Mining Incidents

Empire State Mines LLCMining Incidents in 2026

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Empire State Mines LLC operations in 2026. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2026
0
Total incidents
2
Year
2026

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2026

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking out of the headframe heading towards the mill where EE slipped and fell on the ice from freezing rain. EE landed on EE's right arm trying to catch self and fractured EE's elbow from the fall.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was opening a box at the receiving desk with a utility knife. The knife slipped and they cut the top of their right thumb. Employee was taken to the emergency room where they received three stitches on the top of their thumb.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Empire State Mines LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.