2008 Metal/Nonmetal Non-chargeable Mining Deaths
(Determinations were made in 2008)
Incidents Occuring in 2007 but Determined in 2008
Date of Incident |
Mine Name |
Operating Company |
Determination |
Report |
January 2, 2007 |
Huntsville Surface |
Norris Asphalt Company |
Natural Causes |
|
March 28, 2007 |
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold, Inc. |
Freeport-McMoran Morenci, Inc. |
Natural Causes |
|
April 18, 2007 |
Lockbourne Plant |
Shelly Materials, Inc |
Natural Causes |
|
April 25, 2007 |
Essroc Cement Corporation |
Riverton Investment Corporation |
Natural Causes |
|
May 25, 2007 |
Nugent Sand Plant #1 |
Nugent Sand Company |
Natural Causes |
|
July 21, 2007 |
Adams Mine |
Specialty Minerals, Inc |
Natural Causes |
|
July 21, 2007 |
Lyons Salt Company |
Lyons Salt Company |
Natural Causes |
|
September 9, 2007 |
Collins Lake Plant |
May Land Sand & Gravel, Inc |
Natural Causes |
|
September 22, 2007 |
Portable Crusher #1 |
L D Krause Construction Co., Inc |
Natural Causes |
|
October 2, 2007 |
Limedale Plant |
Arkansas Lime Company |
Natural Causes |
|
November 13, 2007 |
Spiro Sand & Gravel |
Spiro Sand & Gravel Company |
Natural Causes |
|
November 13, 2007 |
Mouth of Wilson Plant |
Mountain Materials |
Natural Causes |
|
November 19, 2007 |
Bloomsburg Sand & Gravel |
Hanson Aggregates |
Natural Causes |
|
November 28, 2007 |
Talmage Quarry |
ICM of Pennsylvania Inc. |
Suicide |
|
November 28, 2007 |
United Mine |
United Taconite, LLC |
Natural Causes |
|
December 4, 2007 |
Sherwin Alumina Company |
Sherwin Alumina Company |
Natural Causes |
|
December 12, 2007 |
Fleming Mill and Pits |
Wade Moore Equipment Company |
Natural Causes |
|
December 28, 2007 |
Broken Bow Sand & Gravel |
Meridian Aggregates Company |
Natural Causes |
|
Incidents Occuring and Determined in 2008
Date of Incident |
Mine Name |
Operating Company |
Determination |
Report |
January 3, 2008 |
Earthworks, Inc |
Earthworks, Inc, Site II |
Natural Causes |
|
January 3, 2008 |
Kentucky Solite Corporation |
Kentucky Solite Corporation |
Natural Causes |
|
January 5, 2008 |
Tor Minerals |
Tor Minerals |
Drug Overdose |
|
January 18, 2008 |
Bay Sand Company, Inc. |
Bay Sand Company, Inc. |
Natural Causes |
|
March 3, 2008 |
Broad River Quarries, LLC |
Broad River Quarries, LLC |
Other |
|
March 3, 2008 |
Broad River Quarries, LLC |
Broad River Quarries, LLC |
Other |
|
March 19, 2008 |
Norris Asphalt Paving Co. |
Norris Aggregates Products Co. - Plant #83 |
Natural Causes |
|
May 1, 2008 |
Randles Sand and Gravel |
Fredrickson Operation |
Natural Causes |
|
May 11, 2008 |
Holcim (US), Inc. |
Holcim (US), Inc. |
Trespassing |
|
May 12, 2008 |
Superior Minerals Company |
Savage Plant |
Natural Causes |
|
May 19, 2008 |
Atlas Quarries |
Atlas Quarries Pit Crusher #1 |
Natural Causes |
|
May 20, 2008 |
Scruggs Company |
Montgomery Sand Mine |
Trespassing |
|
June 30, 2008 |
Grace Pacific Corporation |
Makakilo Quarry |
Suicide |
|
July 4, 2008 |
Vulcan Construction Materials, Inc. |
Greystone Quarry |
Trespassing |
|
July 31, 2008 |
Mosaic Potash Carlsbad, Inc. |
Mosaic Potash Carlsbad, Inc. |
Natural Causes |
|
August 4, 2008 |
Vulcan Construction Materials, Inc. |
Norcross Quarry |
Natural Causes |
|
August 23, 2008 |
Cherenzia Excavation, Inc. |
Yard Two |
Suicide |
|
October 29, 2008 |
Mezger Enterprises, LTD |
Gene Swenson Quarries |
Natural Causes |
|
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