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Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Non-chargeable Mining Deaths

Information about Mining Deaths               
 2024               
 
Calendar Year Determined Date of Incident Mine Name Operator Name Mine ID Location Determination
2024 6/23/2024 River Point Dock River Point LLC 46-06694 Kanawha, WV Natural
2024 5/28/2024 Smart Sand, Inc. Smart Sand, Inc. 47-03635 Monroe, WI Natural
2024 5/22/2024 Mission/San Xavier/Eisenhower ASARCO LLC 02-00135 Pima, AZ Natural
2024 4/10/2024 Norris Quarries Plant #1 Con-Agg Companies, LLC 23-01929 De Kalb, MO Natural
2024 4/8/2024 Fossil Rock Mine Fossil Rock Resources, LLC. 42-01211 Emery, UT Accidental
2024 4/2/2024 Carbon Hill Mine Clas Coal Company Inc. 01-03389 Walker, AL Natural
2024 4/2/2024 Trevorton Strip Keystone Anthracite Company Incorporated 36-09548 Northumberland, PA Accidental
2024 2/29/2024 Skippers Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 44-00136 Greensville, VA Natural
2024 2/21/2024 Affinity Mine Pocahontas Coal Company LLC 46-08878 Raleigh, WV Natural
2024 1/18/2024 Ray Mine Asarco LLC 02-00150 Gila, AZ Accidental
2024 12/19/2023 Black Thunder Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC 48-00977 Campbell, WY Natural
2024 12/18/2023 Tyron Mine Freeport 29-00159 Grant, NM Natural
2024 12/16/2023 The Casselman Mine J&J Svonavec Excavating, Inc. 36-10377 Somerset, Pennsylvania Natural
2024 12/1/2023 Orange Grove CalPortland Company 02-01203 Pima, AZ Natural
2024 11/21/2023 Boron Operations US Borax Inc. 04-00743 Kern, CA Accidental
2024 10/23/2023 East Boulder Mine Stillwater Mining Company 24-01879 Sweet Grass, MO Natural
2024 10/14/2023 Coal Mountain #1 Surface CM Energy Operations LP 46-09062 Wyoming County, WV Natural
2024 10/10/2023 Balcones Quarry Cemex Construction Materials South, LC 41-00994 New Braunfels, TX Natural
2024 10/9/2023 The Chemours Company FC LLC The Chemours Company FC LLC 08-00225 Starke, FL Natural
2024 10/3/2023 Tremonton Portable Box Elder County Road Department 42-00979 Tremonton, UT Natural
2024 10/2/2023 Genesis Alkali @ Westvaco Genesis Alkali, LLC 48-00152 Sweetwater, WY Natural
2024 6/29/2023 Granite Mountain Quary #1 McGeorge Contracting Company Inc 03-00098 Little Rock, AR Natural
              
 2023               
 
Calendar Year Determined Date of Incident Mine Name Operator Name Mine ID Location Determination
2023 11/8/2023 Harland Sand and Gravel Burroughs Material Corp 20-03199 Hartland, MI Natural
2023 10/10/2023 May-McCready Buttles Road Pit Lewiston Sand and Gravel 20-03035 Atlanta, MI Natural
2023 9/7/2023 Wrens Plant KaMin LLC 09-00143 Wrens, GA Natural
2023 8/14/2023 Trace Fork Mark Energy LLC 15-19872 Letcher, KY Natural
2023 8/4/2023 Buchanan Mine #1 Buchanan Minerals 44-04856 Buchanan, VA Natural
2023 6/18/2023 Boar Hammock Sand Mine Stewart Materials 08-01434 Glades, FL Natural
2023 5/11/2023 Carlota Copper Company Carlota Copper Company 02-02653 Gila, AZ Natural
2023 5/6/2023 Crane County Plant U.S. Silica 41-05331 Crane, TX Natural
2023 4/27/2023 Pete's Branch Surface Mine Reflectance Energy, LLC 46-07695 Mingo, WV Natural
2023 4/12/2023 Coleman Rock Quarry Dolese Bros. Co. 34-00405 Coleman, OK Natural
2023 4/7/2023 Freeport-McMoRan Morenci, Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Morenci, Inc. 02-00024 Morenci, AZ Accidental
2023 3/14/2023 Mobile Crusher #3 Frontera Materials 41-04292 Hidalgo, TX Natural
2023 3/8/2023

