Victim used an aerial lift positioned under the #3 tunnel belt to access the take-up pulley assemble components. As the victim was attempting to manually clean the north side of the west bend pulley, ee became entangled between the rotating pulley and the moving conveyor belt, resulting in a fatal injuries.
H&K Group, Inc. operator
MSHA operator ID: L15797
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- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 263
- Mines on record
- 19
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,192
citations
298
significant & substantial
$434,399
proposed penalties
$346,531
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 26 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 25 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 95 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 67 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 29 non-fatal
- OTHER 10 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
5
2025
9
2024
11
2023
8
2022
11
2021
8
2020
8
2019
12
2018
8 (1f)
2017
5
2016
9
2015
3
2014
8
2013
9
2012
8
2011
12
2010
6
2009
10
2008
7
2007
6
2006
26 (1f)
2005
16
2004
19
2003
9
2002
8
2001
11
2000
11
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Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
H&K Group, Inc.
· Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
H&K Group, Inc.
· Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
3 employees working on elev. platform to remove pitman from Crusher B. Crane owned & operated by contractor had lifted pitman & it was hanging stationary. The men headed for the stairs to descend. Pitman suddenly swung and hit EE, fatally injuring him (cause of death crushing blunt force trauma). 2nd EE was grazed by pitman, but was not injured. 3rd EE uninjured.