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Daily Fatality Count


This page is a listing of both Metal and Nonmetal and Coal Mining fatalities. It is updated as fatalities occur.

This page was last updated 10/29/2008.

Daily Fatality Count
  10/29/2008 10/29/2007 Year-End 2007
Coal 26 28 34
Metal 21 32 32
Totals 47 60 66


Fatality Summary for the Last 30 Days (Last Updated 10/29/2008)

Date of Fatal Fatalgram Brief Summary
10/29/2008 Metal #20 Fall of Material - Surface - Copper Ore NEC
10/28/2008 Not Available Yet Powered Haulage - Surface - Coal
10/22/2008 Coal #25 Machinery - Surface - Coal
10/19/2008 Coal #24 Powered Haulage - Underground - Coal
10/16/2008 Not Available Yet Machinery - Underground - Coal
10/11/2008 Metal #20 Fall of Roof/Back -Underground - Limestone (Crushed and Broken)
10/11/2008 Metal #19 Fall of Person - Facility - Cement
10/10/2008 Coal #21 Powered Haulage - Underground - Coal
10/09/2008 Metal #18 Falling Material - Surface - Gold Ore
10/07/2008 Metal #17 Falling Material - Surface - Limestone (Crushed & Broken)
10/01/2008 Metal #16 Powered Haulage - Surface - Construction Sand and Gravel



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