Brooksville South Cement Plant

Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC 08-01287 Brooksville, FL Natural
2023 3/16/2023 Kingston Quarry Trap Rock Industries, LLC 28-00033 Kingstown, NJ Natural
2023 2/21/2023 Homer Pit Trojan Sand and Gravel 20-03535 Homer, MI Natural
2023 2/14/2023 Victorville Cement Plant CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC 04-00281 Victorville, CA Natural
2023 2/13/2023 US Vanadium-Benton, LLC US Vanadium-Benton, LLC 03-00261 Benton, AR Natural
2023 2/1/2023 Workman Creek Surface Mine Republic Energy, LLC 46-09475 Clear Creek, WV Natural
2023 1/24/2023 Chino Mine Freeport McMoRan Chino Mines Company 29-00708 Vanadium, NM Natural
2023 1/10/2023 CR9 Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. 05-04888 Rifle, CO Natural
2023 1/3/2023 Verde Gypsum Mine Phoenix Cement 02-00164 Verde, AZ Natural
2023 12/17/2022 Oak Growv Preparation Plant Crimson Oak Grove Resources 01-00329 Bessemer, AL Natural
2023 12/16/2022 Union Bridge LeHigh Portland Cement Company 18-00017 Union Bridge, MD Natural
2023 12/2/2022 Freeport McMoRan Morenci, Inc Freeport McMoRan Morenci, Inc 02-00024 Morenci, AZ Natural
2023 11/29/2022 Navajo Mine Bisti Fuels Company, LLC 29-00097 San Juan, NM Natural
2023 11/28/2022 Jones Mill Quarry Martin Marietta Materials, Inc 03-01586 Malvern, AR Natural
2023 11/17/2022 West Huntsville Quarry Rogers Group, Inc 01-03506 Huntsville, AL Natural
2023 11/17/2022 South Sterling Quarry Pocono Sand and Stone 36-08183 Elmhurst Township, PA Natural
2023 11/9/2022 Freeport-McMoran Morenci, Inc. Freeport-McMoran Morenci, Inc. 02-00024 Morenci, AZ Natural
2023 10/29/2022 Graymont (PA) Inc. Graymont (PA) Inc. 36-06468 Bellefonte, PA Natural
2023 10/29/2022 Upland Pit and Mill Holliday Rock Company, Inc 04-01808 Upland, CA Natural
2023 10/25/2022 Cave Run Stone Hinkle Contracting Company, LLC 15-07194 West Liberty, KY Natural
2023 10/21/2022 Skippers Mine, Culcan Construction Materials Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC 44-00136 Skippers, VA Not Noted
2023 10/17/2022 Holcim (US) Inc. - Ada Plant Holcim (US) Inc. 34-00023 Ada, OK Undetermined, Not Chargeable
2023 9/30/2022 Ki-Coal #1 Mine Ki-Coal, Inc 15-19281 Bonnyman, KY Not Noted
2023 9/26/2022 Patterson Mine and Mill, Imerys Mica Kings Mountain Inc Imerys Mica Kings Mountain, Inc 31-00274 Kings Mountain, NC Natural
2023 9/7/2022 Twilight MTR Surface Mine Twilight Lexington Coal Holdings, LLC 46-08645 Twilight, WV Natural
2023 8/22/2022 No.77 Mine, Blue Diamond Coal Company Blue Diamond Coal Company 15-09636 Delphia, KY Natural
2023 8/18/2022 Lila Canyon Mine Emery County Coal Resources, Inc. 42-02241 East Carbon, UT Accident
