MSHA's accident file records 110 fatalities at mines in Utah since 1983, listed by year. Each links to its incident record.
At approximately 05.12am on the 12th March 2026, a mechanic was struck by a drill boom in a surface workshop, causing fatal injuries.
EE STARTED THE DAY AND HAD WORKED AT THE SHOP LOCATED IN LEHI, UTAH FOR THE MAJORITY OF EE'S WHOLE SHIFT. THERE WERE MATERIALS THAT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO OUR CREW TO CONTINUE WORKING. EE DROVE TO THE WORKSITE. WHILE EE WAS THERE, EE WAS WALKING AND WHILE WALKING EE WAS STRUCK BY THE FORKS OF A PEICE OF EQUIPMENT THAT FELL OVER, WHICH RESULTED IN EE'S LIFE ENDING.
Mantrip was passing the loadout and they observed a wall of water and debris coming towards them. They began backing up and hit the berm. EE was the first to exit the mantrip. They were on high ground with water flowing on both sides of them when EE stepped into the stream on the east side of them when EE was swept away. EE's body was found 6 miles downstream.
Haul truck driver was dumping material at dump site. Truck went over the dump site and overturned at the lower level. Crews responded and notified Emergency Response. First aid was provided until EMTs arrived.
Placing a chute on a screen, the chute became lodged. The employee tried to dislodge the chute with a pry bar. EE was either hit by the chute or pry bar
Employee was driving a 70 ton CAT 775E haul truck equipped with reverse sonar. Evidence shows the employee backed through a berm approx. 4 ft high and down a slope that was 70 ft. high. The truck came to rest in an area of water spprox. 15 ft. deep. Employee was pronounced deceased on scene by medical emergency personnel.
EE was operating the company #24-43 Wagner ST 2DS Can-setter at x-cut #11 in B Canyon,#2 entry in the 23rd East intake. When the victim was found, he was unconscious & unresponsive, his mid torso was pinned in the articulation area of the machine. His feet were in the cab & he was seated in the seat. CPR was administered. The victim was pronounced dead upon arriving on the surface.
Employee was shrink wrapping a pallet with a weed burner and for some unknown reason he burned himself and was found by a co-worker in a serious burn condition. He is burned over 36% of his body including left arm, which has been amputated, and his right upper arm, chest and face. The cause of death was mucomuyosis (fungal infection).
Miner became entangled in belt return roller and sustained fatal injuries. Equipment involved was Rahco mobile stacker, Model m30x1500.
The Continuous Miner had started into a left hand turn on the second lift off the pillar. A roof fall approx. 22'x25' ranging in thickness from 12" to 22" occurred, striking the employee, causing fatal crushing injuries.
Had just finished up workplace exam and shimming the cone, done pre-shift inspection and had blown horn for start up and around 8:19 am. Co-worker saw EE lying on conveyor belt with his legs under the magnet. He immediately notified the crusher operator and he immediately shut off the operation.
Blasted drift and was ready for baring down and mucking. Unknown cause of death at this time. The victim was hand scaling the north rib of the left 4500 drift when loose material fell on him.
All we know is a call came 10/29/08 about 8:00 a.m. that we had a fatal accident at Kennecott; our driver was killed by a pipe falling off the top of load on trailer. All Bob Orton Trucking does is haul the load (this load from WL Plastics Corp, Cedar City, Utah). We do not load or unload product.
A truck got stuck. The loader backed up to the truck to pull it out. The loader operator and the truck operator both got out to hook the chain up. The loader rolled back and crushed the truck operator between the truck and loader. THIS PERSON IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF OURS, WE DO NOT HAVE HIS INFORMATION. The loader impacted the loader operator in the back, he moved out of the way.
On Thursday August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut #126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.
On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.
On Thursday, August 16, 2007 an outburst occurred during rescue work on the Main West Panel. The outburst occurred in the No. 1 entry inby crosscut 126. Rescue work was ongoing to remove coal and debris which had filled the No. 1 entry during an outburst that occurred on August 6, 2007.
On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.
On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.
On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.
On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.
On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.
On August 6, 2007 at 2:50 am a bounce/outburst occurred at the Crandall Canyon Mine. It affected the current mining location in the South Barrier of West Mains extending outby to approx. X/C 119. The outburst affected all 4 entries and rescue operations were begun immediately. Rescue operations to reach the miners were unsuccessful.
COWORKER HAD EMPLOYEE ADJUST THE BRACKET ON THE RETURN ROLLER AS HE WAS HITTING THE BRACKET. EMPLOYEE'S ARM GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE ROLLER AND IT SUCKED HIM THROUGH.
The Shearer operators had cut a taper from #40 shield towards the headgate. The headgate drum was just a foot or two from cutting through the headgate when a bounce occurred. The bouce blew coal through the bounce shields striking him
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING DIESEL TRACTOR PULLING A WATER TRAILER. HE DROVE TO THE SURFACE AREA AND PARKED THE TRAILER. HE THEN PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRAILER AND RAN INTO A LONGWALL SHIELD WHICH WAS STORED ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THE MINE.
VICTIM WAS HELPING MOVE AN IRON-BOUND SHIELD ON THE 3LPE LONGWALL FACE. CHAIN SLINGS WERE CONFIGURED TO ATTACH THE IRON BOUND SHIELD TO THE CONVEYER. THE VICTIM GOT ONTO THE IRON-BOUND SHIELD AND ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE A FUNCTION. AS PRESSUREWAS APPLIED, A HOOK ON THE CHAIN ASSEMBLY FAILED, AND THE CHAIN SLING ASSEMBLY HIT THE VICTIM. MASSIVE HEAD TRAUMA AND FRACTURED NECK.
IT APPEARS THAT THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD DOWN AN APPROXIMATE 6% GRADE ALONG THE MAIN HAULAGE ROAD. THE TRUCK TRAVELED ABOUT 200 FEET, LEAVING THE ROAD, AND HITTING AN EMBANKMENT. THE VICTIM WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM THE REAR OF THE TRAILER.
MUCKER BUCKET CAUGHT ON RIB LEFT SIDE PINNING EE BETWEEN MUCKER & RIB
FATAL, EE, IGNITION OF METHANE &/OR HYDORCARBONS
FATAL, EE , IGNITION OF METHANE &/OR HYDROCARBONS
THE PLANT OPERATOR/LOADER OPERATOR WAS FOUND WITH HER LEFT ARM ENTANGLED IN THE SMOOTH TAIL PULLEY OF THE SCREEN FEED CONVEYOR. A COMPANY EE FOUND THE VICTIM AFTER SHE FAILED TO RETURN TO THE MINE OFFICE AFTER HER WORK DAY.
THE OFF-STANDARD CAR OPERATOR IN THE 7 LEFT SECTION WAS FOUND FATALLY INJURED, PINNED BETWEEN THE CAR CANOPY AND THE RIB. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AT THE FEEDER BREAKER FOR THE SECTION. AN INVESTIG ATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE FURTHER INFORMATION.
INDIVIDUAL WAS FOUND DEAD IN SUMP.
WAS RUNNING MINER. A LOOSE RIB OF COAL FELL ON HIM FATALLY CRUSHING HIM.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE ROD OF THE RIDE CYNDER OF THE CATERPILLAR 769C HAUL TRUCK USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO HEAT THE BROKEN NITROGEN VALVE. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED CAUSING THE 113 LB ROD TO BE E XPELLED FROM THE CYLINDER STRIKING THE EE IN THESTOMACH CAUSING FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES.
THE EE WAS FOUND APPARENTLY CLEANING OUT TRAILER. HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND HIS COAT WAS CAUGHT IN THE GATES.
VICTIM'S CLOTHING WAS CAUGHT IN DRIVESHAFT. HE WAS PULLED IN AT HIS LEFT SIDE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO RIBCAGE, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.
EE HAD GONE UP TO THE CRUSHER AND SHUT OFF JAW, BECAUSE A ROCK HAD BECOME STUCK. HE WAS HITTING THE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS NOT FOR SURE AS NO ONE SAW IT AT FIRST, BUT WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, THE SLEDGE MUST HAVE GLANCED OFF, THE SLEDGE HAMMER CAME BACK WITH FORCE, HITTING EE IN THE HEAD, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACK OVER TO GROUND. HAMMER DID INJURY NOT FAL
A 5/8" WIRE ROPE CABLE WAS BEING WED THROUGH A SHIEVE WHEEL ATTACHED TO AN ANCHOR PIN TO PULL THE STAGELOADER CONVEYOR CHAIN. WHEN THE DECEASED INDIVIDUAL WALKED INTO THE AREA, THE ANCHOR PIN FAILED CAUSING THE FATAL INJURY.
