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: Other
Location: Dredge IV - Kentucky
Mine Controller: HMT Holdings, Inc.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Other
Based on MSHA's investigation and the finding of the death certificate, MSHA concluded that the miner died from natural causes and that the fatality is not chargeable.
Accident Classification: Explosives and Breaking Agents
Location: Kansas Falls Quarry - Kansas
Mine Controller: Bayer Construction Company Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Century Mine - Ohio
Mine Controller: Robert E Murray
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Cumberland River Quarry - Kentucky
Mine Controller: W Scott McGeorge
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
(Victim Died November 22, 2013)
Accident Classification: Explosives and Breaking Agents
Location: Fortune Revenue Silver Mine - Colorado
Mine Controller: Fortune Minerals Limited
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Silver Ore
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: LITHIA SPRINGS QUARRY - Georgia
Mine Controller: Vulcan Materials Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Granite
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: MC#1 Mine - Illinois
Mine Controller: Coalfield Transport Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Lebec Cement Plant - California
Mine Controller: Vicat S A
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
(Victim Died October 19, 2013)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Prosperity Mine - Indiana
Mine Controller: Donald Blankenberger
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Jim Bridger Mine - Wyoming
Mine Controller: MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Pattiki - Illinois
Mine Controller: Alliance Resource Partners LP
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: McElroy Mine - West Virginia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc.
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Northrup Quarry - Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: Jan M God
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Dimension Slate
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Caldwell Quarry - Kentucky
Mine Controller: Roy Beard
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Huntsville Quarry - Missouri
Mine Controller: Summit Materials LLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Black Thunder - Wyoming
Mine Controller: Arch Coal Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Huff Creek No 1 - Kentucky
Mine Controller: Cantenary Coal Holdings
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: MJL Crushing LLC - New York
Mine Controller: Michael J. Lyndaker
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Amerikohl Strips - Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: John M Stilley
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Troy Plant - Tennessee
Mine Controller: John H Ford
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Other
Location: Maple Creek Preparation Plant - Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: Robert E Murray
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Chargeback Date: 9/4/2013
(Determined to be Chargeable September 4, 2013)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Wildcat Hills Mine-Underground - Illinois
Mine Controller: Peabody Energy
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Stevens Creek Quarry - California
Mine Controller: Richard Voss
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: No 7 Mine - Alabama
Mine Controller: Walter Energy Incorporated
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Exodus - Nevada
Mine Controller: Newmont Mining Corp
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Gold Ore
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Questa Mine & Mill - New Mexico
Mine Controller: Chevron Corporation
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Molybdenum Ore
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: ACG Materials-Shamrock - Texas
Mine Controller: Charles W Harrison Jr
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Gypsum
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Cote Blanche Mine - Louisiana
Mine Controller: Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Salt
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc - Arizona
Mine Controller: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC