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:
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Permanente Cement Plant & Quarry, CaliforniaMine Controller: Heidelberg Cement AGMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Cement
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: MARIGOLD MINE, NevadaMine Controller: Silver Standard Resources IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Gold Ore
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Fighting Creek Materials Inc, IdahoMine Controller: Arthur R BrandMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Stone NEC
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Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any KindLocation: ARGOS ROBERTA PLANT, AlabamaMine Controller: Cementos Argos S AMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Cement
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Emery Pit, North CarolinaMine Controller: R G Kirkpatrick Sr.Mine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: MISSION/SAN XAVIER/EISENHOWER, ArizonaMine Controller: Grupo Mexico S AMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Copper Ore NEC
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Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any KindLocation: Blue Sky Quarry #2, GeorgiaMine Controller: Massoud BesharatMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Dimension Granite
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Accident Classification: ElectricalLocation: Celatom Plant, OregonMine Controller: EP Management CorporationMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Misc. Nonmetallic Mnls. NEC
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Hastie Mine, IllinoisMine Controller: Donald D Hastie; Robert L HastieMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Bonito Pit, New MexicoMine Controller: Kayla Kersey; Dale ArmstrongMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any KindLocation: Cottonwood #1204, TexasMine Controller: Trinity Industries IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or BackLocation: Linwood Mine, IowaMine Controller: Mc Carthy- Bush CorpMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Buckhorn Mine, WashingtonMine Controller: Kinross Gold CorpMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Gold Ore
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Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any KindLocation: Roberta Mine, GeorgiaMine Controller: Curt B JamisonMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: McLean/Stover Pit #1, MichiganMine Controller: Andy B McLeanMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Sand, CommonAmendments:The Final Report will not be posted
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Holston River Quarry Inc, VirginiaMine Controller: Doug DaltonMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Premier Magnesia LLC, NevadaMine Controller: John GehretMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Magnesite
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: NEVERSON QUARRY, North CarolinaMine Controller: Heidelberg Cement AGMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Granite
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: KOSMOS CEMENT CO., KentuckyMine Controller: Cemex S AMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Cement
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Savannah Quarry, TennesseeMine Controller: Vulcan Materials CompanyMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1, ArkansasMine Controller: Atlas Asphalt; White River BituminousMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: InundationLocation: Harmony Mine & Mill , MississippiMine Controller: Heyward C GreenMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Ash Grove Cement Company, TexasMine Controller: Ash Grove Cement CompanyMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Cement
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: The Chemours Company TT LLC, FloridaMine Controller: EI DuPont De Nemours & Co IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Titanium Ore
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Accident Classification: ElectricalLocation: Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc, ArizonaMine Controller: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Copper Ore NEC
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Accident Classification: Explosives and Breaking AgentsLocation: MARTIN MARIETTA MAGNESIA SPECIAL, OhioMine Controller: Martin Marietta Materials IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Lime
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Beck Street South, UtahMine Controller: CRH PLCMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any KindLocation: Vista Sand, TexasMine Controller: RJS Holdings LLC; MWR Holdings LLCMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Barrick Cortez Inc., NevadaMine Controller: Barrick Gold CorpMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Gold Ore
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Davenport Plant, IowaMine Controller: Lafarge S AMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Cement