Controllers by fatality count
Every MSHA-registered controlling entity ranked by recorded fatalities across the operators and mines under its control. Operators frequently shift under controllers; this view rolls those subsidiaries back up.
For the operating-company view, see operators · for individual mines, see mines.
Showing top 50
516 fatalities across these 50 controllers
- 01 Massey Energy Company 55fatal 6,541 total 186 mines · 2000–2011
- 02 Alliance Resource Partners LP 34fatal 8,165 total 33 mines · 2000–2026
- 03 CONSOL Energy Inc 32fatal 7,548 total 78 mines · 2000–2025
- 04 Walter Energy Incorporated 23fatal 2,359 total 18 mines · 2000–2016
- 05 Arch Resources Inc 21fatal 3,072 total 74 mines · 2000–2025
- 06 Martin Marietta Materials Inc 19fatal 2,778 total 322 mines · 2000–2026
- 07 Robert E Murray 19fatal 7,836 total 40 mines · 2000–2020
- 08 Peabody Energy Corporation 18fatal 7,199 total 77 mines · 2000–2026
- 09 International Coal Group Inc (ICG) 18fatal 1,267 total 63 mines · 2004–2011
- 10 Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 16fatal 6,829 total 252 mines · 2002–2016
- 11 James River Coal Company 12fatal 2,608 total 83 mines · 2000–2014
- 12 CRH PLC 11fatal 2,998 total 469 mines · 2000–2026
- 13 Ashland Inc 11fatal 996 total 28 mines · 2000–2006
- 14 Barrick Gold Corp 11fatal 1,682 total 19 mines · 2000–2025
- 15 Freeport-McMoRan Inc 11fatal 5,171 total 19 mines · 2007–2026
- 16 Heidelberg Materials AG 10fatal 3,426 total 202 mines · 2000–2026
- 17 Newmont Corporation 10fatal 2,157 total 23 mines · 2000–2025
- 18 Vulcan Materials Company 9fatal 1,668 total 275 mines · 2000–2026
- 19 Holcim Ltd 9fatal 1,373 total 50 mines · 2000–2015
- 20 Cemex S A 8fatal 2,655 total 125 mines · 2000–2026
- 21 Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated 8fatal 1,457 total 69 mines · 2000–2005
- 22 Metinvest B V 8fatal 990 total 37 mines · 2009–2026
- 23 Grupo Mexico S A B de C V 7fatal 1,690 total 14 mines · 2000–2026
- 24 Summit Materials LLC 7fatal 466 total 116 mines · 2000–2026
- 25 Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc 7fatal 1,596 total 60 mines · 2010–2026
- 26 Patriot Coal Corporation 7fatal 2,341 total 48 mines · 2007–2015
- 27 J Clifford Forrest III 6fatal 1,753 total 59 mines · 2000–2026
- 28 TECO Energy Inc 6fatal 1,151 total 34 mines · 2000–2015
- 29 Legacy Vulcan Corp (Form:Vulcan Materials Co) 6fatal 1,450 total 215 mines · 2000–2007
- 30 Texas Industries Inc 6fatal 1,290 total 41 mines · 2000–2014
- 31 Lhoist Group 6fatal 1,288 total 28 mines · 2000–2026
- 32 Stillwater Mining Company 6fatal 1,428 total 2 mines · 2000–2017
- 33 Rag Aktiengesellschaft 6fatal 1,416 total 23 mines · 2000–2005
- 34 Cumberland Resources Corporation 5fatal 1,208 total 30 mines · 2000–2010
- 35 Margaret J Heckman 5fatal 405 total 6 mines · 2000–2022
- 36 John D North; Ralph Napier 5fatal 29 total 2 mines · 2001–2007
- 37 Ash Grove Cement Company 5fatal 1,461 total 62 mines · 2000–2018
- 38 Coalfield Transport Inc; Foresight Energy/ Murray Energy 5fatal 628 total 4 mines · 2006–2016
- 39 Lafarge S A 4fatal 1,865 total 101 mines · 2000–2015
- 40 Taiheiyo Cement Corp 4fatal 789 total 33 mines · 2000–2026
- 41 Sibanye Stillwater Limited 4fatal 426 total 2 mines · 2017–2026
- 42 American Electric Power Company Inc 4fatal 465 total 22 mines · 2000–2023
- 43 Coronado Coal LLC 4fatal 739 total 18 mines · 2013–2026
- 44 Cargill Inc 4fatal 823 total 6 mines · 2000–2026
- 45 Buzzi S p A 4fatal 1,970 total 17 mines · 2000–2026
- 46 Charles C Ungurean 4fatal 262 total 30 mines · 2000–2026
- 47 Carmeuse Holding SA 4fatal 1,129 total 50 mines · 2000–2026
- 48 MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company; IDACORP 4fatal 379 total 2 mines · 2000–2026
- 49 Vicat S A 4fatal 456 total 2 mines · 2000–2026
- 50 Renco Group 4fatal 1,027 total 9 mines · 2000–2026