Struck by powered moving object
WHILE HAULING DIRT DOWN THE IMPOUNDMENT HAUL ROAD, IT APPEARS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE 10 WHEELER TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK AND IT STRUCK HIM CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.
Horizon Natural Resources IncorporatedController
MSHA Controller ID: C06656
- Fatalities
- 8
- Total incidents
- 1,457
- Mines on record
- 69
- Years on record
- 2000–2005
Safety benchmark
Recorded fatalities relative to other controllers with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 590 controllers with at least one recorded fatality.
More recorded fatalities than 96% of controllers on file.
Position when controllers are sorted by recorded fatalities.
Industry mean: 2.0 fatalities per fatal-history controller.
This controller
8
Industry mean
2
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume
- Horizon Natural Resources Incorporatedthis controller8fatal1,457 total
- Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co)6fatal1,450 total
- Stillwater Mining Company6fatal1,428 total
- Rag Aktiengesellschaft6fatal1,416 total
- Ash Grove Cement Company5fatal1,461 total
Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA controllers with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 74 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 176 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS228 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON150 non-fatal
- MACHINERY127 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)67 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2005
11
2004
161 (1f)
2003
248 (1f)
2002
296 (1f)
2001
284
Operators under this controller
- Cannelton Industries Inc138
- Old Ben Coal Company125
- Turris Coal Company117
- Eastern Mingo Coal Company97
- Kindill Mining Incorporated88
- Evergreen Mining Company48
- Bowie Resources Limited47
- Knott County Mining Company43
- Marrowbone Development Company36
- Leslie Resources Inc35
- Triad Mining Company34
- Star Fire Mining34
- Sunny Ridge Mining Co., Inc.26
- Tug Valley Coal Processing Company19
- Premium Processing Incorporated16
- Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc16
- 17 West Mining Inc13
- Addington Mining, Inc13
- Horizon Natural Resources Mining, Inc.12
- C C Coal Company12
- Mining Technologies Inc8
- Horizon Natural Resources Co.8
- Dunn Coal & Dock Company7
- Clark Elkhorn Coal Co2
- Beech Coal Company2
- Rp Terminal Llc2
- Buckhorn Processing1
- Midwest Coal Company1
Mines on record
- Bowie No 2 MineCO
- Bowie No 3 MineCO
- Isaacs Run HWMWV
- Gateway MineIL
- Preparation PlantIL
- Viper MineIL
- Clayvigo No. 1 MineIN
- Pike No. 2 MineIN
- Sullivan NorthIN
- Viking Mine - Knox PitIN
- HWM JOB #27IN
- Bulan Load OutKY
- Job-17 WestKY
- CCI Slones Branch Terminal LLCKY
- Phelps Coal Tipple (T-2)KY
- Kentucky River LoadingKY
- Frasure Creek Mine No 6KY
- Hollybush MineKY
- Middle Fork SurfaceKY
- Supreme Energy Prep PlantKY
- Gardner ForkKY
- Panther LickKY
- Brimstone Mine #1KY
- Surface Mine No. 2KY
- Calvery MineKY
- Thunder RidgeKY
- S-4 Netley BranchKY
- Lick Branch Slurry ImpoundmentKY
- Evan's ForkKY
- Blackberry Creek MineKY
- S-15 Flag KnobKY
- Rowdy Gap MineKY
- 17-West Preparation PlantKY
- Vicco MineKY
- Dial's BranchKY
- Clean Energy MineKY
- ClassicKY
- Flint Ridge MineKY
- H W M Job #28OH
- Mammoth Coal Processing Pl & Riv TippleWV
- Low Gap Surface MineWV
- MILLER CREEK PREP. PLANTWV
- Bronzite IIIWV
- No 130 MineWV
- Minway No. 1WV
- River Point DockWV
- Orgas MineWV
- No 10 SurfaceWV
- Birch River MineWV
- Mammoth Coal Co. Surface MineWV
- Stockton MineWV
- Birch River PlantWV
- Skitter Creek Mine No 1WV
- Fourmile ForkWV
- Eckman Surface MineWV
- North Marrowbone Creek MineWV
- ADDCAR System 11 HWM Serial No 23011IN
- HWM Job #24WV
- Drautz MineWV
- Dingess Tunnel No 1 Deep MineWV
Fatalities under this controller
8 recordedCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LOADED COAL TRUCK WAS LEAVING PIT. FOR SOME REASON STEEP HAULWAY ROAD TRUCK ROLLED BACK. APPARENTLY DRIVER TRIED TO JUMP OUT. HE WAS CAUGHT BY TRUCK AND KILLED.
Struck by falling object
THE EE WAS OPERATING A SINGLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER IN THE #6 ENTRY. IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE FOR BOLT INSTALATION THE EE WAS STRICKEN WITH A PIECE OF FALLEN ROOF APPROX. 20'X 21'X 14 FT. IN SIZE. THIS RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE EMPLOYEE.