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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: Other
Location: New Mexico
Mine Controller: Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Louisiana
Mine Controller: American Electric Power Company Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Lignite)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: Headwaters Energy Services Inc.
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Handling Material
Location: Illinois
Mine Controller: Arch Coal Inc.; Franklin D. Robertson; James O. Bunn
Mine Type: Surface of Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Puerto Rico
Mine Controller: Ricardo Cardona; Victor S Maldonado
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
(Victim Died April 12, 2009)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: Massey Energy Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Texas
Mine Controller: Sherwin Alumina LLC
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Alumina
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Indiana
Mine Controller: Rogers Group Inc
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: California
Mine Controller: Matich Corp
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Other
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Chargeback Date: 3/26/2009
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: Alliance Coal, LLC
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Other
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: International Coal Group, Inc.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Iowa
Mine Controller: Brady D Meldrem
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Utah
Mine Controller: Rio Tinto Group
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Wyoming
Mine Controller: Black Hills Corp
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: A M & E Coal Inc.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Georgia
Mine Controller: Carmeuse Holding SA
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Marble
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Illinois
Mine Controller: Alliance Coal, LLC
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Missouri
Mine Controller: Buzzi Unicem S P A
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Nevada
Mine Controller: Newmont Mining Corp
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Gold Ore
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: Massey Energy Company
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: CRH PLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Iowa
Mine Controller: Rasmussen Group Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: Massey Energy Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Victim Died October 4, 2008
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Kentucky
Mine Controller: International Coal Group, Inc.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Arizona
Mine Controller: Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: West Virginia
Mine Controller: Double Bonus Coal Company
Mine Type: Surface of Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: William R Snoddy
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Arizona
Mine Controller: Grupo Mexico S A
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC