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: 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: Machinery
Location: South Pittsburg Stone #2 - Marion Tennessee
Mine Controller: South Pittsburg Stone Mine
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Dimension Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Sevierville Quarry - Sevier, Tennessee
Mine Controller: Vulcan Materials Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Engulfment
Location: Knoxville Cement Plant - Knox, Tennessee
Mine Controller: Cemex S A
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Immel Mine - Knox, Tennessee
Mine Controller: Nyrstar NV
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Zinc
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Young Mine - Jefferson, Tennessee
Mine Controller: Nyrstar Nevada
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Zinc
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Immel Mine - Knox, Tennessee
Mine Controller: Nyrstar NV
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Zinc
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Tazewell Quarry - Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee
Mine Controller: Vulcan Materials Company
Mine Type: Surface
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: River Road Quarry - Davidson County, TN
Mine Controller: Vulcan Materials Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Other
Location: No Information - No Information
Mine Controller: No Information
MSHA has determined that it does not have jurisdiction on the public road where the previously posted Fatality #8 accident occurred. Accordingly, MSHA has delisted Fatality #8 as chargeable to the mining industry.
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Savannah Quarry - Tennessee
Mine Controller: Vulcan Materials Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Troy Plant - Tennessee
Mine Controller: John H Ford
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Double Mountain Mine - Tennessee
Mine Controller: Quintana Energy Partners LP
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Exploding Vessels Under Pressure
Location: Knoxville Cement Plant Cemex Inc - Tennessee
Mine Controller: Cemex S A
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Shiloh Sand & Gravel, Inc. - Tennessee
Mine Controller: Lemuel B Carnes III
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel