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 |
|
01/20/2008 |
AZ |
Teen Falls Into Mine Shaft |
Male |
19 |
Abandoned |
|
02/08/2008 |
PA |
Electrocution |
Male |
20 |
Active |
|
02/12/2008 |
AZ |
Car Falls into flooded quarry |
Female Female Male |
22 29 58 |
Abandoned |
|
04/06/2008 |
LA |
Drowning |
Male |
21 |
Nonactive |
|
04/09/2008 |
OR |
Fall |
Male |
5 |
Active |
|
05/06/2008 |
FL |
Drowning |
Male |
8 |
Active |
|
05/11/2008 |
NY |
Drowning |
Male |
18 |
Abandoned |
|
05/15/2008 |
IL |
Drowning |
Male |
21 |
Abandoned |
|
05/18/2008 |
CA |
Lack of Oxygen |
Male Male Male |
26 25 23 |
Abandoned |
|
05/24/2008 |
PA |
ATV Crash |
Female |
57 |
Abandoned |
|
05/31/2008 |
IN |
Drowning |
Male |
18 |
Abandoned |
|
06/04/2008 |
OR |
ATV Crash
|
Female |
37 |
Active |
|
06/12/2008 |
GA |
Drowning
|
Male |
20 |
Abandoned |
|
07/02/2008 |
VT |
Fall |
Male |
70 |
Abandoned |
|
07/18/2008 |
NJ |
14 Year-Old Girl Drowns |
Female |
14 |
Abandoned |
|
07/20/2008 |
WI |
Car Crash |
Male |
21 |
Active |
|
07/21/2008 |
IA |
Drowning |
Male |
28 |
Abandoned |
|
07/23/2008 |
IL |
Drowning |
Male |
28 |
Abandoned |
|
08/17/2008 |
OR |
Drowning |
Male |
32 |
Abandoned |
|
08/18/2008 |
CA |
Trauma From Dive in Quarry |
Male |
33 |
Abandoned |
|
09/27/2008 |
NH |
ATV Crash |
Female |
50 |
Active |
|
10/02/2008 |
TX |
Truck Falls into Quarry |
Male |
37 |
Active |
|
10/19/2008 |
NV |
Man Falls Down Mine Shaft
|
Male |
? |
Abandoned |
|
11/27/2008 |
WV |
Hunter Falls Into Mud Pit |
Male |
23 |
Active |
|
12/07/2008 |
MI |
Man Falls 225 Feet Down Mine Shaft |
Male |
60 |
Abandoned |