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: Machinery
Location: Hamilton, Florida
Mine Controller: Nutrien LTD
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Phosphate Rock
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: St Lucie, Florida
Mine Controller: Vulcan Materials Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Confined Space
Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Mine Controller: PBA Holdings Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Hernando, Florida
Mine Controller: Cemex S A
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Florida
Mine Controller: EI DuPont De Nemours & Co Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Titanium Ore
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Florida
Mine Controller: Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Phosphate Rock
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Florida
Mine Controller: Cemex S A
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Florida
Mine Controller: Titan Cement Company S A
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Florida
Mine Controller: Vecellio Group Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Florida
Mine Controller: Mosaic Global Holdings
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Phosphate Rock
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Florida
Mine Controller: McDonald Investment Company Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC