2010
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 Microsoft's PowerPoint ® or PDF. You will need Adobe's PDF Reader. If you need more information on this, see this page. "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. |
| Fatalities to Date for 2010: 48 | Last Updated: 12/06/2010 |
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Fatality #1 - January 2, 2010 Powered Haulage - Surface at Underground - Montana Signal Peak Energy, LLC - Bull Mountains Mine No 1 |
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Fatality #2 - January 22, 2010 Fall of Face/Rib/Highwall - Underground - Kentucky Bledsoe Coal Corporation - Abner Branch Rider |
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Fatality #3 through #31 - April 5, 2010 Ignition or Explosion of Gas or Dust - Underground - West Virginia Performance Coal Company - Upper Big Branch Mine-South |
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Fatality #32 - April 11, 2010 Machinery - Surface at Underground - Illinois M-Class Mining LLC - MC#1 Mine |
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Fatality #33 - April 22, 2010 Machinery - Underground - West Virginia ICG Beckley LLC - Beckley Pocahontas Mine |
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Fatality #34-#35 - April 28, 2010 Fall of Roof - Underground - Kentucky Webster County Coal LLC - Dotiki Mine |
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Fatality #36 - May 10, 2010 Powered Haulage - Underground - West Virginia Spartan Mining Co., Inc. - Ruby Energy |
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Fatality #37 - June 8, 2010 Ignition Or Explosion Of Gas Or Dust - Surface - Alabama Taft Coal Sales & Associates Incorporated - Choctaw Mine |
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Fatality #38 - June 16, 2010 Fall of Face/Rib/Highwall - Underground - Kentucky Lone Mountain Processing Inc. - Clover Fork No 1 |
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Fatality #39 - June 24, 2010 Machinery - Underground - Kentucky Leeco Incorporated - #68 |
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Fatality #40 - July 1, 2010 Powered Haulage - Underground - West Virginia White Buck Coal Company - Pocahontas Mine |
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Fatality #41 - July 9, 2010 Powered Haulage - Underground - Illinois Big Ridge Inc - Willow Lake Portal |
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Fatality #42 - July 29, 2010 Fall of Face/Rib/Highwall - Underground - West Virginia Consolidation Coal Company - Loveridrge #22 |
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Fatality #43 - August 31, 2010 Powered Haulage - Surface at Underground - Indiana Triad Underground Mining, LLC - Freedlandville Underground mine |
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Fatality #44 - September 3, 2010 Powered Haulage - Surface - Alabama Mallards Creek Energy Inc - Kansas Mine |
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Fatality #45 - October 11, 2010 Fall of Roof - Underground - West Virginia Kingston Mining, Inc. - Kingston No. 1 |
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Fatality #46 - October 27, 2010 Powered Haulage - Underground - Kentucky River View Coal Inc - River View Mine |
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Fatality #47 - November 23, 2010 Powered Haulage - Surface - Kentucky RexCoal Company, Inc. - Rex Strip #1 |
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Fatality #48 - December 4, 2010 Powered Haulage - Surface - West Virginia Elk Run Coal Co - Republic Energy |
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