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2011 Metal/Nonmetal Non-chargeable Mining Deaths
(Determinations were made in 2011)


Incidents Occurring in 2009 but Determined in 2011

Date of Incident Mine Name Operating Company Determination Report
July 28, 2009 Edison Quarry & Plant Edison Quarry, Inc. Accidental See Report
September 11, 2009 Fuoss Pit Fuoss Gravel Company Homocide See Report
September 28, 2009 PS1 Payne and Dolan, Inc. Trespassing See Report
September 28, 2009 Hayden Concentrator Asarco, LLC. Natural Causes See Report
October 1, 2009 South Area Newmont USA, Ltd. Natural Causes See Report
October 14, 2009 Lyons Reliable Materials Lyons, LLC Suicide See Report
November 9, 2009 West Roxbury Crushed Stone S.M. Lorusso & Sons, Inc. Suicide See Report
December 10, 2009 Jena Aggregates Plant TXI Operations LP Natural Causes See Report


Incidents Occurring in 2010 but Determined in 2011

Date of Incident Mine Name Operating Company Determination Report
January 4, 2010 Unimin Corporation Oregon, IL Plant Unimin Corporation Natural Causes See Report
January 6, 2010 Bobbitt Silica Smithee Enterprises, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
February 9, 2010 River Bend Quarry Aggregates USA, LLC Natural Causes See Report
February 25, 2010 Brenda Kay Sand, LLC Brenda Kay Sand, LLC Natural Causes See Report
March 3, 2010 IMI/Greenwood Sand & Gravel Irving Materials, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
March 20, 2010 Kenvil Pit & Mill County Concrete Corp. Trespassing See Report
April 11, 2010 Glass Rock Plant Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
April 18, 2010 Gordonsville Plant Mid-South Stone, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
April 19, 2010 Lapis Plant Cemex Construction Materials Natural Causes See Report
May 4, 2010 Davis Rock Quarry Dolese Brothers Company Natural Causes See Report
May 20, 2010 Lake Wales Dry Plant Standard Sand & Silica Company Natural Causes See Report
May 25, 2010 Marble Cliff Quarry Shelly Materials, Inc. Trespassing See Report
May 29, 2010 United-Mine United Taconite, LLC Trespassing See Report
June 13, 2010 Boron Operations US Borax, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
June 28, 2010 Cleveland Quarry Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. Suicide See Report
July 23, 2010 Plant #8 The Kraemer Company, LLC Natural Causes See Report
July 27, 2010 Lararge Midwest, Inc. Lararge Midwest, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
August 7, 2010 Forest Quarry Shelly Materials, Inc. Suicide See Report
August 19, 2010 Balcones Quarry Cemex, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
August 19, 2010 BPB Mfg. Surface Mine and Pit Certainteed Gypsum and Ceiling Mfg., Inc. Natural Causes See Report
Septmeber 3, 2010 Mitchell Quarry Cedar Mountain Stone Corporation Natural Causes See Report
September 27, 2010 Three Rivers Quarry Maritn Marietta Materials, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
September 29, 2010 Grand Rivers Quarry Vulcan Construction Materials, LP Natural Causes See Report
October 8, 2010 Tarburton Pit Pennsy Supply, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
November 6, 2010 Mechanics Valley Quarry and Mill Maryland Materials, Inc. Trespassing See Report
November 20, 2010 Howell Woods Mine Mid-East Services, Inc. Trespassing See Report
December 6, 2010 3M Little Rock Industrial Mineral Prod. Minnesota Mining Manufacturing Company Natural Causes See Report
December 23, 2010 Dukes Peak Red Rock Cinder Company Natural Causes See Report


Incidents Occurring and Determined in 2011

Date of Incident Mine Name Operating Company Determination Report
January 21, 2011 Essroc Cement Corp. Plant #3 Essroc Cement Corporation Natural Causes See Report
February 2, 2011 St. Louisville Plant Shelly Materials, Inc. Natural Causes See Report
February 13, 2011 Voca Mine Proppant Specialists Natural Causes See Report
March 9, 2011 Bluebird Sand Bluebird Sand, LLC Natural Causes See Report
May 13, 2011 Grand River Operation Carmeuse Lime, Inc. Natural Causes See Report