Mine Fatalities

Date Mine Classification State Narrative
03/28/2018 PANTHER MINE POWERED HAULAGE KY The belt Foreman & 1 other employee made a belt splice on #7 mainline belt. Belt came on & foreman was dragged approx. 6-7 crosscuts before the belt stopped by a person making belt checks.
03/16/2018 Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 POWERED HAULAGE IN A mine mechanic was operating a diesel mantrip along the M5 Travelway when it appears the vehicle struck the coal rib and rolled on its side. The mechanic was partially ejected from the ride and the...
03/14/2018 HANSEN PIT MACHINERY UT Placing a chute on a screen, the chute became lodged. The employee tried to dislodge the chute with a pry bar. EE was either hit by the chute or pry bar
02/21/2018 Pocahontas HWM 52 ELECTRICAL WV Employee was electrocuted by transformer power.
02/06/2018 Leer South Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL WV The victim was servicing/working on the C/M around the scrubber motor area when a piece of the coal rib measuring approx. 3'L x 2'H x 15""T rolled out crushing the victim against the machine.
01/25/2018 Stripping #1 POWERED HAULAGE IA EE was fatally injured when the articulated haul truck EE was operating traveled off of a haul road into a lake at the Hallett Materials sand and gravel pit. The crew was stockpiling production mater...
12/30/2017 Permanente Cement Plant & Quar... POWERED HAULAGE CA A fatal accident occurred on December 30, 2017. The employee was driving a Dodge pick-up in a stockpile area and pulled in behind a Caterpillar 992G loader. As the loader reversed, it struck the pic...
12/29/2017 Bishop Surface MACHINERY WV Two bulldozers pushing in the same area, operators talking on CB. D9 operator is injured worker. D-11 is colleague. D9 stopped talking. D11 found that D9 had gone over highwall. Injured worker passed...
10/31/2017 MARIGOLD MINE POWERED HAULAGE NV Haul truck struck man van resulting in two fatalities. A passenger van carrying nine miners was run over by a 340 ton haul truck.
10/31/2017 MARIGOLD MINE POWERED HAULAGE NV Haul truck struck man van resulting in two fatalities. A passenger van carrying nine miners was run over by a 340 ton haul truck.
10/23/2017 Horse Creek Eagle POWERED HAULAGE WV Investigation indicates that the employee was attempting to cross a moving belt or cross a belt that had just started, when employee was pulled down the belt line and later recovered at the raw coal s...
10/17/2017 Fighting Creek Materials Inc MACHINERY ID Operator was up on hill pushing overburden down to excavator for feeding crusher. Operator went down a small incline on Cat Dozer and was thrown from the cab.
09/28/2017 Bridger Underground Coal Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL WY On September 28, 2017, employee was helping in the roof bolting activities on the longwall face. During this activity, coal came from the longwall face fatally injuring the employee.
09/20/2017 ARGOS ROBERTA PLANT FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS AL Rope access technician was performing inspection of downcomer duct. Around 11:30a.m.the technician became unresponsive by radio. Upon rescue and removal from downcomer duct, technician was alert and r...
09/05/2017 Emery Pit POWERED HAULAGE NC The victim was the Kolberg Plant Operator. Employee may have been trying to perform maintenance on the tail pulley or conveyor belt, when employee became entangled in the conveyor system, causing fata...
08/25/2017 Pleasant Hill Mine POWERED HAULAGE WV The employee was found unresponsive at approximately 2:05 PM on the offside of the #1 belt at the portal entrance of the surface mine. Preliminary findings has determined the employee received fatal i...
08/03/2017 Deserado Mine FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS CO On August 3, 2017 a miner was fatally crushed while ee was dismantling a metal structure used to supply water to tech fine coal filter at the preparation plant.
07/27/2017 MISSION/SAN XAVIER/EISENHOWER POWERED HAULAGE AZ Employee in flatbed service truck was parked on a waste dump at the Mission Mine. A 320 ton haul truck ran over flatbed service truck resulting in fatal accident.
07/25/2017 New St. Nicholas Breaker MACHINERY PA A Cat D9L bulldozer ee had been operating ran over ee. The bulldozer ran over the edge of the refuse bank and came to rest at the bottom of the embankment. The victim was pronounce dead at the scene....
07/20/2017 Blue Sky Quarry #2 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS GA Cracked stone fell and crushed employee. Employee didn't follow procedure. Employee's lanyard wasn't tied off and the employee was using a foot wedge and jackhammer with 1 1/4"" bit. Employee shoul...
07/14/2017 Celatom Plant ELECTRICAL OR Temporary contracted employee contacted the 12500 volt overhead power line with an irrigation pipe
06/19/2017 Oak Grove Mine POWERED HAULAGE AL Injured employee sustained fatal injuries resulting from head trauma after jumping or being thrown from the lead locomotive of a supply trip at crosscut 16 on east mains track.
06/13/2017 Gateway Eagle Mine MACHINERY WV On 6/13/2017 a continuous miner operator was moving the continuous miner out of the #3 entry on the #1 Section. As EE backed the miner out of the entry EE was caught between the head of the continuous...
06/08/2017 Hastie Mine POWERED HAULAGE IL The pile gave away.
05/18/2017 Pinnacle Mine POWERED HAULAGE WV EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING #43 DC MOTOR ALONG 8 HAULAGE EXTENSION TRACK WHEN EMPLOYEE STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HEAD AGAINST A ROOF SUPPORT BEAM. INCIDENT INVESTIGATION ONGOING
05/06/2017 Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyo... POWERED HAULAGE MT On May 6, 2017 at approximately 16:55 a haul truck operator backed up to a berm to dump, the berm breeched and the haul truck and berm slid down the highwall approximately 150 ft. There were no witne...
03/30/2017 GHM #51 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL KY While changing work cutter head bits on the coal auger machine, ee was struck by a rock approx 4 feet by 5 feet by 30 inches that fell from the bottom section of the highwall. EE was pronounced deceas...
03/24/2017 Bonito Pit POWERED HAULAGE NM Approx. 8-8:30 pm after shift, employee drove a vehicle onto mine site and stopped close to generator, left vehicle running, gear selector in drive position, did not set emergency brake or chalk wheel...
03/14/2017 Cottonwood Plant 1204 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS TX The decedent, an o/operator, was located behind the truck, behind the raised dump trailer when a load of sand dumped from the trailer. The decedent was buried in the sand. Mgmt became aware of the mis...
02/27/2017 Bishop Impoundment Area SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON WV Employee was last observed as employee began to ascend an extension ladder. There is no eye witness, it is apparent the employee fell approximately 20ft. onto a moving conveyor belt and was fatally i...
02/23/2017 Coalburg Mine FALL OF ROOF OR BACK WV A piece of draw slate approximately (3 foot by 2 foot by 3 inches thick) broke across the strap and fell striking ee. Injured miner was transported to a medical center. Due to medical complications fr...
02/03/2017 Elk Lick Tipple POWERED HAULAGE WV Truck bed turned over while dumping after load failed to clear from bed. This caused the truck to tip up on passenger side tires-truck did not turn over or sustain any damage. Material was wet and da...
01/26/2017 #2 POWERED HAULAGE KY Death
01/25/2017 Linwood Mine FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL IA EE was reported missing and was later discovered under a rib failure several hours later. The miner was found in an abandoned section of the mine beyond a barricade berm, along the top of a 20 foot hi...
12/21/2016 Buckhorn Mine POWERED HAULAGE WA Truck driver was hauling gold ore to the plant. While descending the roadway from the mine, the victim lost control of truck. Went up embankment & over an appox drop 20' drop landing back in the roadw...
12/19/2016 Roberta Mine FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS GA Wash plant operator was operating a front-end loader during the overnight shift as normal. EE exited the loader and entered the hopper filled with sand the EE had just dumped. EE was fatally injured w...
12/02/2016 Oak Grove Mine MACHINERY AL During Longwall setup procedures, two service representatives from shield manufacturer were installing yield valves on shields. The deceased was positioned behind leg jacks installing yield valves on...
10/09/2016 McLean/Stover Pit #1 MACHINERY MI Per MSHA Preliminary Report: The screen plant was being attached to a front-end loader in preparation of being moved into the pit. The victim was proceeding to hook them together when the equipment mo...
09/21/2016 HOLSTON RIVER QUARRY INC MACHINERY VA On 9/21/16, evidence suggests that the victim, an experienced mechanic, may have been attempting to remove or loosen the top drive power head, spindle cap on the drill machine to replace damaged seals...
09/15/2016 Martin Marietta - Gabbs Mine SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NV Employee fell off the back of #62A loader landing on upper back/neck/shoulder.
09/08/2016 NEVERSON QUARRY POWERED HAULAGE NC Employee was fatally injured when the haul truck employee was operating drove off the haul road and fell into the quarry pit below
08/09/2016 Kosmos Cement Plant MACHINERY KY Employee was changing a cable pulley that raised and lowered a load spout. While installing the new pulley, something broke. The cable struck the employee in the head area fatally injuring the emplo...
07/29/2016 Road Fork #51 Mine IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST WV On 7/29/16, employee and co-worker were re-welding guards over the drive shaft of the turbine pump located on the surface above the #3 Shaft. Shortly after welding was completed, an ignition occurred...
07/25/2016 Savannah Quarry FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL TN The injured employee was working in the North East corner of the pit loading shot rock. While waiting for the haul truck to return to the muck pile, the excavator was struck by several large rocks. No...
06/27/2016 Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1 POWERED HAULAGE AR A Cat D250E haul truck was positioning to dump a load of material. The employee stopped three times before going backwards over the highwall.
06/06/2016 New Era Mine MACHINERY IL Oil leak was noticed during operation of the end loader. Foreman instructed operator to block the machine & went to get oil. Returned & found EE under the machine looking for the leak. Loader had bee...
06/03/2016 Harmony Mine & Mill INUNDATION MS A haul unit was being loaded by a track hoe and a slush pond dam broke and the slush came down on top of them burying them.
06/03/2016 Harmony Mine & Mill INUNDATION MS A track hoe was loading a haul unit with gravel to take to wash plant and the dam on a slush pond broke and covered up both the tack hoe and the haul unit with the workers in them.
05/16/2016 LEER MINE POWERED HAULAGE WV Diesel Motor operator was found on the motor unresponsive, the exact cause of death is unknown at this time.
05/10/2016 Ash Grove Cement Company SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON TX Employee was found on the floor of the #2 slurry tank. Employee had significant head injuries and was pronounced dead by the Justice of the Peace. The accident scene is currently under a Section 103...