Rules To Live By

MSHA’s Fatality Prevention Program

 MSHA’s commitment to eliminate
hazards with serious consequences
Targets prevention of conditions
that cause
or contribute to fatal accidents
 2000 – 2008

589 miners died

– 300 Coal fatalities

– 289 MNM fatalities
 Fatalities
 47% of the fatalities were related to these
11 Coal standards.
 Five Coal standards for surface mines.
 Six Coal standards for underground mines.
 Surface Mine Standards

77.404(c)

(c) Repairs or maintenance shall not be

performed on machinery until the power is
off and the machinery is blocked against
motion, except where machinery motion is
necessary to make adjustments.
 Condition(s) leading to
fatalities:
 Repairs or
maintenance
performed with power
on.
 Machinery not
blocked against
COAL MINE FATALITY - On Wednesday, March 12,
motion. 2008, a 47-year old mechanic/contractor with 21
years of experience was fatally injured while
attempting to remove a front guard assembly (belly
pan) from a bulldozer. The victim was positioned
beneath the bulldozer, removing mounting bolts from
the bulldozer guard. The guard was supported by a
chain attached to a remote-operated truck-mounted
crane. As the bolts were removed, the chain support
slipped and the guard fell.
 Surface Mine Standards

77.1607(g)

(g) Equipment operators shall be

certain, by signal or other means,
that all persons are clear before
starting or moving equipment.
 Condition(s) leading to
fatalities:
 Failure to ensure that
all persons are clear
before starting or
moving equipment.

COAL MINE FATALITY - On Monday, July 2, 2007, a 59 year old

bulldozer operator with over 35 years experience was fatally injured
when he was struck by a pickup truck. The victim and two other
operators were near their equipment when a foreman instructed
them to move in preparation for a blast. The victim was apparently
walking back to his bulldozer when the foreman, who was using the
truck's side mirrors to drive, backed over him .
 Surface Mine Standards

77.1607(n)

(n) Mobile equipment shall not be left

unattended unless the brakes are set.
The wheels shall be turned into a bank
or berm, or shall be blocked, when
such equipment is parked on a grade.
 Condition(s) leading to
fatalities:
 Brakes not set on
unattended mobile
equipment.
 Wheels on mobile
equipment not COAL MINE FATALITY - On Thursday, July
blocked or turned 20, 2006, a 39-year old road grader operator
with 20 years of mining experience was fatally
into bank/ berm injured on the haul road of a surface coal mine.
when parked on While the victim was outside the cab of the
parked road grader, it began to roll backwards
grade. down grade. The grader came to rest along the
hillside ditch line with the victim positioned
under the rear ripper-bar.
 Surface Mine Standards

77.1710(g)

(g) Safety belts and lines where there is

danger of falling; a second person
shall tend the lifeline when bins,
tanks, or other dangerous areas are
entered.
 Condition(s) leading to
fatalities:
 Failure to wear fall
protection where
danger of falling.

COAL MINE FATALITY -On Monday, July 30, 2007, a 27-

year old roofing contractor was fatally injured when he fell
approximately 28 feet through the roof of a maintenance
shop. The victim apparently either stepped on a fiberglass
skylight, causing it to break, or fell through an opening
adjacent to the skylight while removing old roof material.
 Surface Mine Standards

77.1710(i)

(i) Seatbelts in a vehicle where there is

a danger of overturning and where
roll protection is provided.
 Condition(s) leading to
fatalities:
 Failure to wear
seatbelts.

COAL MINE FATALITY - On Friday, February 6, 2009, a 70 year

old contract truck driver with eight weeks experience on this job
was fatally injured while driving a truck on a coal haulage road.
The truck struck the left embankment at an angle, traveled
approximately 97 feet down grade, and turned over on the road.
The victim was fatally injured when he was trapped under the cab
of the truck.
Reason to work safely and go home
each day!! My Family!!
Is yours reason
enough?? David

Vance and Rachel

Vance, Rachel and Mom

Miss Rilie
Senior Night!!