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: Cargill Deicing Technology-Cleveland Mn - Cuyahoga, Ohio
Mine Controller: Cargill Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Salt
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Ervin Hill Enterprises Inc - Highland, Ohio
Mine Controller: Mark A Edenfield
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Cactus - Crane, Texas
Mine Controller: Samuel G Hurworth
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Leer Mine - Taylor, West Virginia
Mine Controller: Arch Resources Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Oak Grove Mine - Jefferson, Alabama
Mine Controller: Alabama Kanu Holdings LLC
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: I-75 Quarry - Knox, Tennessee
Mine Controller: Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: American Asphalt - Chase Quarry - Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: Bernard C (aka Jr) Banks
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Sandstone
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Mountaineer II Mine - Logan, West Virginia
Mine Controller: Arch Resources Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Bosket Mountain - Broome, New York
Mine Controller: Bosket Brothers Bluestone, LLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Dimension Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: East Quarry - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mine Controller: CRH PLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Drowning
Location: Paguay Stone Quarries - Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: Luis A Paguay
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Dimension Limestone
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Onyx Sterling Pit - Worcester, Massachusettes
Mine Controller: John D Durkin
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: West Elk Mine - Gunnison, Colorado
Mine Controller: Arch Resources Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Maryneal Quarry and Mill - Nolan, Texas
Mine Controller: Buzzi Unicem S P A
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Leer Mine - Taylor, West Virginia
Mine Controller: Arch Resources Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Gramercy Operation - St. James, Louisiana
Mine Controller: DADA Holidings LLC, Concord Resources Ltd
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Alumina
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Hazleton Shaft - Luzerne, Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: American Anthracite SPV I, LLC
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Anthracite)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Wyco Surface Mine - Wyoming, West Virginia
Mine Controller: Metinvest B V
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fire
Location: Littlerock Quarry - Los Angeles California
Mine Controller: Robar Enterprises Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Buchanan Mine #1 - Buchanan, Virginia
Mine Controller: Coronado Coal LLC
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Coal Mountain No 1 Surface - Wyoming, West Virginia
Mine Controller: Scott Kiscaden
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Streetman Plant - Navarro, Texas
Mine Controller: Arcosa Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Common Shale
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: US Aggregates-Flat Rock Plant - Shelby Indiana
Mine Controller: Heritage Group
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Riverbend Sand and Gravel - Weld, Colorado
Mine Controller: Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Drowning
Location: Morgan County Quarry - Morgan, Georgia
Mine Controller: Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Quartzite
Chargeback Date: 10/8/2024
On April 13, 2024, MSHA was informed of a miner’s death at Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.’s Morgan County Quarry in Buckhead, GA. MSHA’s initial findings indicated medical related issues as the cause of death. However, on October 8, 2024, MSHA received the autopsy report which states the cause of death as drowning. After further investigation and review, MSHA has decided that this death should be charged to the mining industry.
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Swift Creek Mine - Hamilton, Florida
Mine Controller: Nutrien LTD
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Phosphate Rock
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Ellangowan Bank #45 - Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: Maria Cantwell; Bonnie R Ryan; Brian R Rich
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Anthracite)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Mobile Crusher #3 Frontera Materials - Hidalgo, Texas
Mine Controller: Edwin E Forshage III
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Stone NEC