For unknown reason an independent driver lost control of belly truck which caused it to jack knife, throwning driver from the cab. Driver was then run over by same truck.
Robert Caldwell; Dale Armstrong controller
MSHA controller ID: 0124281
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 6
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2017–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
89
citations
19
significant & substantial
$58,005
proposed penalties
$55,790
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2021
3 (1f)
2019
1
2017
1 (1f)
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Bonito Pit NM
Fatalities under this controller
2 recorded
September 21, 2021
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Black Rock Services LLC
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Black Rock Services LLC
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Approx. 8-8:30 pm after shift, employee drove a vehicle onto mine site and stopped close to generator, left vehicle running, gear selector in drive position, did not set emergency brake or chalk wheels. Got out and started generator. EE appeared to have come out of generator and stopped in front of vehicle to urinate, back to vehicle. Vehicle rolled, pinned EE against generator.