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: Explosives and Breaking AgentsLocation: North Stone , MissouriMine Controller: Fred Weber, Inc.Mine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or BackLocation: Castle Valley Mine #4, UtahMine Controller: Rhino Resource Partners LPMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or BackLocation: Peerless Rachel Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: Patriot Coal CorporationMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Affinity Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: Metinvest B VMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Prairie Eagle South Underground Mine, IllinoisMine Controller: Arch Coal Inc.; Franklin D. Robertson; James O. BunnMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Loveridge #22, West VirginiaMine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc.Mine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: HoistingLocation: Affinity Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: Metinvest B VMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Exploding Vessels Under PressureLocation: Begley Resources #1, Five Mile Prep Plant & Refuse Impoundment/West VirginiaMine Controller: Patriot Coal CorporationMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Begley Resources #1, KentuckyMine Controller: Amy C HamiltonMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Apex Quarry and Plant, NevadaMine Controller: Lhoist GroupMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Lime
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: THREE RIVERS QUARRY, KentuckyMine Controller: Lafarge S AMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NECAmendments:(Victim Died January 19, 2013)
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Choctaw Mine, AlabamaMine Controller: Walter Energy IncorporatedMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)Chargeback Date: July 08, 2013
Reason for Amendment: Mr. Key arrived at Baptist Medical Center-Walker on 12/14/2012, at 15:30 and was transferred to U.A.B. Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama by ambulance on 12/15/2012, at 02:30. Mr. Key later died of injuries sustained from a fall from the rock truck.
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Accident Classification: OtherLocation: Robinson Run No 95, West VirginiaMine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc.Mine Type: Surface of UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Pocahontas Mine , West VirginiaMine Controller: Alpha Natural Resources Inc.Mine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Willow Lake Portal, Willow Lake Portal, IllinoisMine Controller: Peabody EnergyMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: MT MARION PIT AND MILL, New YorkMine Controller: Northeast Solite CorpMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Common Shale
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Weeping Water Mine, NebraskaMine Controller: Martin Marietta Materials IncMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: OtherLocation: MAIN PROCESSING PLANT, GeorgiaMine Controller: J Eric TillirsonMined Material: Kaolin and Ball ClayAmendments:Based on MSHA's investigation and the finding of the death certificate, MSHA concluded that the miner died from natural causes and that the fatality is not chargeable.
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: North Pit, CaliforniaMine Controller: Tony CruseMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or BackLocation: Double Mountain Mine, TennesseeMine Controller: Quintana Energy Partners LPMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Pinto Valley Mine, ArizonaMine Controller: Capstone Mining CorpMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Copper Ore NEC
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Blacksville No 2, West VirginiaMine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc.Mine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Shoal Creek Mine, AlabamaMine Controller: Drummond Company IncMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Exodus, NevadaMine Controller: Newmont Mining CorpMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Gold Ore
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Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any KindLocation: PENNSUCO CEMENT PLANT, FloridaMine Controller: Titan Cement Company S AMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Cement
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Beckley Pocahontas Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: International Coal Group ICGMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Fork Creek No 10 Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: James O Bunn; Franklin D RobertsonMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Portable Crushing Plant #1, MontanaMine Controller: James R BradshawMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Colowyo Mine, ColoradoMine Controller: Western Fuels Assoc Inc; Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Mine #23, KentuckyMine Controller: James River Coal CompanyMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)