Mining Incidents

Oak Grove Resources LLCOperator

Controlled by ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC
MSHA Operator ID: 0051343
Fatalities
3
Total incidents
481
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2003–2019

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
89th

More recorded fatalities than 89% of operators on file.

Rank
#51of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
1.8×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
3
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators 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.

For counsel + compliance teams

Get an email the moment a new MSHA-reportable accident lands at any mine on file under Oak Grove Resources LLC. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 46 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 28 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS147 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON111 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)51 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK22 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2019
3
2018
16
2017
26 (1f)
2016
34 (1f)
2015
14
2014
15
2013
40
2012
56
2011
48
2010
30
2009
37
2008
43 (1f)
2007
25
2006
30
2005
35
2004
19
2003
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded
Struck against stationary object

Injured employee sustained fatal injuries resulting from head trauma after jumping or being thrown from the lead locomotive of a supply trip at crosscut 16 on east mains track.

Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

During Longwall setup procedures, two service representatives from shield manufacturer were installing yield valves on shields. The deceased was positioned behind leg jacks installing yield valves on tilt jack, while second representative began to install yield valves on leg jack. Plugs from both jacks were removed causing the shield canopy to collapse crushing the victim.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

employee was caught between two pieces of equipment resulting in fatal injuries