THE VICTIM WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. THE ROOF STARTED TO CAVE, HE STARTED TO RUN AND THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS MOVING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND WAS RAN OVER BY THE SHUTTLE CAR.
FOURTY FOUR YEAR OLD MALE MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTSUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES FROM AN APPARENT FALL IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT TO THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR. AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
VICTIM WAS DRIVING A WAGNER DIESEL POWERED SCOOP OUT OF THE MINE WHEN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, THE SCOOP TRAVELED BACK DOWN THE SLOPE AND THE CANOPY STRUCK AN "I" BEAM ON A OVERCAST WHICH CAUS ED THE CANOPY TO DEFORM, STRIKING THE VICTIM, INFLICTING FATAL INJUIES.
A ROCK SLIDE OFF THE MINER AND HIT EE IN THE BACK & KNOCKED HIM INTO THE BOLTER AND CRUSHED HIS CHEST.
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING AT SHIELD #124 WITH HIS BACK TO THE COAL FACE WHEN A COAL OUTBURST OCCURRED. COAL LUMPS STRUCK THE VICTIM AND PUSHED HIM INTO THE SHIELDS, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. THE S HEARER WAS CUTTING COAL AT THE TIME AND THE TAILGATE-SIDE CUTTER DRUM WAS LOCATED AT SHIELD #121. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. ACTIVITY UNKNOWN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
WELDING OF DIESEL FUEL TANK WITH ACETALINE WELDING TIP AND PIECE OF WIRE, WHEN TANK EXPLODED, CAUSING BURNS TO EE OF APPROX 85% OF BODY.
THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE MATERIAL HAULER WITH ANOTHER EE, AS A PASSENGER. AS THEY WERE TRAVELING DOWN AT A 5-8% GRADE, THE OPERATOR APPARENTLY TOOK THE MACHINE OUT OF GEAR TO TRAVEL MORE Q UICKLY. HE HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE MACHINE BACK IN GEAR. PASSENGER JUMPED SAFELY. TEH TRIP PROCEEDED 300 FT DOWN THE ROAD. THE OPERATOR EITHER JUMPED OR WAS THROWN AND RUN OVER BY THE EIMCO.
DRIVER HAD EMPTIED TRANSFER AND WAS APPARENTLY ON PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING TRACTOR FROM DUMPSTER. THAT WAS ON A SLIGHT GRADE AND UPON DISCONNECTION DUMPSTER STARTED TO ROLL. DRIVER RAN AFTER D UMPSTER AND GOT IN FRONT STABITEZER WHEEL WHICH RAN OVER HIM THERE WERE NO WITNESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND THE MINE RIB WHEN THE MACHINE WAS BEING MOVED IN THE 3RD RIGHT SECTION.
EE WAS STRUCK BY A COAL SLAB THAT WAS KNOCKED LOOSE BY PLACING OUTRIGGER OF BOOM TRUCK AGAINST THE RIB CAUSING 2 FRACTURED RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A RIB PIN ON THE RETURN SIDE OF THE #1 ENTRY,IT IS BELIEVED THAT HE REACHED IN AND GRABBED THE DRILL STEEL WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ACTIVATING THE FAST FEED OF THE DRILL HEAD WHICH MOVED FORWARD AND CRUSHED HIM.
EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH FEED TRAP INTAKE
EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE TERMINAL BLOCK ON ANOTHER ENERGIZED CIRCUIT IN THE ELECTRICAL CABINET. THE CIRCUIT HE WAS WORKING ON WAS PROPERLY DE-ENERGIZED.
FATALLY INJURED PERSON WAS STANDING ON HEAD OF CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTING A CROSS BAR TO LENGTH WHEN BROW AT EDGE OF ROOF FALL FELL STRICKING HIM A FEW SECONDS LATER THE RIB CAME IN THIS AREA WA S SUPPORTED WITH ROOF BOLTS BUT AREA WHICH FELL WAS PART OF A FAULT ZONE IN THE CENTER OF THE ENTRY
DRIVING IN PIT APPARENTLY TURNED HEAD TO LOOK AT SOMETHING IN PIT AND WENT OVER EMBANKMENT ROLLING VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.
