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Recent Fatalgrams and Fatal Investigation Reports
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To help quickly identify recent fatalities we are providing you with this page. The fatalities on this page are listed chronologically.
We will list the latest fatality first. It will encompass a period of about 1 month.


"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 2008: 26 Last Updated: 10/29/2008
Fatality #26 - October 28, 2008
Powered Haulage - Surface - Wyoming
Wyodak Resources Development Company - Wyodak Mine

Fatality #25 - October 22, 2008
Fatal Alert Bulletin Machinery - Surface - Kentucky
A M & E Coal Incorporated - A M & E Coal Incorporated Mine #1

Fatality #24 - October 19, 2008
Fatal Alert Bulletin Powered Haulage - Underground - West Virginia
McElroy Coal Company - McElroy Mine

Fatality #23 - October 16, 2008
Machinery - Underground - Illinois
White County Coal, LLC - Pattiki

Fatality #21 - October 8, 2008
Fatal Alert Bulletin Powered Haulage -Underground - West Virginia
Independence Coal Company Inc - Justice #1




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