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: 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)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Kinsella Quarry & Mill, New YorkMine Controller: John J KinsellaMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Glens Falls Plant, New YorkMine Controller: Heidelberg Cement AGMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Cement
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Broken Bow Sand & Gravel , OklahomaMine Controller: Martin Marietta Materials IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Liberty Processing, West VirginiaMine Controller: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.Mine Type: FacilityMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Gibson South, IndianaMine Controller: Alliance Resource Partners LPMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Sterling Materials, KentuckyMine Controller: Boone Trust, Samuel A.B. (Alex) Boone TrusteeMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: KC #1, KentuckyMine Controller: James River Coal CompanyMine Type: Surface of UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any KindLocation: Lemon Springs, North CarolinaMine Controller: R G Kirkpatrick Sr.Mine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: ElectricalLocation: Shoal Creek Mine, AlabamaMine Controller: Drummond Company IncMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Vortex Mine, MontanaMine Controller: Laurie L RobertsMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Gemstones
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Salt Run Mine #1, OhioMine Controller: Robert E MurrayMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Kingston No. 2, West VirginiaMine Controller: Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.Mine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Handling MaterialLocation: Timber Tree #9, KentuckyMine Controller: John H PartonMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Calvert City Terminal LLC, KentuckyMine Controller: John F Hunt IIIMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: WHITE ROCK QUARRIES, FloridaMine Controller: Vecellio Group IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Rare Red Rock, AlabamaMine Controller: Tanya FullerMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Common Shale
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Security Quarry, MarylandMine Controller: Holcim LtdMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Cement
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Accident Classification: Exploding Vessels Under PressureLocation: Buchanan Mine #1, VirginiaMine Controller: CONSOL Energy IncMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Damascuse 535 Crushing, PennsylvaniaMine Controller: Timothy M SmithMine Type: FacilityMined Material: Crushed and Broken Stone, Not Elsewhere Classified
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: 43491, MinnesotaMine Controller: MDU Resources Group IncMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Stone NEC
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Fairbanks No. 4, VirginiaMine Controller: Wesley D. BurkeMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)