Mining Incidents

McElroy Coal CompanyOperator

Controlled by Robert E Murray
MSHA Operator ID: P18717
Fatalities
8
Total incidents
946
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2000–2015

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
98th

More recorded fatalities than 98% of operators on file.

Rank
#12of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
4.9×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
8
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.

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Top causes

  • IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST3 fatalities · 8 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 39 non-fatal
  • FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL2 fatalities · 25 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 85 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS223 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK168 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2015
118 (1f)
2014
91
2013
60 (1f)
2012
66
2011
66
2010
55
2009
58
2008
52 (1f)
2007
46
2006
35
2005
49
2004
59 (1f)
2003
65 (3f)
2002
56
2001
47 (1f)
2000
23

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

8 recorded
Struck by falling object

The 12 East longwall had mined out of seam from 3-10 shield. Shield tip to face had been roof bolted so the coal floor could be removed. The victim was standing with his back to the face. A rib struck the victim measuring 12' long by 4' wide by 1' thick. The victim was a trained and experienced longwall supervisor. The roof control and protective equipment were compliant.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While in the process of pulling top chain onto the longwall conveyor panline, the chain became fouled. While examining the area, an apparent failure of the sheave anchor point may have occurred allowing the rope and sheave to be propelled forward. An unknown portion of the assembly apparently struck the injured causing fatal injuries.

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

Employee was disconnecting drawbar from dolly on outby end when trail motor collided with dollies and pushed dollies and employee into outby motor fatally injuring employee.

Struck by falling object

5 North face area, right side, cross 5 to 6 at survey station 38 and 82. Coal and rock fell out on right side of miner knocking man's head and neck into side of the continuous miner.

Contact with hot objects or substances

AN APPARENT METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURRED WHILE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE SHAFT BOTTOM, RESULTING IN THREE FATALITIES. THREE OTHER WORKERS WERE INJURED. THE SHAFT WAS APPROXIMA TELY 950 FEET DEEP AND WAS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF INTERSECTING THE COAL SEAM.

Contact with hot objects or substances

AN APPARENT METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURRED WHILE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE SHAFT BOTTOM, RESULTING IN THREE FATALITIES. THREE OTHER WORKERS WERE INJURED. THE SHAFT WAS APPROXIMA TELY 950 FEET DEEP AND WAS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF INTERSECTING THE COAL SEAM.

Contact with hot objects or substances

AN APPARENT METHANE EXPLOSION OCCURRED WHILE CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE SHAFT BOTTOM, RESULTING IN THREE FATALITIES. THREE OTHER WORKERS WERE INJURED. THE SHAFT WAS APPROXIMA TELY 950 FEET DEEP AND WAS WITHIN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF INTERSECTING THE COAL SEAM.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 RIGHT 5 SOUTH TRACK ENTRY, TWO EES WERE INSTALLING FISH PLATES IUNBY A FLAT CAR LOADED WITH RAILS AND ATTACHED TO A BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE. WHEN A THIRD EE ATTEMPTED TO NMOVE THE LOCOMOTIVE AND RAIL CAR OUTBY, IT TRAVELED INBY STRIKING THE EES INSTALLING THE FISH PLATES RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO ONE EE AND MINOR CONTUSIONS TO THE OTHER EE. ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.