M-Class Mining LLC
· Struck against a moving object
Employee was transporting material down slope A. Slope A belt shut off on a fault. Upon investigation of cause of fault, employee was discovered at the bottom of slope A.
Coalfield Transport Inc; Foresight Energy/ Murray Energy controller
MSHA controller ID: 0059869
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- Fatalities
- 5
- Total incidents
- 628
- Mines on record
- 4
- Years on record
- 2006–2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
7,062
citations
1,410
significant & substantial
$8,737,505
proposed penalties
$6,708,096
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 43 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 69 non-fatal
- FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 21 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 21 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 169 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 134 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2016
36
2015
75 (1f)
2014
98 (1f)
2013
80 (1f)
2012
100
2011
83
2010
50 (1f)
2009
54 (1f)
2008
37
2007
10
2006
5
Operators under this controller
- M-Class Mining LLC 236
- Mach Mining LLC 210
- MaRyan Mining LLC 107
- Patton Mining LLC 75
Mines on record
- Mach #1 Mine IL
- MC#1 Mine IL
- Shay #1 Mine IL
- Deer Run Mine IL
Fatalities under this controller
5 recorded
May 14, 2014
IL · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · MACHINERY
M-Class Mining LLC
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The victim and another miner were tramming the roof bolter outby down the No.3 entry of tailgate No.1 when the accident occurred. The victim was injured when he was struck by the roof bolter as he placed himself between the coal rib and the roof bolter.
November 4, 2013
IL · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
M-Class Mining LLC
· Struck by falling object
Employee was shoveling coal into the Longwall pan line. A piece of coal fell from the face striking the employee. Employee was standing under shield #123 on the Longwall face at the time of the accident.
M-Class Mining LLC
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was struck when a stair stringer, secure in 4 locations, inadvertently released, striking employee in the chest area, thereby forcing him into a Genie manlift located approximately 8-10 feet from the point of contact with the stair stringer.
M-Class Mining LLC
· Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
A piece of grating had been moved to insert a piece of pipe. Employee stepped in hole in grating and fell 38' down the shaft. Injury was fatal.