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 92% of controllers on file.
Position when controllers are sorted by recorded fatalities.
Industry mean: 2.0 fatalities per fatal-history controller.
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.
During preparation for dismantling of motor and gear box on slide gate. Employee didn't follow given instructions and removed all bolts from gearbox. That cause released of stored energy on slide gate and motor with gear box start spinning. Employee got caught by the equipment and started spinning with it. During spinning their head hit the handrail which caused a fatal injury.
The miner was in progress of storing electrical cable into a cable tray. The south bracket some how came loose. When the south side of the cable tray came down it struck the ladder on the east side causing the ladder to fall towards the west. The miner tried to compensate for the fall by leaning to the west. He then fell from the ladder hitting the ground.
EE WAS LEANING ON CHAIN GUARDING OPENING TALKING TO ANOTHER EE. EE FELL APPROX 9 FEET STRAIGHT HEAD ON CONCRETE PAVEMENT BELOW.
THE CREW WAS PUTTING BURNER PIPE IN PLACE AND BURNER PIPE FELL 8 FEET STRIKING EMPLOYEE.