Mining Incidents

Mines by fatality count

Individual US mines ranked by recorded fatalities across the full MSHA history of each. Click a mine for its complete incident record, current operator and controller, and recent non-fatal accidents.

For corporate-level rollups, see operators and controllers.

Showing top 50249 fatalities across these 50 mines
  1. 01Upper Big Branch Mine-SouthPerformance Coal Company31fatal
  2. 02No 5 MineJim Walter Resources Inc13fatal
  3. 03Sago MineWolf Run Mining Company12fatal
  4. 04STILLWATER MINEStillwater Mining Company10fatal
  5. 05MARSHALL COUNTY MINEMARSHALL COUNTY COAL RESOURCES, INC.9fatal
  6. 06Crandall Canyon MineGenwal Resources Inc9fatal
  7. 07Buchanan Mine #1Buchanan Minerals, LLC8fatal
  8. 08Gibson MineGibson County Coal LLC6fatal
  9. 09Huff Creek MineBluegrass Natural Resources, LLC5fatal
  10. 10Meikle MineNevada Gold Mines LLC5fatal
  11. 11No 7 MineWarrior Met Coal Mining, LLC5fatal
  12. 12MC#1 MineM-Class Mining LLC5fatal
  13. 13Amrize Holly Hill PlantAmrize Cement Inc.5fatal
  14. 14Darby Mine No 1Kentucky Darby Llc5fatal
  15. 15CARDINALWARRIOR COAL LLC5fatal
  16. 16Twilight Mtr Surface MineLexington Coal Company, LLC4fatal
  17. 17Mountaineer II MineMingo Logan Coal LLC4fatal
  18. 18Samples Surface MinePanther Creek Mining LLC4fatal
  19. 19OHIO COUNTY MINEOHIO COUNTY COAL RESOURCES, INC.4fatal
  20. 20Oak Grove MineCrimson Oak Grove Resources LLC4fatal
  21. 21GalenaU.S. Silver-Idaho, Inc.4fatal
  22. 22RAY MINEAsarco LLC4fatal
  23. 23MLC - Ste. GenevieveMLC4fatal
  24. 24Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.4fatal
  25. 25LEBEC CEMENT PLANTNATIONAL CEMENT COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA INC4fatal
  26. 26Black ThunderThunder Basin Coal Company LLC4fatal
  27. 27Mountain View MineMettiki Coal WV, LLC3fatal
  28. 28Calvary No. 80Blue Diamond Coal Company3fatal
  29. 29Justice #1Independence Coal Company Inc3fatal
  30. 30Dotiki MineWebster County Coal LLC3fatal
  31. 31Speed MinePanther Creek Mining LLC3fatal
  32. 32Marion County MineMarion County Coal Resources, Inc.3fatal
  33. 33Sherwin Alumina, L.P.Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC3fatal
  34. 34Republic EnergyRepublic Energy LLC3fatal
  35. 35Aracoma Alma Mine #1Aracoma Coal Company, LLC3fatal
  36. 36Storm Exploration DeclineBarrick Goldstrike Mines Inc3fatal
  37. 37GETCHELL MINEBarrick Turquoise Ridge Incorporated3fatal
  38. 38Mine No. 1Hamilton County Coal, LLC3fatal
  39. 39Immel MineNyrstar Tennessee Mines, Strawberry Plains LLC3fatal
  40. 40FEC QUARRYCEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC3fatal
  41. 41Shoal Creek MinePeabody Southeast Mining, LLC3fatal
  42. 42Wrens PlantKaMin LLC3fatal
  43. 43Lone Star Quarry & MillBuzzi Unicem USA3fatal
  44. 44South AreaNevada Gold Mines LLC3fatal
  45. 45Midas MineKlondex Midas Operations, Inc.3fatal
  46. 46Mine #1Rockhouse Energy Mining3fatal
  47. 47Mid-Coast Aggregates LLC-Mazak MineMID Coast Aggregates LLC3fatal
  48. 48No 4 MineWarrior Met Coal Mining, LLC3fatal
  49. 49Goldstrike MineNevada Gold Mines LLC3fatal
  50. 50Midlothian Quarry and PlantMartin Marietta North Texas Cement, LLC3fatal
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. The operator listed under each mine is the mine's current operator on file with MSHA, which may differ from the operator at the time of any specific incident — historical operator identity is preserved on each accident record.