WORK CAGE ATTACHED TO CRANE BOOM FAILED AND FELL WITH EMPLOYEE APPROX. 30 FEET TO THE GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE CUT A RETURN LINE WITH A HACK-SAW. THE LINE HAD BEEN PRESSURIZED WITH HIGH PRESURE, THE RESULTING BURST FATALLY INJURED EMPLOYEE.
FOR REASONS UNKNOWN INJURIED HEAD WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER'S ATRS SYSTEM AND THE DRILL BOOM STOP BLOCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A MANTRIP DOWN A GRADE OF 9.8 PERCENT WITHOUT WORKING BRAKES TWO TENTHS OF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD HE CLIMBED THE HILLSIDE FOR THE THIRD TIME TRYING TO SLOW THE MANTRIP DOWN THE MANTRIP ROLLED ON ITS SIDE WITH THE EMPLOYEE UNDERNEATH WHICH CAUSED HIS DEATH
THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS LEFT UNATTENED ON DOWN HILL GRADE WITH TRAILER THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUN OVER BY TRUCK AND FIRST TRAILER WHEN HE RAN ALONG DRIVERS SIDE TRYING TO CATCH VECHICLE HE SLIPPED UNDER TRUCK DRIVE THREE AND WAS RUN OVER VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER TRUCK AND TRAILER THAT WAS PARKED LEAQUE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 24" PIPE IN THE BRIDGING OF THE THICKENER. THE EMPLOYYEE CUT A SUPPORT BRACE TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE "T". WHEN THE SUPPORT WAS CUT, THE BRIDGE COLLAPSED PINNING THE EMPL OYEE BETWEEN THE BRIDGE FRAMING AND THE 24" "T".
(NAME)WAS DROPP3NG A SEVEN CAR SET UNDER THE LOADOUT AS HE WAS LOADING THEM A RUNAWAY SET OF 14 CARS CAME DOWN THE TRACK,IT THEN STRUCK THE 7 SET OF CARS KNOCKING HIM OFF AND UNDER THE CAR CAU SING FATAL INJU9IES.
OFF/LOADING 6''3JOINT OF PIPE FROM TRUCK FLOAT,PIPE CALIPERS FAILED ALLOWING 1 JOINT 40'' LONG TO FALL.PIPE THEN ROLLED INTO PIPELINE TRENCH STRIKING EMPL ON HIS HEAD.(DIED OF HEAD INJURIES 5- 23-87) 3
EMPL CONTACTED 2IGH POWER TRANSMISSION LINE WHILE REPAIRING DISCONNECT SWITCH..WORKING ON 4160 HIGH VOLTAGE POLE.FAILED TO CHECK HIS DISCONNECTS.
2ND ROUND WAS B9ING DRILLED AFTER 1ST ROUND SHOT THROUGH CAVED AREA AT CRACK IN CAVED AREA WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM FACE SIDE RESULTING IN LARGE SLAB OUT OF BACK TO FALL DIRECTLY ABOVE VICTIM WHIL E DRILLING 2ND 9OUND
TRUCK DRIVER FA7ALLY INJURED AS RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY ROAD GRADER.I.NAME HAD BEEN OPERATING TRACTOR PULLING WATER WAGON.STOPPED TO ADJUST WATER SPRAYS AT REAR OF WATER WAGON.I.NAME OPERATI NG GRADER,DIDNT3SEE I.NAME.FRONT END OF GRADER STRUCK I.NAME PINNING HIM AGAINST REAR END OF WATER WAGON.
AIR WAS PUT IN 7HE WATER TANK TO FORCE THE WATER IN SMALLER TANK VICTIM WAS STANDING AT THE FRONT OF TANK WHEN THE END OF TANK THREW OUT AND STRUCK VICTIM KILL HIM INSTANTANLY.
