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: 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)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Oxford Mining #3, OhioMine Controller: Oxford Resources Partners, LPMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Lucky Friday, IdahoMine Controller: Hecla Mining CompanyMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Silver Ore
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Anderson Sand & Gravel, IowaMine Controller: Bruce A AndersonMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: Mine No 9, KentuckyMine Controller: Harold E Akers; Jim D AkersMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Mill Branch, KentuckyMine Controller: Thomas R HamiltonMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: STILLWATER MINE, MontanaMine Controller: Stillwater Mining CompanyMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Platinum Group Ore
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Accident Classification: OtherLocation: South Area , NevadaMine Controller: Newmont Mining CorpMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Gold Ore
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Accident Classification: Fall of Face, Rib, Side or HighwallLocation: Equality, KentuckyMine Controller: Armstrong Energy Inc.Mine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Shoemaker Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: CONSOL Energy Inc.Mine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any KindLocation: Mine No 1, KentuckyMine Controller: Curtis LawsMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Slip or Fall of PersonLocation: Freedom Pit, New YorkMine Controller: Lafarge S AMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: ElectricalLocation: Plant #1, IdahoMine Controller: Eucon CorpMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: Explosives and Breaking AgentsLocation: Kensington, AlaskaMine Controller: Coeur Mining, Inc.Mine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Gold Ore
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: North Antelope Rochelle Mine, WyomingMine Controller: Peabody Powder River Operations LLCMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Fall of Roof or BackLocation: Mountaineer II Mine, West VirginiaMine Controller: Arch Coal IncMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: Powered HaulageLocation: 4 J's Gravel Crushing Plant 2, MinnesotaMine Controller: Kevin R PaulMine Type: SurfaceMined Material: Construction Sand and Gravel
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Accident Classification: MachineryLocation: Century Mine, OhioMine Controller: Robert E MurrayMine Type: UndergroundMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)
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Accident Classification: ElectricalLocation: Superior Cleaning Plant, West VirginiaMine Controller: Classic Coal Sales, Inc.Mine Type: FacilityMined Material: Coal (Bituminous)