Mine Fatalities

Date Mine Classification State Narrative
08/01/2021 GENTRY MINE #3 INUNDATION UT Mantrip was passing the loadout and they observed a wall of water and debris coming towards them. They began backing up and hit the berm. EE was the first to exit the mantrip. They were on high ground...
07/28/2021 Boyd FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS GA EE is believed to have been either chipping away several inches of top layer of brownish colored granite or drilling a chain hole through the granite near end of the block on the open face so block co...
07/26/2021 Hercules Cement LP SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON PA A contract employee was conducting maintenance duties at the number 6 cement cooler when the employee fell approximately 25 feet onto a concrete floor.
07/21/2021 Black Thunder MACHINERY WY A Millwright drove the pins out of a 200-ton crane boom to change out a section and the boom fell on employee.
07/13/2021 Immel Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL TN Employee was conducting ground control measures when a rock fell striking the employee while high scaling.
06/09/2021 STILLWATER MINE POWERED HAULAGE MT On June 9th, 2021 at 2:00 pm the operator was made aware of a collision underground between a locomotive and a UTV resulting in a fatal incident.
06/09/2021 STILLWATER MINE POWERED HAULAGE MT On June 9th, 2021 at 2:00 pm the operator was made aware of a collision underground between a locomotive and a UTV resulting in a Fatal incident.
06/07/2021 Martin Marietta Slaton Plant HANDLING OF MATERIALS TX Donning fall protection equipment, the miner entered the top of a primary feed hopper without the knowledge of management and contrary to mine safety procedures to remove a large rock. While trying to...
06/03/2021 Horse Creek Eagle POWERED HAULAGE WV Employee was crossing intersection and was struck by the left center shuttle car resulting in fatal injuries.
06/02/2021 Marion County Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL WV An EE was fatally injured when coal and rock material fell from the mine rib while rib bolting, and pinned the injured against the continuous mining machine. The rock and coal material measured approx...
05/18/2021 Young Mine MACHINERY TN A group solely comprised of RWS contractors [MSHA Contractor ID B5045] was working in the mine. A pump sitting on a trailer was moved by RWS contractors by a telehandler, without notification to Nyrst...
05/14/2021 KOCJANCIC FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PA A continuous miner operator was mining in the number one entry when employee was struck by a rock in by permanent roof supports. This resulted in a fatality.
04/22/2021 Broadfoot #2 POWERED HAULAGE NE As an employee was leaving work for the day employee ran into a gate that was partially open and this resulted in the driver's death.
04/19/2021 MOBILE CRUSHER #3 FRONTERA MAT... POWERED HAULAGE TX Miner left haul truck running without setting the parking brake and/or chocking the wheels. The haul truck rolled forward and pinned the miner between the haul truck and miner's personal vehicle. Mine...
03/12/2021 Dredge Chesterfield MACHINERY MO Employee was trying to insert a spud pin into a spud before the spud stopped moving. Pin struck victim in the head.
03/05/2021 Otter Creek Sand & Gravel (CS-... MACHINERY IL Victim was clearing brush with the excavator near pond and the bank appears to have given away causing the excavator to fall into the water and become totally submerged. It is not known if victim dro...
02/25/2021 Sierra Ready Mix Quarry SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NV The employee was last seen on top of the tower and determined to be missing. The employee was found in a pipe traveling from the cyclone discharge box to the thickener tank. Investigation has reveale...
02/22/2021 Immel Mine POWERED HAULAGE TN A rail haulage offsider was riding back to the chute to get another load when the locomotive over traveled into the chute causing fatal injuries to the offsider rail employee.
02/08/2021 Duffield Aggregate of Missouri POWERED HAULAGE MO Miner removed an area guard and got entangled in a tail pulley.
01/22/2021 Davy Branch Mine POWERED HAULAGE WV #2 shuttle car was traveling back toward #5 entry to turn down towards feeder, and the #3 shuttle car was already traveling this entry when the #2 car came thru the fly pad they contacted the operator...
01/19/2021 HANSEN PIT POWERED HAULAGE UT Haul truck driver was dumping material at dump site. Truck went over the dump site and overturned at the lower level. Crews responded and notified Emergency Response. First aid was provided until EMTs...
01/16/2021 Red Dog Operations MACHINERY AK A miner was fatally injured while using a tool to remove a down hole hammer. The drill motor turned unexpectedly, pinning the driller's leg between the tool and the drill mast.
12/15/2020 FORDS BRANCH MINE 1 MACHINERY KY Changing the rear tire on a 992D Loader. Jack kicked out and and loader fell down crushing employee.
12/14/2020 AVERY ISLAND FALL OF ROOF OR BACK LA Roof fell at the 700' level at intersection H-13 striking two miners. The miners were fatally injured.
12/14/2020 AVERY ISLAND FALL OF ROOF OR BACK LA Roof fell at the 700' level at intersection H-13 striking two miners. The miners were fatally injured.
11/23/2020 Houston Plant ELECTRICAL TX Contributing Factors: (1)Energized equipment. (2)EE failure to follow company LO/TO procedures. (3)Outer wire jacket showed signs of heating & cooling. (4)EE grabbed the live ""C"" phase wire.
11/23/2020 Speed Mine POWERED HAULAGE WV The employee was tramming company ID 537 CIA scoop when EE trammed over a piece of four-inch driscoplex 6300 water pipe approximately 17ft long causing the loose end to enter the scoop operator compar...
11/08/2020 Smoky Valley Common Operations MACHINERY NV D-10T Dozer was slot dozing un-shot muck to assist a loader in Phase W-A. After working parallel to the pit crest for approximately an hour, the dozer reversed abruptly to the right and backed over th...
10/27/2020 Williamstown Mine #1 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PA Feather edge false roof fall resulting in a death
10/19/2020 Mobile MACHINERY CO Task was to remove screen flare. Employee was loosening bolts, changed work location, dangerously close to excavator, without warning or eye contact with excavator operator. Excavator rotated, bucket...
10/14/2020 COLUMBIA QUARRY POWERED HAULAGE SC Employee was operating a pick-up truck on the -330 bench. A haul truck turned onto the -330 bench. The haul truck operator indicated they did not see the pick-up truck resulting in fatal injuries.
10/13/2020 CARDINAL POWERED HAULAGE KY The victim was fatally injured when struck by a battery powered scoop which had trammed through a line curtain in the #6 Entry of the #5 Unit (MMU 009-0) outby the working place where the continuous m...
10/09/2020 Mine #3 MACHINERY KY Employee was on Hydro seeder and changed barrels on the gun and pointed the gun at self and engaged the clutch. The pressure knocked employee back against the rails on the truck. CPR was provided but...
09/16/2020 Woodland Plant POWERED HAULAGE NJ Outside trucker attempted to adjust the brakes on a dump truck. They failed to secure the vehicle. The truck moved forward while the trucker was in between the tandem wheels and ran them over.
09/01/2020 Arepet Industries SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON TX Employee was closing the hatches on a pneumatic truck. While attempting to get back onto the catwalk employee fell off the truck. Employee was wearing EE's harness but EE did not tie off properly. Eme...
08/26/2020 Portable 1 MACHINERY WA Miner was in the process of removing wedges on right side of tracked Jaw Feeder. During removal of the last wedge, the panel suddenly fell trapping the miner between the counterweight on excavator and...
08/21/2020 Moore Quarry MACHINERY IA Customer driver was found unresponsive outside the customer's truck. Cause of death is unknown.
08/18/2020 HJ HOVE FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS CA Employee clearing crusher, rock came down chute and entrapped employee in crusher.
07/29/2020 Gravel Pit POWERED HAULAGE MO A front-end loader operator was attempting to clear a buildup of sand from a stacker conveyor belt's tailpiece when the operator's arm became entangled. The victim was air lifted to a trauma center wh...
07/24/2020 Imerys Cisco Mine MACHINERY GA While loading a face on level 3, NW2, the man basket of the powder truck raised up into the roof of the mine causing a fatal incident. The accident is still under investigation by the operator and the...
07/09/2020 Hudson Sand Mine ELECTRICAL GA Employee was working in a de-energized 4160 volt GFCI controller in an attempt to reverse the polarity of the wires when it somehow became energized.
06/19/2020 PLANT 2 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS KS An individual was standing in the vicinity of a stockpile when material sloughed off from the stockpile and engulfed them.
06/13/2020 Buckeye Plant MACHINERY AZ Operator error. Failed to set crane up in digging mode. Employee did not set the travel locks prior to digging.
06/01/2020 Plant 1 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON AZ Upon information provided injury occurred while tarping load. EE fell from trailer to the ground.
05/21/2020 Bluff City Minerals HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) IL Employee was removing an electrical motor using a chain hoist suspended from a cross brace when the cross brace became unsecured and struck the employee.
05/02/2020 Enon Sand & Gravel HANDLING OF MATERIALS OH Employee was engulfed when they entered the primary feed hopper/bin to clear clogged material.
02/29/2020 South Coast Materials, LLC MACHINERY LA Operator was priming Dredge pump with Jet line. When Operator closed the valve on Jet line, 2"" Cam Lock broke and struck operator.
02/27/2020 Patterson Road HANDLING OF MATERIALS MI Four employees were installing a steel plate. The plate was 20' wide x 8' high x 1"" thick. A small loader put the forks against the plate 5 feet up. The operator re-position the forks 3 feet lower so...
02/27/2020 Federal No 2 POWERED HAULAGE WV While spotting the trailer, the victim stepped in front of the wheel of the trailer. The driver started to pull forward, catching the victim under the wheel, running over victim up to about the chest...
01/23/2020 Tehachapi Cement, LLC. SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON CA Contractor truck driver was found lying on the ground on the drivers side of cement haul truck at the east truck access platform outbound lane by Golden Star trucking trainer and trainee at ~ 1:30-1:4...