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 might 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: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Bishop Impoundment Area, West VirginiaMine Controller: James C Justice IIMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or BackLocation: Mine No. 5, West VirginiaMine Controller: Anthony P ClineMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)Amendments:(Accident occurred on February 23, 2017 and victim died on April 6, 2017)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Elk Lick Tipple, West VirginiaMine Controller: Coronado Coal LLCMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)Amendments:(Accident occurred on February 3, 2017 and victim died on February 10, 2017)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: #2, KentuckyMine Controller: Mark E DaughertyMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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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: Oak Grove Mine, AlabamaMine Controller: ERP Compliant Fuels, LLCMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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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: OtherLocation: Pleasant Hill Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: Metinvest B VMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)Amendments:Based on a review conducted by MSHA’s Chargeability Review Committee, MSHA determined that this death was unrelated to mine related work activities, mining activities, or mining equipment, and should not be charged to the mining industry. Therefore the total coal fatalities in 2016 are eight instead of nine. On September 23, 2016, a miner was fatally injured in a vehicle accident while a passenger in a coworker’s personally owned vehicle. The miner and his co-worker had concluded their shifts at the mine, changed clothes and were in the vehicle heading away from the mine. They were on the mine’s access road when the coworker lost control of the vehicle after the brakes malfunctioned; the vehicle impacted the berm and rolled over. No hazards or violations associated with the condition or maintenance of the access road were found.
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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: Ignition or Explosion of Gas or DustLocation: Road Fork #51 Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.Mine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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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: MachineryLocation: The American Coal Company New Era Mine, IllinoisMine Controller: Robert E MurrayMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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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: Powered HaulageLocation: Leer Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: Arch Coal IncMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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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: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Huff Creek No 1, KentuckyMine Controller: Catenary Coal Holdings, Inc.Mine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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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: MachineryLocation: Dotiki Mine, KentuckyMine Controller: Alliance Resource Partners LPMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: 4 West Mine, PennsylvaniaMine Controller: GenPower Holdings LP;James L Laurita JrMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Lower War Eagle, West VirginiaMine Controller: Coronado Coal LLCMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)