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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

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: Kentucky
Mine Controller: James River Coal Company
Mine Type: Surface of Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: North Carolina
Mine Controller: R G Kirkpatrick Sr.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Alabama
Mine Controller: Drummond Company Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Montana
Mine Controller: Laurie L Roberts
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Gemstones
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Ohio
Mine Controller: Robert E Murray
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Handling Material
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: John H Parton
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: John F Hunt III
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Alabama
Mine Controller: Tanya Fuller
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Common Shale
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Maryland
Mine Controller: Holcim Ltd
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Exploding Vessels Under Pressure
Location: Virginia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: Timothy M Smith
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Crushed and Broken Stone, Not Elsewhere Classified
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Minnesota
Mine Controller: MDU Resources Group Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Virginia
Mine Controller: Wesley D. Burke
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Ohio
Mine Controller: Oxford Resources Partners, LP
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Idaho
Mine Controller: Hecla Mining Company
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Silver Ore
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Iowa
Mine Controller: Bruce A Anderson
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: Harold E Akers; Jim D Akers
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: Thomas R Hamilton
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Montana
Mine Controller: Stillwater Mining Company
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Platinum Group Ore
Accident Classification: Other
Location: Nevada
Mine Controller: Newmont Mining Corp
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Gold Ore
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: Armstrong Energy Inc.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc.
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: Curtis Laws
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: New York
Mine Controller: Lafarge S A
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Idaho
Mine Controller: Eucon Corp
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Explosives and Breaking Agents
Location: Alaska
Mine Controller: Coeur Mining, Inc.
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Gold Ore
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Wyoming
Mine Controller: Peabody Powder River Operations LLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: Arch Coal Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)