on its roof and crushed him.**
The Cat 773E Rock Truck started having a problem with the right front strut. The mechanic was called and was conducting Trouble shooting procedures on the truck when the strut failed causing crushing injuries to the mechanic.
EE was cutting grass with 7300 compact track loader w/attached brush hog. For some unknown reason the machine lost traction and slid down small embankment into water. Cause of incident unknown at this time. Compliance with rules/reg not a factor, mining equip/system unknown to be a factor, but was used, PPE not a factor, job skills/miner proficiency/training/attitude not a factor.
For unknown reasons and or witnesses the victim fell into the jaw opening and was subsequently crushed.
The victim was operating a walk behind block saw on a ledge. The victim and the saw went over the 9-foot ledge and the saw fell on him. This mine closed in 2005 and the operator did not notify MSHA that mining operations had resumed.
Employee was in the process of setting or had set a roof jack, on the left inby corner or #60 Crosscut between the No 2 and No. 1 entry in the 4 west miner section. A piece of stone fell out of the roof and struck the employee, pinning him to the ground.
The employee was attempting to add a piece of angle iron to the discharge gate to the surge pile feeder. After welding, the gate did not fit properly. He crawled to the gate to investigate. He asked a co-worker for a tape measure. While waiting for the tape measure the material started collapsing around him. As a result the employee was engulfed in the material.
The contract employee was helping to install a counterweight on Gradall XL5110 Scaler. As the weight was lifted into place, one of the connector links of the chain used for lifting broke, causing one end of the weight to strike the ground. This in turn broke the other end, which allowed the weight to strike the employee as it fell.
From accounts of person involved in accident, EE was preparing to tram Feeder onto belt tail during 3 East belt move when power cable for Feeder was dropped. It appears it fell across tram controls undetected. When EE activated start control switch, Feeder Hydraulic Tram Circuit engaged causing it to tram toward him, striking him & pinning between Feeder & coal rib.
Fatality due to roof fall at the face of a working section. **The fall pinned the victim between the roof fall and the coal rib. Retreat mining was taking place in the 003-0 section at the time. Fall was approximately 30 feet wide, 20 feet long and ranging from 4 inches to 4 feet thick.**
The victim placed himself where he could get hit by the mining machine.
EE traveled to get backsight in order to advance survey station in the #5 entry of the 2nd Butt Right off of South Mains section. The backsight was outby a run-thru check curtain. He was struck by a loaded shuttle car as it traveled from the #6 face to the feeder through the run-thru check, and incurred fatal injuries. He was found by the shuttle car operator on his return trip.
Boom truck being used to set concrete safety barriers beside driveway at the request of MSHA inspector. Boom assy. on truck had approx. 18' clearance under overhead power line. Operator of truck and deceased had just moved truck and reset up to have more clearance under the wires. On first lift the boom was extended too far and made contact with wires. Day was clear, dry and sunny.
The victim was standing behind the center bolter observing the slack power cable laying on the ground. As he walked around the bolter to check for slack, he stepped on a small rock (saucer dish size) causing him to twist & fall to the bottom. He was taken to the hospital and a soft cast was put on. He went into convulsions on 4/28/07 at home and later died at the hospital.
Accident happened when a cut of coal was blasted in breast. From preliminary report: According to the witness, he heard three explosions. Two were normal. The concussion from the third explosion was excessive. The victim was eventually found at the bottom of #19 chute.
EE was preparing to blacktop the entrance to the shop, when he walked into the path of a payloader that was transporting material from the stock pile. He was run over by the left front tire.
3 employees working on elev. platform to remove pitman from Crusher B. Crane owned & operated by contractor had lifted pitman & it was hanging stationary. The men headed for the stairs to descend. Pitman suddenly swung and hit EE, fatally injuring him (cause of death crushing blunt force trauma). 2nd EE was grazed by pitman, but was not injured. 3rd EE uninjured.
Employee was mining a cut of coal when a horseback fell out causing fatal injury.
The Euclid R-Haul truck Comp. No. 671 was hauling a load of stemming material to the drill bench in the Wadesville Pit. The truck went over an embankment, upset, coming to rest on the driver's side causing fatal blunt force trauma to the driver located inside the cab. The cause of this accident is yet to be determined pending further investigation.
Employee was operating a 50 ton Cat end dump truck & was at dump site with his 3rd load of stone from pit. While attempting to dump the load from truck at dump site, which is elevated some 20' above the plant, his truck went over the dump face backwards & flipped end for end 180' landing on its top, wheels to sky, at bottom of dump site at plant level. He was still in cab.
Employee was clearing trees on top of an embankment with a caterpillar d5m lgp bulldozer when the bulldozer went over the embankment coming to rest on its side.
Employee moved roof bolter outby face to rebolt in the section. Horse back fell out causing fatal injury.
Highwall collapse resulting in death of loader operator.
A fire occurred on the front end loader. The operator (victim) was dumping a bucket of refuse rock on a stockpile. A nearby truck driver noticed an oil leak on the loader and radioed the victim to shut down. The victim dumped the loaded bucket, backed up and drove the loader forward. The loader burst into flames. Fire was located between operator's cab and engine compartment.
DRIVER CAME OFF THE TOP OF THE TRAILER STRIKING THE GROUND
WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING MAIN OUTSIDE SUBSTATION, EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE RESULTING IN DEATH.
EE ENTERED AN AUGER HOLE AND SUFFERED ASPHIXATION DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF 23 FT HIGHWALL ONTO ROCKS WAS STILL CONSCIENCE AFTER THE FALL, WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO KITTANNING HOSPITAL.
EE WAS OPERATING A STAMLER COAL HAULER AND HAD ATTEMPTED TO TRAM AROUND AN UN CUT CORNER. IN DOING SO HIS HAULER APPARENTLY PINCHED THE ENEGIZED LOADER CABLE BETWEEN THE HAULER AND THE COAL RI B. EE EXITED THE MACHINE TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE TO THE CABLE AND WAS APPARENTLY ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE CONTACTED THE FRAME OF THE COAL HAULER.
WHILE MINING IN THE FIRST LEFT SECTION CROSS CUT 3 TO 4 EMPLOYEE FINISHED THE CUT AND POSITIONED HIMSELF INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN LARGE SLAB OF ROOF FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.
THE VICTIM WAS REPAIRING A SKID STEER LOADER WHEN THE HYDRAULICALLY-CONTROLLED LIFTING ARM WITH FORKS DROPPED, PINNING HIM TO GROUND
TWO MERCURY OWNED TRUCKS ENTERED PROPERTY TO DELIVER COAL. THE TWO TRUCKERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO AREA TO DUMP BY SCALE MASTER THEN BY THE HI-LIFT OPERATOR. THE TRUCKS BACKED PARALLEL TO EACH OTH ER TO THE LEFT (CAB AREA). AS THE 1ST TRUCK BEGAN TO RAISE AND DUMP THE COAL IT HIT THE TOP POSITION, THE COAL CAUSED BED TO FALL ON SECOND CAB.
AT THE BUNKER TAIL SHAFT AREA, MECHANICS WERE GETTING READY TO TAKE SLACK OUT OF "B" CHAIN TO PULL SLACK WHEN A WELD THAT HELD THE TENSION ARM IN PLACE BROKE. THE RELEASED TENSION ARM CAME UP THROUGH THE STEPS WHERE THE VICTIM WAS STANDING CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION TO FEMORAL ARTERY IN HIS GROIN AREA.
WORKER WAS STARTING WATER PUMP. HE APPARENTLY SLIPPED OR FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A ROCK. HE FELL INTO THE WATER CAUSING HIM TO DROWN.
EMPL0YEE WAS TRANING BELTS ON A CONVEYOR, BECAME ENTANGLED BETWEEN BELT AND VERTICAL TAKE UP PULLEY.
A MINER OPERATOR WAS MINING IN THE M-2 (010-0) SECTION IN THE #23 ROOM BETWEEN #9 & #10 ENTRY. WHILE MINING THE 2ND HALF OF THE CUT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF. THE ROCK STRUCK THE MAN ON THE HEAD. THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 15'4"L X 105" W X 0-4"T
WHILE GUARDING ACCESS TO THE PIT ENTRANCE, EMPLOYEE WAS HIT FROM FLYROCK WHILE IN FOREMAN'S VEHICLE.
DIGGING SPOIL PILE FOR BACK FILLING PURPOSES. SPOIL PILE COLLAPSED PARTIALLY BURNING MACHING ON OPERATOR'S SIDE. SPOIL BROKE THROUGH WINDOW COVERING OPERATOR RESULTING IN BEATH OF OPERATOR A ND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MACHINE.
IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE SILO, CONTRACTOR'S SUPERVISOR ENTERED THE SILO. A LEDGE OF HARDENED CEMENT ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SILO. A RES ULTING AVALANCHE OF CEMENT CASCADED DOWN UPON HIM AND BURIED HIM.
TWO MINERS WERE ASSIGNED WORK IN THE MONKEY HEADING OF THE 2ND LEVEL EAST GANGWAY WORKING. THEY APPARENTLY WERE PREPARING A HITCH FOR ROOF SUPPORT IN THE CYCLE OF MINING, AND AS THEY FRED THE HITCH, A POCKET OF METHANE GAS WAS IGNITED CAUSIING AN EXPLOSION TO OCCUR. THE RESUTLING EXPLOSION CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO ONE AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO OTHER.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRANSFER CONVEYOR. EE WAS FOUND CAUGHT WITH HIS ARM IN THE IDLER ON THAT CONVEYOR. THE EE WAS AT THE TRANSFER CONVEYOR APPRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST IT WHILE IT WAS RUNN ING. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. EE DIED THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. POSSIBLE CARDIAC ARREST.
THE EE ENTERED THE SECURED AREA WITH THE CONVEYOR RUNNING. HE WAS WEARING LOOSE CLOTHING WHICH APPARENTLY BECAME TANGLE IN THE TAIL PULLEY WHICH THEN PULLED HIM ONTO THE CONVEYOR AND HE WAS WE DGE BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND TENSION IDLER RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.
A LARGE ROOF FALL OCCURRED THE INTERSECTION AREA AS DESCRIBED ON THE ACAMDING 7001 FORM WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF EE. WHOSE BODY WAS RECOVERED ALONG THE CONT. MINER WHERE HE WAS APPARENTL Y HELPING WITH THE CABLE AT THE TIME OF THE FALLTHIS AREA WAS PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED.
EE WAS ASSIGNED TO BURN AND WELD ON A BELT CONVEYOR TRANSFER. AFTER RETURNING FROM LUNCH. THE EE STARTED TO BURN METAL WHEN A SLAB OF RIB CAME LOOSE STRIKIN GHIM. CAUSING FATAL INJURIES SIZE O F ROCK 2'X4'X10'.
VICTIM ALONG WITH HIS SUPERVISOR WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MINER IN NORTH MAINS CHECKING FOR TRAM PROBLEMS THAT WAS REPORTED FROM THE MIDNITE SHIFT. THE VICTIM HAD THE REMOTE CONTROL IN HIS POSSESSION. THE MINER MOVED AND PINNED BOTH EMPLOYEES. CAUSE OF THIS FATAL WAS A FAILURE TO NOTICE A PINCH POINT AREA. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR.
17B LONGWALL WAS IDLE FOR MAINTENENCE & REPAIRS. A RAM JACK WAS BEING TRANSPORTED THROUGH THE STAGELOADER ON THE CHAIN CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO THE STAGELOADER CHAIN TO CHECK THE PO SITION OF THE JACK. THE STAGELOADER CHAIN STARTED & HE WAS PULLED INTO THE STAGELOADER CAUSING THE CRUSHING INJURIES.
EE WAS RETRIEVING THE PLASTIC NON-ELECTRIC TUBING. AFTER HE HAD RETURNED TO THE BLASTSITE TO PERFORM HIS POST BLAST INSPECTION. HE WAS STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE LEVEL WHICH HE HAD JUST BLASTE D. UNKNOWN TO HIM, HE WAS STANDING ON NATURAL SEAM OF ROCK. THE ROCK SUDDENLY BROKE AWAY FROM THE FACE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL APPROX. 15 FT, AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROCK THAT HAD FALLE
EE WAS FOUND BY A FELLOW EE ON THE GROUND FACE DOWN WITH HIS HEAD TOWARD FORKLIFT TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAD FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE AND THE BAR FROM THE FALLEN OBJECT PROTECTION FELL ON HIS BACK. FROM VISUAL OBSERVATION DURING MSHA INSPECTION IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE FORKLIFTS RT FRONT TIRE HIT A PIPE PROTRUDING FROM THE GROUND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE REAR 20 TON LOCOMOTIVE OF A TRIP CONSISTING OF 4 CARS AND 2 LOCOMOTIVES. A PIECE OF STEEL (8/X20'X1") ON THE CAR ADJACENT TO THE REAR LOCOMOTIVE CAUGHT ON THE RIBLINE AND CAME OVER TOP OF LOCOMOTIVE THAT VICTIM WAS OPERATING, STRIKING VICTIM. ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME.
FAILURE OF FLOOR SUPPORT CAUSING INJURED & BRIDGE MATAERIAL FALLING ON VICTIM.
WE BELIEVE THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING A DETASLIDE DETONATOR INTO THE CAVITY OF A HDP-1 BOOSTER, WHEN THE CAP OF THE DETASLIDE UNIT SAW OUTSIDE PRESSURES TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CAP DETONATED & IN TURN DETONATED THE HDP-1 BOOSTER INSTANTLY KILLING THE VICTIM.
WHILE OPERATING ROCK TRUCK EMPLOYEE BACKED OVER DUMP AREA.
VICTIM AND CO-WORKERS WERE MOVING A LONGWALL STAGELOADER USING 2 SHIELDS TO PUSH THE ENTIRE STAGELOADER, CRUSHER AND TAILPIECE CRAWLER ASSEMBLY. THEY USED A WATER DUKE TO KEEP THE MACHINERY A WAY FROM THE WIDE SIDE RIB IN THE BELT ENTRY. THEY HA DPUSHED TWICE LIKE THIS. THE VICTIM WAS ON THE OTHER (TIGHT) SIDE OF THE STAGELOADER, AWAY FROM THE DUKE, THEY PUSHED A THIRD TIME. INJ
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CASE UNI-LOADER TO CLEAR SNOW AROUND TERTIARY CRUSHER. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, HE REMOVED HIS SEATBELT, STOOD UP AND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC ARM OF THE BUCKET A ND THE ROPS.
A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE 3500 HITACHI SHOVEL CAUSED THE VALVE SPOOL TO BE THROWN THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE CAB RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF THE EMPLOYEE
DRIVER WAS DELIVERING TO CONTRACTORS SITE STEEL PLATES. WHILE CONTRACTOR WAS UNLOADING 3 1/4 " THICK X 96 X 240 STEEL PLATES, DRIVER EXITED THE TRUCK, WALKED UNDER SUSPENDED LOAD. THE STRAP BR OKE ALLOWING PLATES TO STRIKE DRIVER ON TOP OF HEAD.
THE MINE EXPERIENCED A RIB RUN OF COAL DUE TO THE COLLAPSE OF 3 RIB SUPPORTS (TIMBER) OF THE UPPER RIB OF THE EAST SUMP GANGWAY APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET INBY THE MAIN SLOPE. THE VICTIM WAS WORKIN G IN THIS AREA AT THE TIME OF THE COLLAPSE.
THE MINE EXPERIENCED A RIB RUN OF COAL DUE TO THE COLLAPSE OF 3 RIB SUPPORTS (TIMBER) OF THE UPPER RIB OF THE EAST SUMP GANGWAY APPROXIMATELY 55 FEET INBY THE MAIN SLOPE. THE VICTIM WAS WORKIN G IN THIS AREA AT THE TIME OF THE COLLAPSE.
MINER WAS INVOLVED IN CLEARING OPERATIONS. LOGS WERE CONNECTED BY A CHOKER CHAIN TO A CAT D9-G DOZER WHICH THEN DRAGGED THE LOGS TO A COLLECTION AREA. A LOG WAS BEING DRAGGED WHEN THE END CLOS EST TO THE CHOKER CHAIN WEDGED UP AGAINST A TREE STUMP. THE FREE END OF THE LOG WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK THE MINER IN THE BACK AS HE WAS WALKING IN THE WORK AREA.
THE EE ENTERED THE INBY END OF THE ROTARY DUMP -MOST LIKELY TO REALIGN COUPLER, WHEN THE LOADS DRIFTED PINCHING THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE STRUCTURETHE ROTARY DUMP AND COAL CAR.
TWO GROUND FAULTS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE UNDERGOUND POWER SYSTEM.THE FAN HAD A GROUND FAULT AND THE FLYGHT PUMP HAD A GROUND FAULT.THE PUMP GROUND FAULT WASTIEDTO THE UNDERGRO UND SYSTEM AND THE FAN WAS TIED TO THE SURFACE GROUND SYSTEM WITH THE HOIST.THE VICTIM BECAME THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS.
NO CONDITIONS DETERMINED AT PRESENT.
OPERATOR WAS BACKING INTO DUMP MATERIAL OFF THE CAT 773 TRUCK. WHEN BACKING UP TO BERMED AREA,APPARENTLY OPERATOR MISJUDGED DISTANCE BACKING OVER BERM CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL AND FLIP,CAUSING OP ERATOR TO BE THROWN FROM CAB. REASON WHY TRUCK AND OPERATOR WENT OVER OR THROUGH BERM IS UNKNOWN.NO ONE OBSERVED TRUCK FROM DUMP AREA.
HE WAS WELDING ON BUCKET. WEIGHT OF SPREADER BAR AND CHAINS ON BUCKET MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING BUCKET TO ROLL OVER.
HE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES OF MINER HELPER AND HE WAS STANDING ALONG RIB AT CORNER OF X-CUT 3 TO 4 ATTENDING THE MINER CABLE AND THE RIB FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK AND TOTALLY COVERING HIM UP. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNDETECTION OF A SLIP IN COAL RIB. NO RULES OR REGS WERE BROKEN, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WORN, MINER SKILLS.
COAL BONDED TO THE IMMEDIATE ROOF.
WHILE PULLING THE MINE TRACTOR UP THE SLOPE, THE ROPE CAME UNHOOKED FROM THE INBY TRACTOR. THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO HOOK IT BACK UP. THE VICTIM'S TRACTOR STARTED MOVING AND CAUGHT HI M AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE OTHER TRACTOR, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.
HE WAS WALKING FROM A HAUL ROAD, IN A WHEAT FIELD, TOWARD A D-3 DOZER. HE WAS ABOUT 30 FEET FROMTHE THE DOZER WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK IN THE VICINITY (NOT KNOWN WHERE IT ACTUALLY STRUCK) CAUSING FATAL CARDIAC ARHYTHMIA, DUE TO ELECTRIC SHOCK, DUE TO THE LIGHTNING.
VICTIM WAS PUTTING A TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY ONTO A WABCO 333 FT. SCRAPER. HE WAS USING THE COMPANY SERVICE TRUCK (CRANE) TO HOIST THE TIRE AND WHEEL. A CHAIN WAS USED TO CONNECT THE WHEEL ASS EMBLY TO THE CRANE. THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO FALL ONTO THE VICTIM.
[SEE ATTACHED] THE VICTIM WAS POSITIONING A MAN LIFT TRUCK AT THE BASE OF A LIME DUST STOCKPILE IN PREPARATION OF CHANGING THE OIL IN THE GEAR BOX OF A CONVEYOR BELT HEAD PULLEY. ... THE STO NE DUST MATERIAL APPEARED TO SLIDE FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TRUCK ... . IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 2-3' DEEP ON TOP OF VICTIM BASED ON MATERIAL FOUND ON THE TOP OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE.
TRUCK ROLLED OVER, THE VICTIM WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM DRIVER SIDE.
#14 HEADING HOLED THROUGH #15 ALLOWING UNUSUAL PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO HIGH SIDE RIB TIMBER.THE TIMBER AND ROOF SUBSEQUENTLY FELL ON THE MINER AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING TEMPORAR Y ADDITIONAL ROOF AND RIB SUPPORTS.
WHILE ADJUSTING OUTRIGGERS TO LEVEL CRANE, CABLE ON CRANE CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC WIRE. ELECTRICITY TRAVELED THREW MACHINE AND CONTACTED EMPLOYEE THAT WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WHO WAS IN CONTACT WITH CRANE.
WHILE SERVICING A JEFFERY 101 CONTINUOUS MINER, INJURED BECAME ENTAGLED IN THE CUTTING HEAD WHEN THE CUTTING HEAD ACCIDENTALLY CAME ON, PULLING HIM UNDER THE HEAD, FATALLY INJURING HIM.
OPERATING A BLAST HOLE DRILL RIG. DRILLING HOLES IN A SET PATTERN. HE HAD FINISHED THE SECOND ROW AND WAS POSITIONING HIMSELF FOR THE LAST ROW. HE WAS BACKING UP AN DOVER SHOOT HIS MARKER. THE REAR WHEELS EXTENDED OVER THE EDGE OF THE HIGH WALL. THE MACHINE TIPPED OVER THE EDGE. THE OPERATOR CAME OUT OF THE CAB AND TH EMACHINE LANDED ON HIM.
INJURED WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE FELL THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE FLOOR PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY REMOVABLE GRATING.HE WITHER WALKED ON THE GRATING OR WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST OR REPLACE THE GRAT E WHEN HE FELL APPROX 14 FT TO THE FLOOR BELOW SUFFERING A FRACTURED SKULL.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT THE PILE WHEN HE NOTICED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A MISS-FIRE.HE THEN DUG HIS WAY TO THE SUSPECTED MISS-FIRE,WHICH PLACED HIM AND HIS MACHINE UNDER LOOSE MATERIAL.THE EMPLO YEE THEN EXITED HIS MACHINE TO RETRIEVE THE SUSPECTED MISS-FIRE.WHILE STANDING AT THE FACE,A LARGE ROCK SLIPPED OFF THE FACE,CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE SIMMONS-RAND SR5000 REMOTE CONTROL MINER. WHEN THE SECTION FOREMAN RETURNED TO THE AREA FROM HIS PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION, HE FOUND HIM CRUSHED BETWEEN THE RIB LINE AND THE CUTTER DRUM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
THE VICTIM WAS WELDING (AIR ARCHING) ON THE BUCKET OF A VME L320 FRONT END LOADER IN THE 5BB INTERSECTION OF THE MINE WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED FROM WITHIN THE OXYGEN-ACTELYNE BOTTLE COMPARTM ENT OF HIS FORD 450 SUPERDUTY WELDING TRUCK. THE EXPLOSIVE PROPELLED THE VICTIM APPROX. 10-15 FEET IN THE AIR FROM HIS WORK LOCATION. CAUSE OF DEATH AS DETERMINED BY THE CORNONERS OFFICE WAS
A WATER TRUCK OPERATOR WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK & CRUSHED BY A SLAB OF ROCK WHICH FELL FROM ROOF VICTIM WAS PUMPING WATER FROM FACE AREA OF RT HEADING UNDERGROUND WHEN A 38FTWIDE&26FTLO NG SLAB OF ROCK AVG 6 TO 12IN THICK SLIPPED FROMTHE ROOF FALLING ONTO & CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE
EMPL USING ELECTRICAL HOIST TO LOWER SALT BAGS FROM SECOND FLOOR TO BOTTOM FLOOR.
WHEN PUSHING OVERBURDEN ON T OP OF QUARRY VICTIM BACK-UP RAISED BLADE TURNED 90DEG & RAN UP OVER APPROX 7FT BERM & FELL OVER A 200FT HIGHWALL
55066R SOME UNKNOWN REASON LEFT HIS DINNER AREA AND ATTEMPTED TO CROSS THE TRACK IN FRONT OF A TRIP OF LONGWALL SHIELDS THAT WERE BEING MOVED BY 2 TROLLEY LOCOMOTIVES 1 ON EACH END OF THE TRIP 06855 HE WAS RUN OVER BY THE LEAD LOCOMOTIVE CAUSING MASSIVE TRAUMA TO HIS ENTIRE BODY AND DEATH RESULTED IMMEDIATELY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER ON A COAL STOCKPILE WHEN FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE BULLDOZER FELL INTO A FEEDER HOLE AND WAS COVERED WITH LOSOE COAL, FILLING THE OPERATORS CAB.
WALKING FROM PARKED TRUCK TO SCALE HOUSE EMP RAN BEHIND A PASSING TRUCK AN INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER MOVING TRUCK RAN OVER BY THE L FRONT TIRE AND PARTIALLY BY L REAR TIRES
EMPL FATALLY INJURED CLEANING OUT PELLETIZING FEED SCREW.EMPL REMOVED GUARDS WHILE SCREW WAS RUNNING.EMPL WAS WEARING LONG SLEEVED SHIRT WITH CUFFS UNBUTTONED.SCREW WAS NOT DEENGERIZED OR LOCK ED OUT.
A LABORER/CRANE OPERATOR WITH APPX 20 YRS EXPERIENCE WORKING ON & OPERATING CRANES WAS KILLED WHEN,AGAINST THE STRICT & EXPLICIT INSTRUCTIONS OF HIS FOREMAN,HE GOT UNDERNEATH THE CRANE BOOM AN D KNOCKED OUT 2 PINS WITHOUT MOVING THE PENNANT LINES TO THEIR CORRECT POSITION.HAD COMPLETED TRAINING ON THE CORRECT AND SAFE PROCEDURE.HAD ALSO PERFORMED IDENTICAL PROCED.4 TIMES /LAST 6 WK
DRIVER WAS DUMPING LOAD OF SHOT ROCK ON STOCKPILE. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO OBSERVE UNDERCUT STOCKPILE. STOCKPILE MOVED AS EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING. TRUCK FLIPPED OVER BACKWARDS LANDING ON ITS BED AT THE BASE OF THE STOCKPILE. DRIVER ALSO FAILED TO USE SEAT BELT AS INSTRUCTED. MAN DIED 7-8-91.
HE WAS FIRING A BLAST AND UPWARD PRESSURES FROM THE BLAST CAUSED CONNECTING WIRE OR AND CAP LEG WIRE TO CONTACT THE OVERHEAD POWELINE IN SOME CONFIGURATION CAUSING ELECTRICITY TO FOLLOW BACK T O THE BLASTING MACHINE RESULTING IN ELECTROCUTION.
INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FAILURE OF CONTRACTOR TO INSPECT HIGHWALL FOR DETERIORATION, RESULTED IN LOOSE ROCK DISLODGING FROM HIGHWALL STRIKING THE VICTIM FATALLY
EMPL UNLOADING DUMP TRUCK INTO BIN.FELL INTO BIN AND WAS COVERED WITH COAL REFUSE.
