At approximately 10:15am an employee received fatal crushing injuries as he was helping move a Longwall power center. The fatal injuries occurred when the employee was crushed between the power center and rib as the power center was being moved into a cross cut.
Drummond Company Inc controller
MSHA controller ID: C00866
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- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 1402
- Mines on record
- 7
- Years on record
- 2000–2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7,836
citations
2,614
significant & substantial
$5,614,665
proposed penalties
$4,526,670
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 64 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 63 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 299 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 259 non-fatal
- HOISTING 75 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2018
49
2017
50
2016
29
2015
44
2014
54
2013
47
2012
73 (2f)
2011
81
2010
104
2009
73
2008
85
2007
80
2006
91
2005
113 (1f)
2004
27
Operators under this controller
- Drummond Company Inc 1000
Mines on record
Fatalities under this controller
3 recorded
September 11, 2012
AL · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Drummond Company Inc
· Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Drummond Company Inc
· Contact with electrical current
Electrician was performing work on a shuttle car cable reel on the West Main Left section when his received a fatal electrical shock. The electrician came in contact with the exposed 995 volt energized cable leads in the cable reel compartment.
August 10, 2005
AL · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Drummond Company Inc
· Struck by falling object
A piece of rock fell from between the pin & rib striking injured on head, shoulder & back. Victim died 11/15/05.