Mining Incidents

Addington Mining, IncOperator

Controlled by Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
MSHA Operator ID: P22609
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
23
Mines on record
4
Years on record
2000–2002

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
73th

More recorded fatalities than 73% of operators on file.

Rank
#120of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
1.2×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
2
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 Addington Mining, Inc. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST1 fatality
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS8 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE6 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2002
6
2001
9
2000
8 (2f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE CONTACTED A 20 INCH HIGH PRESSURE GAS LINE WITH HIS LOADER BUCKET WHILE REMOVING OVERBURDEN. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN WHICH HE WAS BURNED WHILE TRYING TO GET AWAY. HE PASSED AWAY AS A RESULT OF THESE BURNS ON 5-19-00.

Struck against stationary object

DOZER WENT OVER SLOPE GOT SADDLEBAGGED ON ROCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL BLADE HIT STUMP CAUSING DOZER TO FLIP END FOR END. OPERATOR EJECTED CAUSING DEATH.