2023 8/17/2022 Belmont Sand and Gravel Pike Industries, Inc 27-00313 Belmont, NH Natural
2023 7/27/2022 Purdy Materials Lafayette Purdy Materials, Inc 12-02211 Tippecanoe, IN Natural
2023 7/26/2022 Bear Creek Peninsula Topsoil 45-03599 Belfair, WA Accidental
2023 7/22/2022 Lynn Branch No2 Mine Aracoma Coal Company, LLC 46-09575 Holden, WV Natural
2023 7/19/2022 Gramercy Operation Atalco Gramercy, LLC 16-00352 Gramercy, LA Natural
2023 7/7/2022 Marion County Mine Marion County Coal Resources, Inc. 46-01433 Metz, WV Accident
2023 6/25/2022 Laurel Branch Surface Clintwood JOD, LLC 44-07199 Buchanan, VA Natural
2023 6/14/2022 Harshman Construction LLC, Plant #4 Harshman Construction, LLC 14-01607 Melvern, KS Natural
2023 6/7/2022 Vulcan Materials, Shelbyville Quarry Vulcan Materials Company 40-03001 Shelbyville, TN Natural
2023 6/7/2022 Rose Mine AEC Services Company, LLC 36-09086 Plymouth Meeting, PA Natural
2023 6/3/2022 Glancy Surface Mine, Rockwell Mining, LLC Rockwell Mining, LLC 46-09377 Wharton, WV Natural
2023 6/2/2022 The Chemours Company FC LLC The Chemours Company FC LLC 08-00225 Starke, FL Natural
2023 6/2/2022 Frederick Quarry, Stuart M Perry Inc Stuart M. Perry, Inc 44-00093 Winchester, VA Natural
2023 5/13/2022 Minntac Mine United States Steel Company-Minnesota Ore Operations 21-00282 Mountain Iron, MN Natural
2023 5/10/2022 Weakley County Operation Gleason Clay Company, LLC 40-00188 Gleason, TN Natural
2023 4/26/2022 Black Thunder Mine Thunder Basin Coal Company, LLC 48-00977 Wright, WY Natural
2023 3/31/2022 Mount Hope Quarry, Tilcon NY, Inc.  Tilcon, NY, Inc 28-00026 Parsippany, NJ Natural
2023 3/18/2022 Antioch Mine Responsible Energy Operations 12-02372 Montgomery, IN Natural
2023 3/8/2022 Apex Quarry and Plant Lhoist North American of Arizona, Inc 26-00081 Las Vegas, NV Natural
2023 2/16/2022 Active Minerals, Kaolin Division Active Minerals International, LLC 09-00959 Gordon, GA Natural
2023 2/16/2022 Goldrush Nevada Gold Mines LLC 26-02822 Crescent Valley, NV Natural
2023 2/11/2022 Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. 02-00024 Morenci, AZ Natural
2023 2/10/2022 Weirsdale Sand Plan Florida Rock Industries, Inc 08-01244 Weirsdale, FL Natural
2023 1/29/2022 Ray Mine ARSACO, LLC 02-00150 Kearny, AZ Natural
2023 1/25/2022 Marigold Mine Marigold Mining Co 26-02081 Valmy, NV Natural
2023 1/13/2022 Holcim (US) Inc. Holcim (US), Inc 36-00271 Whitehall, PA Natural
2023 1/7/2022 Parkin Quarry Farmington Mobile Crushing, LLC 35-03724 Forest Grove, OR Natural
2023 10/14/2021 CE #2 Clintwood JOD, LLC 15-16734 Feds Creek, KY Natural
            
