Empire State Mines LLC
· Struck by falling object
Miner was drilling a slab shot when the roof collapsed in on him causing fatal injuries.
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MSHA controller ID: 0042371
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 105
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2004–2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
494
citations
82
significant & substantial
$220,980
proposed penalties
$188,803
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 19 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 25 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 17 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 11 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 9 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2009
1
2008
26 (1f)
2007
51
2006
24
2005
2
2004
1