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Fatal Accident Summaries
for 2008


Fatal Accidents Reported to Date
for 2008

29


 
The following list of active and abandoned mine fatalities of non-employees was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.
Details Date State Nature of Incident Sex Age Mine Type
Get More Information 01/20/2008 AZ Teen Falls Into Mine Shaft Male 19 Abandoned
Get More Information 02/08/2008 PA Electrocution Male 20 Active
Get More Information 02/12/2008 AZ Car Falls into flooded quarry Female
Female
Male
22
29
58
Abandoned
Get More Information 04/06/2008 LA Drowning Male 21 Nonactive
Get More Information 04/09/2008 OR Fall Male 5 Active
Get More Information 05/06/2008 FL Drowning Male 8 Active
Get More Information 05/11/2008 NY Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/15/2008 IL Drowning Male 21 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/18/2008 CA Lack of Oxygen Male
Male
Male
26
25
23
Abandoned
Get More Information 05/24/2008 PA ATV Crash Female 57 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/31/2008 IN Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/04/2008 OR ATV Crash Female 37 Active
Get More Information 06/12/2008 GA Drowning Male 20 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/02/2008 VT Fall Male 70 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/18/2008 NJ 14 Year-Old Girl Drowns Female 14 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/20/2008 WI Car Crash Male 21 Active
Get More Information 07/21/2008 IA Drowning Male 28 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/23/2008 IL Drowning Male 28 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/17/2008 OR Drowning Male 32 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/18/2008 CA Trauma From Dive in Quarry Male 33 Abandoned
Get More Information 09/27/2008 NH ATV Crash Female 50 Active
Get More Information 10/02/2008 TX Truck Falls into Quarry Male 37 Active
Get More Information 10/19/2008 NV Man Falls Down Mine Shaft Male ? Abandoned
Get More Information 11/27/2008 WV Hunter Falls Into Mud Pit Male 23 Active
Get More Information 12/07/2008 MI Man Falls 225 Feet Down Mine Shaft Male 60 Abandoned



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