HAULING WASTE MATERIAL TO DUMP WITH EUCLID WHEN EUCLID STARTED TO DRIFT BACKWARDS & SUDDENLY TURNED STRICKING LARGE STONE BARRIER AT HIGHWALL & EUCLID WENT OVER HIGHWALL & STRUCK NEXT LEVEL TH ROWING I NAME OUT OF TRUCK
I NAME WAS GUIDING A GRADELL INTO PLACE TO BREAK UP CARBON BLOCKS STANDING BY THE DRIVERS DOOR I NAME TOLD THE TURRET OPERATOR OK SWING THE BOOM AROUND TO CHECK THE CLEARANCE UNKNOWN TO THE TU RRET OPERATOR & VEHICLE DRIVER I NAME APPARANTLYTHEN MOVED REARWARD & WAS PINNED AGAINST THE WALL BY THE REAR OF THE TURRET WHY I NAME MOVED FROM HIS SAFE POSITION IS UNKNOWN
A FATAL ROOF FALL ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED IN RIVER MAINS SECTION AT 36 ROOM BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH ENTRIES TO THE RIGHT OF THE BELT ENTRY. VICTIM WAS HELPING TO SET POSTS ACROSS ENTRY AFTER MINER H AD MOVED OUT OF PILLAR. VICTIM WALKED INBY CORNER , TO RETRIEVE A CRIB BLOCK, AND THE AREA CAVED IN, COVERING VICTIM.
EMPL RIDING IN MANTRIP CAR WHEN IT DERAILED AND EMPL WAS THROWN OUT,CAUGHT BETWEEN MANTRIP CAR AND CEMENT BLOCK WALL..NO.4 TRACK AT NO.6 CHUTE B SEAM,INJURIES TO 8 OTHER MINERS RANGE FROM MINO R TO SERIOUS.
EMP BACKING THE LOADED TRUCK UP DUMPSITE ROAD TRAVELED THROUGH BERM AND TRIED TO JUMP OUT OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE DOWN THE STOCK PILE IT CATAPULTED THE EMP OVER THE VEHICLE TO TH E BOTTOM OF STOCK PILE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON THE EMP
EMPL ENGAGED BUCKET HOIST THEN LEFT CONTROLS TO CHECK ON OIL LEAK.BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN MOVING HOIST CYLINDER AND MACHINE CAUSING ASPHYXIATION.
EMPL HOOKING CHAIN TO BUMPER OF 1ST TRUCK.2ND TRUCK WAS BACKING UP TO TOW 1ST TRUCK AND EMPL WAS PINCHED BETWEEN 2 TRUCKS.
MAN GOT OUT OF LOADER AND WENT BY #1 FEEDER ATTEMPTING TO BREAK-UP FROZEN LUMPS WITH BAR, ALSO BACKHOE WAS BEING USED, WHILE OUT OF MACHINE BANK HAD COME DOWN ON TOP OF HIM.
THE MAN WAS OPERATING A 15 TON GOODMAN MOTOR, WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE MOTOR HE WAS OPERATING AND STEEL ARCH BEAMS.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER TRAVELLED DOWN EMBANKMENT CROSSED LOWER ROAD, DOWN ANOTHER EMBANKMENT CAME TO REST 38 FEET DOWN EMBANKMENT. NO EYEWITNESSES TO ACCDIENT.
A COAL TRUCK APPEARED TO DRIVE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF A BRIDGE OVERTURNING AND LANDING ON ITS TOP IN A CREEK THE DRIVER WAS STILL IN THE CAB THE CORONER RULED DEATH BY DROWNING DRIVER EMPLOYED BY BRINK TRUCKING
EMPL & SOME OTHERS WERE TEARING DOWN SILO AT ABANDONED SITE AND IT COLLAPSED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN TRACK MOUNTED JEEP. AS HE DROVE THE MINE JEEP TO THE END OF THE TRACK, FOR SOME UNDETERMINED REASON. THE JEEP TRAVELED UNDER THE PARTIALLY RAISED TAIL OF A LOADER W HICH WAS PARKED AT THE ROCK JOB AT THIS POINT. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES WHEN HE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LOADER TAIL AND THE WINDSHIELD FRAME OF THE MINE JEEP.
IT IS BELEIVED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG THE RAW COAL FEED HOPPER. HE WAS STRUCK WITH A SURGE OF NEW COAL.
REGULAR WORK STARTED 9:30 BUT HAD ARGUMENT WITH WIFE..ARRIVED AT MINE PROPERTY AROUND 4:30AM.TOOK COMPANY TRUCK FROM QUARRY,DROVE ACROSS TO STAGING AREA.PREPARING TO CHANGE TIRE ON TRUCK.EITHE R SWUNG HYD.BOOM AND WAS PINNED AGAINST THE 4 CONTROLS BECAUSE HE HAD 4 MATCHING BOOM CONTROL IMPRINTS ON ARM-PRESSURE BUILT UP ON HYD.SYSTEM,HOSE BROKE RELEASING PRESSURE ALLOWING HIM TO FAL
DEATH BY HEART ATTCK(NATURAL CAUSE) NOT MINE OR JOB RELATED
VICTIM WAS OPERATING AUGER MACHINE WHEN A SECTION OF THE HIGHWAL L COLLAPSED.THE VICTIM WAS PINNED AGAINST THE AUGER MACHINE BY THE OVERBURDEN.VICTIM WAS CAUSED AND ACCORDING TO THE CORONERS REPORT,DIED OF MASSIVE TRAUMA.
THE MAN WAS INS7ALLING FISH PLATES ALONG THE 2 WEST TRACK WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A GALIS TRACK JEEP THAT WAS PROPELLED INTO HIM BY A RUNAWAY MOTOR TRIP (5 LOADED CARS AND 1 15 TON MOTOR THE GA LIS JEEP STRUCK3THE MAN AND CARRIED HIM APPROX 27 FT PINNING HIM AGAINST AN OVERCAST
INSTALLED A NEW3HYDRAULIC LINE JOB WAS COMPLETED MECHANIC WAS 15-20 FT CLEAR OF MACHINE TOLD OPERATOR TO START IT UP AND TRY IT OUT OPERATOR CT STARTED MACHINE AND TURNED IT AWAY FROM THE ME CHANIC THE MECH5NIC WENT UNDERNEATH THE OPERATING MACHINE ON HIS OWN W/O SIGNALING OPERATOR TO TELL HIM WHAT HE WAS DOING
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING LEAD MOTOR WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A WAGON AND TAIL MOTOR IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE WAGON WENT OFF TRACK AND IN TURN CAUSED THE LEAD MOTOR TO DERAIL THE LEAD MOTOR IMPACTED WITH A CONCRET9 BLOCK WALL WHICH FELL DOWN AND CRUSHED THE EMPLOYEE
THE FATAL INJUR3ES WHERE ENCURRED WHILE THE MAN WAS TRAMMING THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR BEHIND THE MINER. THE MAN WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE RIB.
THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE HOIST MECHANISM ON THE BED OF A DUAL-AXLED DUMP TRUCK. THEY HAD WHICH CONTAINED APPROX. 7 TONS OF WASTE ROCK, WAS BEING HELD IN A RAISED POSITION BY A W OODEN POST AND A FORK LIFT, BOTH LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK BETWEEN THE BED AND THE FRAME. THE HOIST CYLINDER MECHANISM FAILED WHERE ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK FRAME, ALLOWING THE BE
CONTRACTOR EXPR9SSLY INSTRUCTED AND SUBCONTR AGREED ON PM OF 6-11-87 THAT EXCAVATION REQUIRED WOULD BE BENCHED AS REQ BY 30 CFR SECTION 56.3001 ET SEQ.NEVERTHELESS SUBCTR OWNER AND EMPLS COMME NCED PROJECT AT30730 AM 6-12-87 AND EXCAVATED A TRENCH 3'-3.5'WIDE BY 10'DEEP X 55'LONG FOR INSTALLATION OF 1'DIA CMP SEDIMENT POND OUTFALL.THE TRENCH WAS VERTICAL,NOT SUPPORTED AND CONTRARY
I,NAME WAS TROU6LE SHOOTING. HE WAS UNDER THE ROCK TRUCK BED SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION BY HAND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING & HE WAS ROCKING THE TRUCK BED BACK & FORTH-THE TRUCK WAS SAFETY PINNEDON THE LEFT SIDE &3THE SAFETY PIN BRACKET BROKE & THE TRUCK BED FELL DOWN ON TOP OF HIM.
THE VICTIM WAS 4AITING ALONG SIDE OF ROOF BOLTING MACHING WITH HIS BACK TOWARD AN UNSUPPORTED AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 15' LONG 8' WIDE 2"-22" THICK FELL & STRUCK HIM.
A BELT CONVEYOR3MINE FIRE WAS REPORTED TO MINE FOREMAN AT HIS RESIDENCE AT ABOUT 4:15 AM MINE FOREMAN ENTERED MINE WITH A SUPERVISOR TO INSPECT THE SCENE OF THIS FIRE IN THE BELT ENTRY AT ABOU T 5:45 AM SUPER5ISOR AND PUMPER DISCOVERED MINE FOREMAN UNCONSCIOUS IN ADJACENT TRACK ENTRY
VICTIM WAS FATA5LY INJURED BY A FALL OF ROOF WHICH PARTIALLY COVERED HIM. A CUT OF COAL HAD BEN MINED AND THE VICTIM (ROOF BOLTER HELPER) WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN A ROW OF BOLTS THAT HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED 5ND A ROW OF TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORTS EVALUATING THE ROOF CONDITIONS
A NON EMPLOYEE 7OOK A RUBBER TIRE LOADER WITHOUT PERMISSION OF OPERATOR AND AS A RESULT WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND WAS KILLED
I NAME, A LABOR9R WAS CLEANING COAL WITH HAND SHOVEL ALONG SPOIL PILE PICKING UP LOOSE MATERIAL FOLLOWING THE LOADER THAT WAS CLEANING UP LARGER MATERIAL. A SMALL P PORTION OF THE3SPOIL PILE SLID AND ENTRAPPED I NAME
CUT OF COAL FIR9D WHICH DISLODGED SOME TIMBER.AT THAT TIME HE PROCEEDED TO WASH COAL FROM FACE WHEN ROOF COLLAPSED.MINER CLEANING UP TO REINSTALL TIMBER.
I.NAME HAD ATTE4PTED TO REMOVE THE HIGH VOLTAGE PLUG FROM THE HUBBEL-ENSIGN SECTION LOAD CENTER (TRANSFORMER) UNABLE TO DO SO HE DECIDED TO REMOVE THE RECEPTACLE HIGH VOLTAGE LEADS FROM WITHIN THE LOAD CENTER1 AS HE REACHED INSIDE THE LEAD CENTER, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
AT 2:25 PM A CR9W WORKING AT THE JOB SITE SET OFF A BLAST WHILE I.NAME WAS SEATED IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK ABOUT 300 FEET AWAY, DOWN OVER A LARGE EMBANKMENT FROM THE BLAST AREA. AS THE CHARGE WAS D ETONATED, I.NAM9 LOOKED UP SAW DEBRIS FALLING TOWARD HIM AND CALLED OUT TO WARN OTHERS NEAR HIM. A LARGE CHUNK OF CLAY-ROCK STRUCK THE ROOF OF THE TRUCKS CAB, CAVING IT IN, KILLING I.NAME INS
REPORTEDLY, VIC7IM WAS BEING HOISTED UP THE SLOPE AND WAS RIDING ON THE SPREADER BAR OF THE 3-TON CAPACITY GUNBOAT THE EYEWITNESS WHO WAS RIDING IN THE GUNBOAT STATED THAT THE VICTIM FELL FRO M THE SPREADER 6AR HE WAS RUN OVER BY THE GUNBOAT AND SUBSEQUENTLY FELL APPROX 260 FT DOWN THE 70 DEGREE PITCHING SLOPE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE SURFACE
UNIT 195 A 19763MODEL R50 ROCK TRUCK DRIVEN BY I.NAME WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCKS AND WAS SLIGHTLY MOVING FORWARD AT WHICH TIME UNIT #232 A MODEL D9G CATERPILLAR DRIVEN BY I.NAME, VICTIM, PULL ED UP WITHIN 153FT AND IN FRONT OF UNIT #195 THE VICTIM PUT THE DOZER BLADE DOWN AND GOT OUT OT OPERATORS CAB STOOD ON THE CATS OF THE DOZER NEAR THE AIR CLEANER ON THE DOZER AND MOTIONED TO
LOOSE RIB FELL 7OVERING VICTIM KNOCKING OUT ONE SET OF TIMBER & BREAKING ANOTHER--- FALL OF ROOF.
WHILE HELPING T2 DRILL A NEW CUT OF ROCK IN WHICH THE JACK HAMMER AND STEEL SLIPPED FROM A NEW HOLE BEING DJRILLED INTO AN OLD HOLE THAT WAS LEFT FROM PREVIOUS CUT AND DETONATED A PEICE OF POW DER. THIS RESUL7ED IN SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES TO TH EMPLOYEE.
WHILE DRILLING 5T THE FACE OF THEMINE THE JACK HAMMER AND STEEL USED FOR DRILLING SLIPPED FROM THE START OF NEW HOLE INTO A PREVIOUSLY DRILLED HOLE THAT WAS LEFT FROM LAST CUT THAT DID NOT PUL L TO THE END DE7ONATED A PEICE OF POWDER RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION AND CAUSING THE DEATH OF EMPLOYEE.
THREE LONG HOLE8 50 FT, 25 FT, & 18 FT DEEP WERE LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES. THE HOLES WERE DRILLED OFF THE SLANT CHUTE IN THE NO. 9 BREAST. A LARGE BOULDER WAS BLOCKING THE SLANT AT THE FIRST MIN HEADING. THIS 6OULDER WAS MUDCAPPED, REPORTEDLY WITH LOOSE COAL THE LONG HOLES AND MUDCAP WERE FIRED IN ONE SERIES. THE INJURED VICTIM STATED THEY DID NOT TEST FOR METHANE BEFORE FIRING. WHEN
THREE LONG HOLE8, 50 FT, 25 FT & 18 FT DEEP WERE LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES. THE HOLES WERE DRILLED OFFTHE SLANT CHUTE IN THE NO. 9 BREAST. A LARGE BOULDER WAS BLOCKING THE SLANT AT THE FIRST MINE HEADING. THIS 6OULDER WAS MUDCAPPED, REPORTEDLY WITH LOOSE COAL. THE LONG HOLES AND MUDCAP WERE FIRED IN ONE SERIES. THE INJURED VICTIM STATED THEY DID NOT TEST FOR METHANE BEFORE FIRING. WHE
THREE LONG HOLE2 50FT, 25 FT AND 18 FT DEEP WERE LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVE. THE HOLES WERE DRILLED OFF THE SLANT CHUTE IN THE NO. 9 BREAST. A LARGE BOULDER WAS BLOCKING THE SLANT AT THE FIRST MINE HEADING. THIS 6OULDER WAS MUDCAPPED, WITH LOOSE COAL. LONG HOLES AND MUDCAP WERE FIRED IN ONE SERIES. INJURED VICTIM STATE THEY DID NOT TEST FOR METHANE BEFORE FIRING. WHEN THE SHOTS WERE FIR
A ROCK OF APPROXIMATELY 5 TONS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE WLL AND PINNED THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE LOADER WHILE HE WAS GREASING THE MACHINE
UNCHARTED WORKINGS WHICH WERE FLOODED WITH WATER BROKE INTO #12 CHUTE THIS CARRIED ITS VICTIM APPROX 250 FT DOWN THE CHUTEB WITH MINE TIMBER ROCKS COAL AND DEBRIS VERY MUCH FORCE THEN IT WASH ED HIM APPROX 100 FT OUT THE GANGWAY TO WHERE HIS BODY WAS FOUND THE GANGWAY HAD APPROX 120 ONS TO COAL ROCK ETC WASHED INTO IT
VICTIM WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SLICK AND SLIDE TYPE POT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE ROOF FALLING ON THE VICTIMS LOWER BODY
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TROUBLESHOOTING AN INOPERATIVE PUMP WHICH WAS HEATED IN THE RECLAIM DRAW-OFF TUNNEL WHEN HE RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRICAL SHOCK
AS A WATCHMAN HE WAS ON DUTY NO OTHER FACTS AVAILABLE AT TIME OF DEATH UNTIL REPORT MADE BY CORNER INDIVIDUAL WAS IN OWN TRUCK WITH WINDOWS CLOSED A PROPANE GAS HEATER WAS ALSO IN TRUCK DEATH RESULTED FROM ASPHYXIATION DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISIONING
I.NAME HOOKED UP THE EMPTY MINE CARS TO HIS BUDDYS MOTOR TOOK THE BRAKES OFF AND REMOVED A SKID HE THEN GOT CLEAR IN A BREAKTHROUGH AND SIGNALED TO HIS BUDDY WITH HIS LIGHT TO PULL AWAY HIS BU DDY MOVED APPROX 23 CAR LENGTHS WHEN THE TRIP JERKED HE WALKED BACK AND FOUND I.NAME CAUGHT BETWEEN A DERAILED EMPTY MINE CAR AND THE RIB ON THE WIDE SIDE TRAUMA INTERNAL INJURIES PELVIC AND
WHILE WATCHING DRILL RIG, GUST OF WIND SNAPPED A TREE AND FELL DOWN ON HEAD SHOULDERS AND BACK
DRIVING PICKUP TRUCK FROM SILT TDAM TO BREAKER EMP APPARENTLY SUFFERED STROKE AND LOST CONTROL OF PICK UP AND STRUCK CONVEYOR LINE SUPPORT COLUMN EMP FELL OUT OF TRUCK AND WAS DISCOVERED LYING GROUND IN SEMICONCIOUS CONDITION
EMPLOYEE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINT ELECTRICAL WORK ON A CEILING LIGHT. HE WAS WORKING FROM A BASKET ATTACHED TO THE FORK OF FORKLIFT THE PARK BRAKE WAS SET AND THE MACHINE WAS NOT RUNNING MACHI NE ON VERY SLIGHT GHRADE WITH NO OPERATOR PRESENT WHEELS NOT BLOCKED AND FORKLIFT DRIFTED A SHORT DISTANCE THROUGH A DOORWAY WITH THE RAISED MAST STAYING INSIDE THE BUILDING EMPLOYEE APPARENT
A LARGE ROOF FALL APPROX 6FT THICK 12FT WIDE & 20FT LONG FELL CAUSING DEATH TO A MINER WHO WAS IN AREA TO FREE A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE TRAILING CABLE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED BUT THE BOLTS FA ILED
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE TRUCK AND WAS RELEASING THE HYDROGEN IN SUSPENSION SHOCK ABSORBEWR TO FIT ON A LOBOY TRAILER WABCO TRUCK FELL IN O NE SWIFT MOTION TRAPPING EMPLOYEE BY SHOULDER CASUIN INSTANT DEATH BY A BROKEN NECK
IN REPAIR OF 48 X 60 IN. JAW CRUSHER-TOGGLE SEATS.MOVEABLE TOGGLE CAME LOOSE STERIKING EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE CAUSING CRUSHED CHEST.
MAN PLACED HIS BODY (HEAD & CHEST) THROUGH TOP AND MIDDLE BARS OF RAILING AROUND A HOIST WELL COXX ON CONE FLOOR OF PREP PLANT TRYING TO FREE A LADDER WHICH WAS STUCK IN HOIST WELL, WHEN LADDE R FREED, MAN FELL TO FIRST FLOOR APPROX 49 FEET, HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED AT 12D20 ON 6-9-84
FALLING ICE FROM QUARRY WALL STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
I.NAME WAS POURING CONCRETE IN THE 6 SWITCH MAINLINE HAULAGE AREA ALONG WITH I.NAME, I.NAME AND I.NAME. I.NAME WAS STANDING ALONG SIDE THE CONCRETE PULLING CONCRETE OUT OF THE DOORS OF THE CAR . A 44-TON LOCOMOTIVE PULLING LOADS SLOWLY CAME INTO THE AREA AND STRUCK THE CONCRETE CAR KNOCKING ONE SIDE OFF TRACK. I.NAME WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE RIB RESULTING IN THE FATALITY.
EMPLOYEE WAS APPARENTLY REACHING OVER TAIL OF MINER TO REMOVE A CRIB BLOCK. THE VICTIM FAILED TO TELL THE MINER OPERATOR WHAT HE WAS PLANNING ON DOING. MINER OPERATOR RAISED TAIL OF THE MINER & PINNED VICTIM BETWEEN THE TAIL OF THE CONTINIOUS MINER & THE MINE ROOF, CAUSING SEVERE HEAD INJURIES
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF THE MINE TO INSPECT A WATER PUMP.
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF THE MINE TO INSPECT A WATER PUMP.
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS HAD ENTERED AN AREA OF THE MINE TO INSPECT A WATER PUMP.
TAKEN OFF DEATH CERTIFICATION EXSANGUINATION TRAUMATIC LACERATION OF HEART AND THORACIC AORTA TRANSECTION SEVERE CLOSED THORACO ABDOMINAL INJURIES CRUSH
2 EMPLOYEES WERE CHECKING FOR LEAK IN 980B CAT FRONT END LOADER CADY OPERATOR RAISED BUCKET UP APPROX 8-10FT MCSWEENEY VICTIM LOOKED UNDER BY STANDING BY TIRE A HOSE BROKE ALLOWING BUCKET TO DROP AND CRUSHED MCSWEENEY TO GROUND UNDER BUCKET
MEN WERE TIMBERING IN PILLAR SPLIT WHEN ROOF FELL IN.
MEN WERE TIMBERING IN PILLAR SPLIT WHEN ROOF FELL IN.
A WIRE ROPE HOLDING THE COAL CHUTE LOADOUT IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION BECAME DISENGAGED CAUSING HUTE TO FALL INTO A VERTICAL POSITION. WHEN THE CHUTE, WHICH WAS HINGED AT ONE END, FELL TO THIS VERTICAL POSITION THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AND APPEARED TO HAVE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A RAIL ROAD RAIL.
MAN WAS CONNECTING UP SHOVEL CABLE TO SWITCH HOUSE. MAN CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL POWER. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A 988A FRONT END LOADER IN THE 003 PIT OF THIS OPERATION AND WAS INFORMED AT SUPPER TIME OF HIS SHIFT THAT PART OF THE ROADWAY THAT HAD BEEN IN USE WOULD BE MINED OUT AND NOT TO TRAVEL THAT WAY. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WHEN THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THE PIT HE TRAVELED OVER THE MINED OUT ROADWAY, OVERTURNING THE LOADER AND FATALLY INJURING HIMSELF.
THE VICTIM WAS CRAWLING INBY IN #2 ROOM TOWARD THE CROSSCUT #2-#1. A SHUTTLE CAR CAME FROM THE CROSSCUT #2-#3 INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE VICTIM WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE OUTBY LEFT RIB ACORNER OF THE INTERSECTION BY THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE VICTIM WAS NOT SEEN BY THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
VICTIM WAS SETTING TEMPORARY SUPPORTS IN A COMPLETED CUT. A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 6FT. 2 IN. X 4 FT. 4 IN. RANGING FROM 4" TO 6" THICK FELL SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, STRIKING THE VICTIM AND COVERING THE LOWER HALF OF HIS BODY. VICTIM DIED IN THE HOSPITAL AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM 8-4-83.
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING ALONG THE LEFT RIB SIDE OF THE CROSSCUT 4 TO 5 ENTRY APPROX 20 FT OUTBY STATION #34751 OF THE 5 RT 002 SECTION THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN BOTH LEGS WHILE THE JOY 10 SC -2 2 SHUTTLECAR WAS ENROUTE FROM WORKING PLACE TO THE SECTION DUMPING POINT THE VICTIM SUSTAINED AMPUTATION OF BOTH LEGS IMMEDIATE FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED AND VICTIM WAS EVACUATED TO HOSPITAL
VICTIMS ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE TAIL PULLEY OF A STONE CONVEYOR CAUSING CONVEYOR TO STOP AND THE FEED BIN TO BACK UP WITH MATERIAL AND OVER FLOW COVERING THE VICTIMS BODY UPPER PART NOT KNOWN HOW VICTIMS ARM GOT CAUGHT THERE WERE NO WITNESSES
A 38 YEAR OLD BELT EXAMINER WITH 12 YEARS 11 MONTHS MINNG EXPERIENCE WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF A METHANE GAS EXPLOSION. THE VICTIM WAS CONDUCTING AN EXAMINATION OF THE WORKING SECTION WHEN THE METHANE WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED BECAUSE OF AN INTERRUPTION IN THE VENTILATION, WAS IGNITED B Y A CAUSE YET TO BE DETERMINED.
AT THIS TIME ONLY OPERATOR FAILURE CAN BE SEEN AS THE CAUSE.
BOTH SURVEYORS WERE WARNED ABOUT ROOF CONDITIONS BUT PROCEEDED UNDER UNSUPPORTED ROOF TO INSTALL DRIVE SPAD FOR SIGHT LINE.TRANSITMAN CLIMBED INTO CONVEYOR ON MINER AND CHAINMAN STOOD ON MINE FLOOR.-2\ OF DRAWSLATE AND WILDC OAL FELL WITHOUT WARNING,STRIKING BOTH MEN-#6 ROOM,20 SPLIT,7 SLATRIGHT,8 ROOM SECT.
BOTH SURVEYORS WERE WARNED OF ROOF CONDITIONS,PROCEEDED UNDER UNSUPPORTED ROOF TO INSTALL AND DRIVE SPAD FOR SIGHT LINE.TRANSITMAN CLIMBED INTO CONVEYOR OF MINER AND CHAINMAN STOOD ON FLOOR OF MINE.-2\ OF DRAWSLATE AND WILDCOAL FELL WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING BOTH MEN-#6 ROOM,20 SPLIT,7 FLATRIGHT,8 ROOM SECT.
IN THE PROCESS OF LOOSENING AMMONIUM NITRATE FROM INSIDE A 10\ X 9\4\\ X 22\HIGH STEEL STORAGE BIN .EMPL EITHER SLIPPED OFF LADDER OR IF STANDING ON TOP OF NITRATE COLUMN,FELL THROUGH THE CRUS T TO BOTTOM OF BIN AND WAS BURIED BY AMMONIUM NITRATE.EMPL COULD NOT PASS THROUGH 11\\ X 11\\ OPENING AND SUFFOCATED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PASSENGER IN TRUCK BEING DRIVEN BY EXPERIENCED DRIVER, HAULING STONE FROM PLANT TO STOCKPILE, ALTHOUGH, EMPLOYEE WAS FAMILIAR WITH EQUIPMENT (FROM PREVIOUS EMPLOYER) HE WAS BEING SHOWN STOCKPILE LOCATION AND PROCEDURES USED. IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING-UP TO STOCKPILE, THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BANK OF THE STOCKPILE, OVERTRURNING AND LANDING 35\ FEET TO GROUND BELOW.
RENTON BOTTOM,SERVICE MAN SHAFT,EMPL CHANGING PORTABLE SUP PUMP ALONG SIDE OF SHAFT.OCCURRENCE OF EVENTS ARE UNKNOWN.EMPL FOUND UNCONSCIOUS -SUFFERED FROM CRANIO-CEREBRAL TRAUMA.
WHILE FLOYD USOFF WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD FROM SLASH TIMBER LYING ON THE GROUND, A LIMB FELL, STRIKING AND KILLING MR. USOFF. THE LIMB WAS 16\ LONG AND 8" IN DIAMETER. MR. USOFF WAS USING HIS OWN CHAIN SAW AND CUTTING THE WOOD FORHIS PERSONASL USE DURING WORKING HOURS, IN VIOLATION OF COMPANY POLICY.