2008 Coal Non-chargeable Mining Deaths
(Determinations were made in 2008)
Incidents Occuring in 2007 but Determined in 2008
| Date of Incident |
Mine Name |
Operating Company |
Determination |
Report |
| August 16, 2007 |
San Juan Mine |
BHP Mining |
Other |
 |
| August 19, 2007 |
Summit Breaker |
Summit Anthracite, Inc. |
Trespassing |
|
| August 29, 2007 |
Decker Mine |
Decker Coal Company |
Natural Causes |
|
| October 9, 2007 |
Consolidation Coal Company |
Rend Lake |
Natural Causes |
|
| November 11, 2007 |
Bullhorn Mine |
James River Coal Corporation |
Natural Causes |
|
| November 11, 2007 |
Bullhorn Mine |
James River Coal Corporation |
Natural Causes |
|
| November 29, 2007 |
Wyodak Mine |
Wyodak Resources Development Company |
Natural Causes |
|
Incidents Occuring and Determined in 2008
| Date of Incident |
Mine Name |
Operating Company |
Determination |
Report |
| January 10, 2008 |
Independence Coal Company |
West Crazy Surface Mine |
Natural Causes |
|
| January 14, 2008 |
Premium Processing, Inc. |
Mack Avenue Tipple |
Natural Causes |
|
| January 24, 2008 |
Triad Underground Mining, LLC |
Freelandville Mine |
Natural Causes |
|
| February 2, 2008 |
Reading Anthracite Co. |
Wadesvill P-33 Mine |
Trespassing |
|
| March 1, 2008 |
Miller Bros. Coal, LLC |
Buckeye Surface Mine |
Trespassing |
|
| March 27, 2008 |
Mass Transport, Inc. |
- |
Other |
|
| April 21, 2008 |
Night Hawk Coal, LLC |
Red Hawk Mine |
Natural Causes |
|
| May 19, 2008 |
Southland Resources, Inc. |
Searles Mine |
Natural Causes |
|
| May 24, 2008 |
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. |
Coalburg No. 1 Mine |
Drug Overdose |
|
| July 2, 2008 |
Jim Walter Resources, Inc. |
No. 7 Mine |
Natural Causes |
|
| July 13, 2008 |
Eastern Associated Coal, LLC |
Federal No. 2 |
Natural Causes |
|
| August 12, 2008 |
Blaschak Coal Corporation |
Blaschak Breaker |
Natural Causes |
|
| August 31, 2008 |
E.P. Bender Coal Company |
EPB Strip |
Trespassing |
|
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