Fatality Reports
MSHA investigates each mining fatality and prepares the following documents to alert the mining community and prevent similar occurrences.
- Fatality Alert - describes the accident and lists best practices that may have prevented it
- Preliminary Report - initial report with brief description
- Final Report - investigative findings, including root causes and enforcement actions
Related Fatality Information
Some deaths on mining property are determined to be unrelated to mining activity and are not included in MSHA’s fatality statistics - See recent “non-chargeable” fatalities:
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Maple Springs Mine - Somerset Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: JAZ Ventures LP
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Genesis - Eureka, Nevada
Mine Controller: Barrick Nevada Holding LLC; Newmont USA
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Gold Ore
MSHA was informed of a contractor employee’s death near Nevada Gold Mines LLC’s Genesis mine in Eureka, NV. MSHA’s investigation team examined the accident scene, conducted interviews, and reviewed relevant documentation. The investigation revealed that MSHA does not have jurisdiction on the road where the accident occurred. Accordingly, MSHA has delisted this fatality as chargeable to the mine operator.
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Cape Sandy #1 - Crawford, Indiana
Mine Controller: CRH PLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Sewickley Mine - Indiana, Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: Clyde Holding Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: No 4 Mine - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Mine Controller: Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Lexington Quarry Company - Jessamine, Kentucky
Mine Controller: Sterling Enterprises Inc; The Allen Company Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Huntington Plant CS01 - Ralls, Missouri
Mine Controller: Riverstone Group
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Plant 280 - Brookings, South Dakota
Mine Controller: Jason Bowes; Miranda C Bowes Peterson
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Longview Mine - Barbour, West Virginia
Mine Controller: American Metals & Coal International Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Plant & Quarry - Johnson, Texas
Mine Controller: United States Lime & Minerals Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Lime
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Mojave Plant & Quarry - Kern, California
Mine Controller: Taiheiyo Cement Corp
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement