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: Electrical
Location: Hudson Sand Mine - Peach, Georgia
Mine Controller: Curt B Jamison
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Sand Common
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: PLANT 2 - Chase, KANSAS
Mine Controller: Warren W Harshman
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Fast Pak Crusher - Maricopa, Arizona
Mine Controller: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Plant 1 - Maricopa, Arizona
Mine Controller: Gary Curtis
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Hand Tools
Location: Bluff City Minerals - Madison, Illinois
Mine Controller: Fred Weber, Inc.
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Handling Material
Location: Enon Sand &Gravel - Clark, Ohio
Mine Controller: James P JurgensenII; Jacqueline J Alf; Jason R
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Newark Aquisition , LLC - Beauregard, Louisiana
Mine Controller: Mark LaBorde; Kevin A Cook
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Sand, Common
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Accident Classification: Handling Material
Location: Patterson Road - Allegan MIchigan
Mine Controller: CRH PLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Rescission Date: August 5, 2020
MSHA’s Chargeability Review Committee reviewed the death certificate, autopsy report, medical information, and MSHA's accident investigation findings and determined that the miner died from natural causes. The fatality is not chargeable to the mine operator.
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Tehachapi Plant - Kern, California
Mine Controller: Heidelberg Cement AG
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Portable Crushing Dept 415 - Clinton County, IA
Mine Controller: Manaco Corporation
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Marshall County Mine - Marshall County, WV
Mine Controller: Robert E Murray
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Hoisting
Location: Holcim (US) Inc. Holly Hill Facility - Orangeburg County, SC
Mine Controller: LafargeHolcim Ltd
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: EP Engineered Clays Corporation - Hinds County, MS
Mine Controller: USS Holdings Inc
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Clay Ceramic Refractory Mnls
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: ArcelorMittal Minorca Mine Inc - St Louis County, MN
Mine Controller: ArcelorMittal USA LLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Iron Ore
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: #1 - Floyd, Kentucky
Mine Controller: Harold E Akers: Jim D Akers
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: American Eagle Mine - Kanawha County, WV
Mine Controller: Blackhawk Mining LLC
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Cardinal Mine - Hopkins County, KY
Mine Controller: Alliance Resource Partners LP
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Enlow Fork Mine - Consol Pennsylvannia
Mine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Other
Location: Premium Sandstone Quarry - Palo Pinto, Texas
Mine Controller: Joel Taylor; Michael Ruff
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Sandstone
Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of Person
Location: Scrubgrass Fuel Handling Facility - Venango County, PA
Mine Controller: Falcon Power LLC; Aspen Scrubgrass Participant LLC
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: Cote Blanche Mine - Iberia County, LA
Mine Controller: Compass Minerals International Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Salt
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: South Hollow Prep Plant and Loadout - Kanawha County, WV
Mine Controller: Blackhawk Mining LLC
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Smoky Canyon Mine - Park County, WY
Mine Controller: Scott Simplot
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Phosphate Rock
Accident Classification: Ignition or Explosion of Gas or Dust
Location: Paradise #9 - Muhlenberg County, KY
Mine Controller: Robert E Murray
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Home Pit and Mill - Chittenden , Vermont
Mine Controller: Timothy Casey
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: Northeast Aggregate Corporation - Franklin County, VT
Mine Controller: Marie Charbonneau
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Stone NEC
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: East Sand Plant - Oklahoma County, OK
Mine Controller: Dolese Brothers Company
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Sand, Common