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2012 Coal Non-chargeable Mining Deaths
(Determinations were made in 2012)


Incidents Occurring in 2010 but Determined in 2012

Date of Incident Mine Name Operating Company Determination Report
May 4, 2010 Adrian Refuse Area/Adrian Prep Plant Carson One Mining, LLC Accidental See Report
June 16, 2010 Prep Plant Greyeagle Coal Company Trespassing See Report
August 16, 2010 Branchdale Site Michael Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
November 17, 2010 Carbon Hill Mine Prospect Mining and Development Natural Causes See Report


Incidents Occurring in 2011 but Determined in 2012

Date of Incident Mine Name Operating Company Determination Report
February 2, 2011 Burnrite Strip Burnrite Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
February 6, 2011 RB #5 Mine Manalapan Mining Company, Inc. Suicide See Report
February 24, 2011 Sam #14 South Akers Mining Company, LLC Natural Causes See Report
April 12, 2011 Halfway Branch Surface Mine Sidney Coal Company, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
April 18, 2011 No. 1 Prep Plant Red River Coal Company, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
May 11, 2011 Fourmile Fork Mine Prichard Mining Co, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
May 23, 2011 Wild Boar Mine Wild Boar Mining, LLC Natural Causes See Report
June 1, 2011 Oak Hill Strip Luminant Mining Company Natural Causes See Report
June 9, 2011 Dominion No. 7 Mine Dominion Coal Corporation Natural Causes See Report
June 27, 2011 Mine #1 Cloverlik Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
July 25, 2011 Waroquier #1 Mine Waroquier Coal, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
August 8, 2011 Tri-State One Mine Wilcoal Mining, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
August 23, 2011 RB# 12 Mine Manalapan Mining Co. Inc. Trespassing See Report
September 1, 2011 Honey Hole, LLC Mine Honey Hole, LLC Natural Causes See Report
September 26, 2011 Lewis Creek Mine Armstrong Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
October 15, 2011 Enlow Fork Mine Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
October 22, 2011 New Elk Prep Plant New Elk Coal Company, LLC Natural Causes See Report
November 26, 2011 No. 1 Surface-003 Section Premium Coal Compay, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
December 18, 2011 Tipple #3 Appolo Fuels, Inc. Trespassing See Report


Incidents Occurring and Determined in 2012

Date of Incident Mine Name Operating Company Determination Report
February 21, 2012 Tug Fork Preparation Plant Powell Construction Company Natural Causes See Report
March 21, 2012 Phillips Rider No. 1 Mine Guest Mountain Mining Corporation Natural Causes See Report
April 5, 2012 McElroy Mine McElroy Coal Company Natural Causes See Report
April 24, 2012 Surface Mine No. 7 Frasure Creek Mining, LLC Trespassing See Report
July 11, 2012 Slip Ridge Contour Marfork Coal Company, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
July 14, 2012 North Antelope Rochelle Mine Peabody Powder River Mining, LLC Natural Causes See Report