2012
Preliminary Accident Reports, Fatality Alerts and
Fatal Investigation Reports
Coal Mines
Preliminary Accident Reports, Fatality Alerts and
Fatal Investigation Reports
Coal Mines
"Fatality
Overviews"... If a report has an overview, the
button to that report will indicate so. These reports are offered in
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"Fatality Overviews", slide shows regarding fatal accidents, are another part of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's program to share information with the mining community. We encourage you to share these presentations with your supervisors and miners to assist your efforts to prevent similar accidents. Accident Classifications - definitions of accident classifications found on this web site. Please Note: Since June 2010, MSHA is posting preliminary reports of accidents. These are a preliminary report of a reported mine fatality that occurred. These reports are subject to change as the accident is investigated and will be updated as NEW INFORMATION becomes available. Please Note: There is a link at the top left of all Fatal Accident Reports that reads "PDF Version - (Contains All Graphics)". Use that to see the "complete" report. That version will have photos not included in the web version, Accident Investigation Data - Victim Data and more. |
Fatalities to Date for 2012: 20 | Last Updated: 3/20/2014 |
Fatality #1 - January 11, 2012 (Victim Died January 18, 2012) Exploding Vessels Under Pressure - Underground Mine - Virginia Consolidation Coal Company, Buchannan Mine #1 |
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Fatality #2 - February 26, 2012
Other (Drowning) - Facility - Kentucky SCH Terminal Co., Inc. - Calvert City Terminal LLC |
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Fatality #3 - March 3, 2012
Handling Materials - Underground - Kentucky Parton Brothers Contracting, Inc. - Timber Tree #9 Mine |
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Fatality #4 - March 10, 2012
Fall of Face/Rib/Highwall - Underground - West Virginia Kingston Mining, Inc. - Kingston N0. 2 Mine |
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Fatality #5 - March 17, 2012
Machinery - Surface - Ohio Ohio American Energy, Inc. - Salt Run #1 Mine |
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Fatality #6 - March 23, 2012
Electrical - Underground - Alabama Drummond Mining Company - Shoal Creek Mine |
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Fatality #7 - April 25, 2012
Slip/Fall of Person - Surface of an Underground - Kentucky McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. - KC #1 |
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Fatality #8 - May 17, 2012
Slip/Fall of Person - Facility at Surface - West Virginia Independence Coal Company Inc. - Liberty Processing |
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Fatality #9 - May 15, 2012 (Victim Died May 24, 2012) Slip/Fall of Person - Underground - Indiana Gibson County Coal, LLC - Gibson South |
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Fatality #10 - June 25, 2012
Fall of Face/Rib/Highwall - Underground - Kentucky McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp. - Mine #23 |
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Fatality #11 - July 14, 2012
Powered Haulage - Surface - Colorado Colowyo Coal Company LP - Colowyo Mine |
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Fatality #12 - July 27, 2012
Machinery - Underground - West Virginia Coal River Mining LLC - Fork Creek No 10 Mine |
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Fatality #13 - July 31, 2012
Powered Haulage - Underground - West Virginia ICG Beckley LLC - Beckley Pocahontas Mine |
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Fatality #14 - September 11, 2012
Powered Haulage - Underground - Alabama Drummond Company Inc. - Shoal Creek Mine |
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Fatality #15 - September 13, 2012
Fall of Roof or Back - Underground - West Virginia Consolidation Coal Company - Blacksville No 2 |
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Fatality #16 - September 26, 2012
Fall of Roof Fatal - Underground - Tennessee Kopper Glo Mining, LLC - Double Mountain Mine |
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Fatality #17 - November 17, 2012
Machinery - Underground - Illinois Big Ridge Inc - Willow Lake Portal |
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Fatality #18 - November 30, 2012
Powered Haulage - Underground - West Virginia White Buck Coal Company - Pocahontas Mine |
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Fatality #19 - November 30, 2012
Other (Impoundment) - Surface of Underground - West Virginia Consolidation Coal Company - Robinson Run No 95 |
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Fatality #20 - December 14, 2012 (Determined Chargeable July 8, 2013) Slip/Fall of Person - Surface - Alabama Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated - Choctaw Mine |
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