 2022               
 
Calendar Year Determined Date of Incident Mine Name Operator Name Mine ID Location Determination
2022 12/22/2021 TRP-Sacramento Plant Triangle Rock Products 04-04772 Glendale, CA Natural
2022 12/10/2021 Cortez District Nevada Gold Mines, LLC 26-00827 Elko, NV Natural
2022 12/1/2021 Utelite Quarry Aggregate Industries, SWR, Inc 42-00071 Coalville, UT Natural
2022 11/29/2021 Bulls Mountain Mine #1 Bulls Mountain Mine #1 24-01950 Roundup, MT Natural
2022 10/29/2021 Specialty Minerals, Inc Specialty Minerals, Inc 06-00019 Canaan, CT Accident
2022 10/28/2021 Meikle Mine Nevada Gold Mines, LLC 26-02246 Carlin, NV Natural
2022 10/28/2021 Marfork Preparation Plant Marfork Coal Company, LLC 46-08374 Whitesville, WV Natural
2022 10/28/2021 Marfork Preparation Plant Marfork Coal Company, LLC 46-08374 Whitesville, WV Natural
2022 10/27/2021 Metro Portable #1 Knife River Corporation - Northwest 35-03558 St. Hellen's, OR Natural
2022 10/24/2021 FreePort-McMoran Morenci, Inc FreePort-McMoran Morenci, Inc 02-00024 Morenci, AZ Natural
2022 10/2/2021 US Silica Operations Middleton Operations US Silica Company 40-02968 Middleton, TN Natural
2022 10/1/2021 Mt. Pass Mine and Mill MP Mine Operations, LLC 04-02542 Mountain Pass, CA Natural
2022 9/2/2021 Middleton Operations US Silica Company 40-02968 Middleton, TN Natural
2022 8/4/2021 Marshall Mine Caddo Creek Resources Company, LLC 41-04864 Marshall, TX Natural
2022 7/31/2021 Center Mine BNI Coal, LTD 32-00218 Center, ND Natural
2022 7/6/2021 FreePort-McMoran Morenci, Inc FreePort-McMoran Morenci, Inc 02-00024 Morenci, AZ Accident
2022 6/19/2021 Horizon Ag Products Horizon Ag Products 29-02278 Cuba, NM Natural
2022 6/16/2021 Newberry Cement Plant Argos USA, LLC 08-01277 Newberry, FL Natural
2022 4/18/2021 Goldstrike Mine Nevada Gold Mine, LLC 26-01089 Elko, NV Natural
             
 2021               
 
Calendar Year Determined Date of Incident Mine Name Operator Name Mine ID Location Determination
2021 10/16/2021 Cumberland River Quarry Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company 15-18766 Salem, KY Natural
2021 7/14/2021 Quincy Plant Huber Carbonates 11-02627 Quincy, IN Natural
2021 6/28/2021 Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Four Corner's Material  05-03178 Durango, CO Natural
2021 6/28/2021 Deep Mine 41 Paramont Contura, LLC 44-07223 McClure, VA Natural
2021 6/23/2021 Henderson Operations Sharkey Transportation, Inc 05-00790 Parchall, CO Natural
2021 6/2/2021 Big Island Mine & Refinery Ciner Wyoming, LLC 48-00154 Green River, WY Natural
2021 6/1/2021 Quickrete Company, Inc Quickrete Company, Inc 23-01597 Valley Park, MO Natural
2021 5/3/2021 Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Longview Operations Carmeuse Lime & Stone 01-00394 Saginaw, AL Natural
2021 4/6/2021 Marianna Plant #1874 ACG Materials 08-01267 Marianna, FL Natural
2021 2/9/2021 West Huntsville Mine Rogers Group, Inc 91-03506 Madison, AL Natural
2021 1/28/2021 Pleasant Gap Aggregate Plant Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc 36-07433 Pleasant Gap, PA Natural
2020               
 
Calendar Year Determined Date of Incident Mine Name Operator Name Mine ID Location Determination
2020 10/29/2020 Omya California Omya Inc. 0400167 San Bernardino, CA Natural Causes
2020 2/4/2020 Century Mine American Energy Corporation 3301070 Monroe, OH Natural Causes
2020 2/18/2020 East Ridge Plant & Geiseke Plant Kyanite Mining Corp 4403743 Buckingham, VA Natural Causes
2020 4/30/2019 Wild Boar Mine Peabody Wild Boar Mining, LLC 1202441 Warrick County, IN Natural Causes
2020 1/31/2019 Mallard Creek Quarry Martin Marietta Materials, Inc 3102006 Mecklenburg County, NC Natural Causes
2020 9/14/2019 The Chemours Company FC LLC  The Chemours Company FC LLC 800225 Clay, FL Natural Causes
2020 11/21/2019 GCC Rio Grande, Inc. Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company 2900708 Grant, NM Natural Causes
2020 9/12/2019 Slate Sand Slate Sand Company Inc. 3101989 Surry, NC Natural Causes
2020 12/26/2019 Lightle Sand Pit  Lightle Sand & Construction LLC 3400527 Kingfisher, OK Natural Causes
2020 2/7/2020 TRP-Sacramento Plant Triangle Rock Products 04-04772 Sacramento, CA Natural Causes
2020 1/29/2020 Swift Creek Mine Nutrien 08-00798 Hamilton, FL Natural Causes
2020 1/29/2020 No. 5 MRM MINING INC. 15-19724 Floyd, KY Natural Causes
2020 2/8/2020 Morenci Mine Freeport-McMoRan Morenci INC. 0200024 Greenlee, AZ Drug Overdose
2020 2/24/2020 Genesis Nevada Gold Mines, LLC 2600062 Eureka, NV Natural Causes
2020 1/5/2020 Black Thunder Mine Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC 4800977 Campbell, WY Natural Causes
2020 5/11/2020 Irvington Quarry Liter's Inc. 1500044 Breckinridge, KY Natural Causes
2020 5/4/2020 Mine # 3  Double Mountain Mining LLC 1519268 Bell, KY Natural Causes
2020 3/19/2020 Lebec Cement Plant National Cement Company Of California Inc. 0400213 Kern, CA Natural Causes
2020 4/28/2020 Lila Canyon Utah American Energy, Inc. 4202241 Carbon, UT Natural Causes
2020 4/17/2020 Cedar Bluff Sierra Frac Sand, LLC 1601575 Bossier, LA Natural Causes
2020 3/16/2020 Ray Mine Asarco LLC 0200150 Gila, AZ Natural Causes
2020 2/10/2020 Rosebud Mining Rosebud Mining Company 3609437 Indiana, PA Natural Causes
2020 6/4/2020 Sterling Materials Sterling Materials 1518068 Gallatin, KY Natural Causes
2020 7/15/2020 Millville Quarry Aggregate Industries 4600027 Jefferson, WV Drug Overdose
2020 8/11/2020 Perry Pit Memphis Stone & Gravel Company 7700763 Tate, MS Natural Causes
2020 8/19/2020 Patriot Mine No. 2 Patriot Mining, LLC 4407137 Wise, WV Natural Causes
2020 8/28/2020 Deep Mine No. 44 Paramont Contura, LLC 4407308 Dickenson, VA Natural Causes
2020 8/13/2020 Wrens Plant KaMin LLC 0900143 Jefferson, GA Natural Causes

2019               
 
Calendar Year Determined Date of Incident Mine Name Operator Name Mine ID Location Determination
2019 11/2/18 Texas Quarry Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC 1800009  Baltimore County,  MD Natural Causes
2019 12/11/18 Rockhampton #3  Rockhampton Energy LLC 1519702 Bell County, KY Natural Causes
2019 11/7/18 Big Island Mine & Refinery Ciner Wyoming, LLC 4800154 Sweetwater County, WY Natural Causes
2019 12/2/18 Craney Mine Solar Sources Mining LLC 1201732 Daviess County, IN Natural Causes
2019 12/19/18 Union Bridge MD Lehigh Cement Company LLC 1800017 Carroll County, MD Natural Causes
2019 1/8/19 Holden No 22 Prep Plant Coal-Mac LLC 4605909 Logan County, WV Natural Causes
2019 1/14/19 Jarisa Inc. Mine No. 1 Jarisa Inc. 1519684 Pike County, KY Natural Causes
2019 11/29/18 Hopkins Hill Sand & Stone   Hopkins Hill Sand & Stone LLC   3700202 Washington County, RI Natural Causes
2019 3/11/19 Liberty Mine Vigo Coal Operating Company LLC 1202428 Warrick County, IN Natural Causes
2019 12/11/18 Houston Mill Imerys Talc America, Inc.  4102113 Harris County, TX Natural Causes
2019 1/30/19 Alpena Plant Holcim US 2000044 Alpena County, MI Natural Causes
2019 3/4/19 Amerikohl Strips Mine Amerikohl Mining Inc. 3609654 Butler County, PA Natural Causes
2019 3/25/19 Enlow Fork Mine Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC  3607416  Washington County,  PA Natural Causes
2019 3/4/19 Amerikohl Strips Mine Amerikohl Mining Inc. 3609654 Butler County,  PA Natural Causes
2019 6/5/19 Lincoln County Quarry Lincoln County Highway Department  4000064 Lincoln County,  TN Natural Causes
2019 5/13/19 Gold Bar McEwen Mining Nevada, Inc. 2602818 Eureka County,  NV Rescission: Natural Causes
2019 4/24/19 EPB Strip E P Bender Coal Company  3608398 Cambria County, PA  Natural Causes
2019 3/4/19 Clarkdale Facility Phoenix Cement  200001 Yavapai County, AZ  Natural Causes
2019 4/17/19 Workman Creek Surface Mine Republic Energy LLC 4609475 Raleigh County,  WV Natural Causes
2019 2/2/19 Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill Ash Grove Cement Company 2500002 Cass County,  NE Natural Causes
2019 3/31/19 Lee Creek Mine PCS Phosphate Company Inc 3100212 Beaufort County, NC Natural Causes
2019 4/19/19 Little Rock Plant Holiday Rock Company Inc 0401690 Los Angeles County, CA Natural Causes
2019 6/12/19 No.8 Black Pearl Mining Inc 1517982 Pike Couinty, KY Natural Causes
2019 10/11/2018 Florida Canyon Mine Florida Canyon Mining Inc. 2601947 Pershing County, NV Natural Causes
2019 7/8/2019 Canby Sand & Gravel DBA CalPortland Company  3500497 Clackamas County, OR Natural Causes
2019 12/6/2018 Strasburg Quarry O-N Minerals (Chemstone Company) 4400026 Shenandoah County, VA Natural Causes
2019 6/19/2019 Antelope Coal Mine Antelope Coal LLC 4801337 Converse County, WY Natural Causes
2019 6/10/2019 Bull Branch Mine Tennco, Inc. 1519848 Bell County, KY Natural Causes
2019 4/14/2019 Liberty Mine Luminant Mining Company LLC  4104964 Rusk County, TX Natural Causes
2019 2/9/2019 Beulah Mine Westmoreland Beulah Mining LLC  3200043 Mercer County, ND Natural Causes
2019 8/14/2019 Mason City Plant Lehigh Cement Company LLC 1300095 Cerro Gordo County, IA Natural Causes

2018               
 
Calendar Year Determined Date of Incident Mine Name Operator Name Mine ID Location Determination
2018 8/8/18 Mill/Autoclave Operations Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc. 2602674  Eureka County, NV Natural Causes
2018 9/13/18 Bailey Mine Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC 3607230  Greene County, PA Natural Causes

 

Archived Non-chargeable Mining Deaths