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: Powered Haulage
Location: Hueni Plant - Iowa
Mine Controller: Rasmussen Group Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: No 1 Surface - West Virginia
Mine Controller: Massey Energy Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Victim Died October 4, 2008
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: East Mac & Nellie - Kentucky
Mine Controller: International Coal Group, Inc.
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. - Arizona
Mine Controller: Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: No 65 - West Virginia
Mine Controller: Double Bonus Coal Company
Mine Type: Surface of Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Coolspring Mining Inc - Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: William R Snoddy
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Ray - Arizona
Mine Controller: Grupo Mexico S A
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Intrepid Potash East - New Mexico
Mine Controller: Hugh E Harvey
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Potash
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Buchanan Mine #1 - Virginia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Butcher Branch - Kentucky
Mine Controller: Century Operations LLC
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Victim Died 07/25/2008
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Nolo - Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: AMFIRE LLC / Alpha Natural Resources
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Harmony Mine - Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: UAE Coal Corp/Coal Corp Participation Corp
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Anthracite)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Robinson Run No 95 - West Virginia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Job #49 - Kentucky
Mine Controller: TECO Coal Corporation
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Gibson Mine - Indiana
Mine Controller: Alliance Coal, LLC
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: BALMAT MINE NO. 4 & MILL - New York
Mine Controller: Ontzinc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Lead-Zinc Ore
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Sentinel Mine - West Virginia
Mine Controller: International Coal Group, Inc.
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Lake Herman Quarry - California
Mine Controller: James M Syar
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Oak Grove Mine - Alabama
Mine Controller: Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Greenwade - Texas
Mine Controller: Mary Conners
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Aracoma Alma Mine #1 - West Virginia
Mine Controller: Massey Energy Company
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Ahart's Hauling - Kentucky
Mine Controller: Debbie F Ahart
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Pattison Sand Company LLC - Iowa
Mine Controller: Lloyd B Pattison
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Sand, Industrial NEC
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Mine No. 1 - Virginia
Mine Controller: Cumberland Resources Corporation
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: GETCHELL MINE - Nevada
Mine Controller: Barrick Gold Corp
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Gold Ore
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Little Toby Mine - Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: Rosebud Mining Company
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Alloy Prep Plant #1 - West Virginia
Mine Controller: Appalachian Fuels Inc.
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Warrior Preparation Plant - Kentucky
Mine Controller: Alliance Coal, LLC
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Determined to be Chargeable 11/24/2008
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Maverick Materials LLC - Texas
Mine Controller: Suzanne Arnold; John Schuler
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Chargeback Date: 5/6/2009