MAN WAS DETERMI3G IF ROOF FALL WAS REPORTABLE TO MSHA - LARGE BOUNCE HIT AREA AND KNOCKED 2 FT. OF SHALE DOWN ON HIM
THE SERVICE ENG3NEER FOR HALBACH AND BRAUN WAS LOOKING AT THE CRUSHER WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OVER PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE CRUSHER
EMPL SCALING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL IN STEEL REHAB PROCESS. LOOSE SLAB 2\ X 4\ X 6\ SUDDENLY FELL FROM HIS OUTWARD SIDE HITTING SCALING BAR WHICH THREW HIM IN A FORWARD POSITION.THE TAIL END OF T HE SLAB KNOCKED I.NAME OFF BOLT CAR HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD,SHOULDERS AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE POLARITY OF THE TRANSFORMER BY REVERSING THE INCOMING POWER LEADS HE MADE CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE WHICH RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES
I.NAME WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE UP COAL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE COAL STORAGE BIN, WENT INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN AND WAS BREAKING THE COAL LOOSE WITH A SHOVEL WHEN THE COAL BROKE LOOSE AND COVERED HIM COMPLETELY. HIS DEATH WAS DUE TO SUFFICATION. THIS ACT IS AGAINST COMPAY POLICY
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE AT OR NEAR THE 5TH BELTR DRIVE FOR LONGWALL THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL SECTION BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUSGASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POSONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR RHE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASE
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR 5TH RIGHT BELT DRIVE FOR LONGWALL THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVER COME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POSONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVER COME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WA SOVER COME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE 5TH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT DRIVE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR 5TH RIGHT BELT DRIVE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR 5TH LONGALL ELT DRIVE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR THE KTH RIGHT LONGWALL BELT LINE THE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
FIRE BROKE OUT AT OR NEAR LONGWALL BELT DRIVE VICTIM WAS OVERCOME BY POISONOUS GASES
ROOF BOLTING, A 5\ X 5\ 1-2\ ROCK FELL ON DECEASED
HE FELL INTO "GLORY HOLE" WAS FROUND IN "27" BUILDING ON ORE BELT. "GLORY HOLE" IS THE ORE CAR DUMP.
AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-7 CAT DOZER, PUSHING MUD, ROCKS AND DEBRIS AWAY FROM THE MOUTH OF A CANYON. WITHOUT WARNING, A MASSIVE MUDSLIDE CAME OUT OF THE CANYON, STRIKING AND OVERTURNING T HE DOZER, APPRENTLY FATALLY INJURING HIM.
THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE CAB SUPPORTS OVER THE CONVEYOR BOOM. HIS LEG ACTIVATED THE BOOM CONTROL AND THE UPWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BOOM PINCHED HIM BETWEENM THE BOOM AND CAB ROOF
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 WEST SECTION IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE #2 ENTRY INBY THE FEEDER BREAKER. THE FALL AREA HAD BEEN MINED TO THE ROOF ROCK & BOLTED WITH 4\ MECHANICAL ROOF BOLTS ON 5\ CENTERS. THE FALL TURNED LOOSE APPROX 4\ TO 5\ ABOVE THE ANCHOR ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS. ONE PERSON RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES RESULTING FROM THE FALL.
GEORGE WAS OBSERVING PLUGGED BELT AND ASK JOHN YOHOVICH TO START CONVEYOR GEORGE EITHER WAS PULLED FELL OR SLIPPED ON TO BELT AND HE BECAME LODGED BETWEEN BELT AND FEED BOX OF CONVEYOR
STEWART WAS STANDING ON A WALKWAY USING A CONCRETE VIBRATOR AUGER CAUGHT VIBRATOR AND PULLED STEWART INTO AUGER VIBRATOR CABLE WAS AROUND STEWARTS BODY WHEN HE WAS PULLED INTO AUGER
CRANE BLOCK WAS RUN THROUGH LIMIT SWITCH INTO DRUM CAUSING CABLE TO PULL IN TWO DROPPING SHEAVE BLOCK ONTO EMPLOYEE.
RIDING IN A TRUCK AS A PASSENGER, WASTE CAR STRUCK REAR OF TRUCK AND PUSHED IT AGAINST A PARKED TRAIN.
AS EMPL ATTEMPTED TO OBSERVE MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH C.M. PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPL AND PUSHING HIM INTO C.M.
EMPL LEFT DOZER AND WALKED OUT ONTO COAL STOCKPILE SURFACE.SURFACE COLLAPSED INTO DRAW-OFF DOORS,PULLING VICTIM INTO VOID COVERING HIM WITH COAL.