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: Machinery
Location: Centralia Coal Mine - Centralia, Lewis County, WA
Mine Controller: Trans Alta Corp
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: North Fork - Somerset County, PA
Mine Controller: AK Steel Holding Corporation
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Little Spring Creek Mine - Walker County, AL
Mine Controller: Freddy Hunt; Michael T Costello
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: W M P I - Gilberton, Schuylkill County, PA
Mine Controller: John W Rich Jr
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Coal (Anthracite)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Pete Bajo - Eureka County, NV
Mine Controller: Newmont Mining Corp
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Gold Ore
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: O-N Minerals, Cedarville Operation - Mackinac County, MI
Mine Controller: Carmeuse Holding SA
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or Back
Location: Lee Smith Mine - Elko County, NV
Mine Controller: Keith Jones
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Gold Ore
Accident Classification: Other
Location: Chino Mines Co Mine - Grant County, NM
Mine Controller: Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: MCGREGOR - Flathead County, MT
Mine Controller: Brad Mercord; Bill Carter
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Dimension Stone NEC
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: No. 1 Surface Mine - Greenbrier County, WV
Mine Controller: Frederick J Taylor
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Jet Mist tm Quarry - Culpeper County, VA
Mine Controller: Antonio C Ramos
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Dimension Granite
Accident Classification: Exploding Vessels Under Pressure
Location: Empire State Mines - St Lawrence Count, NY
Mine Controller: Augusta Group Company
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Lead-Zinc Ore
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Kocjancic - Jefferson County, PA
Mine Controller: J Clifford Forrest III
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fire
Location: Bear Run Mine - Sullivan County, IN
Mine Controller: Peabody Energy
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Haines & Kibblehouse Inc. - Berks County, Pennsylvania
Mine Controller: John B Haines IV; John R Kibblehouse
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Crushed Broken Traprock
Accident Classification: Other
Location: No Information - No Information
Mine Controller: No Information
MSHA has determined that it does not have jurisdiction on the public road where the previously posted Fatality #8 accident occurred. Accordingly, MSHA has delisted Fatality #8 as chargeable to the mining industry.
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Susag Sand & Gravel Inc - Wells County, North Dakota
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Sand & Gravel
Accident Classification: Non-Powered Haulage
Location: Superior Silica Sands San Antonio Plant - SAN ANTONIO, TX
Mine Controller: Insight Equity
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Hoisting
Location: Chino Mines Co Mine - Grant, New Mexico
Mine Controller: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Copper Ore NEC
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: King Sand & Gravel - Navarro County, TX
Mine Controller: Kay King
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Morgan Camp Mine - Randolph County, WV
Mine Controller: Metinvest B V
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Ignition or Explosion of Gas or Dust
Location: Alabaster Plant - Shelby County, AL
Mine Controller: Lhoist Group
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Lime
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: RYE DREDGE & PLANT - Liberty County, Texas
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: D-11 Panther - 29 Porter Hill, P. O. Box 249 Stanville, KY 41659
Mine Controller: Jeffery A Hoops
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Oaktown Fuels Mine No 1 - 1183 East Canvasback Drive Terre Haute, IN 47802
Mine Controller: Brent K Bilsland
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Machinery
Location: HANSEN PIT - 1565 West 400 North Orem, UT 84057
Mine Controller: CCI (Clyde Companies Inc)
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Electrical
Location: SHM52 Highwall Miner - Raleigh County, WV
Mine Controller: David D Bundy
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or Highwall
Location: Sentinel Mine - West Virginia
Mine Controller: Arch Coal Inc
Mine Type: Underground
Mined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Stripping #1 - Iowa
Mine Controller: CRH PLC
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
Accident Classification: Powered Haulage
Location: Permanente Cement Plant & Quarry - California
Mine Controller: Heidelberg Cement AG
Mine Type: Facility
Mined Material: Cement