Drowning
While operating a skid steer loader in reverse, it overturned in body of water.
Mining Incidents in Maryland
Every reportable accident on file with MSHA at a Maryland mine. Operators below are ranked by recorded fatality count in this state.
- Fatalities recorded
- 6
- Total incidents
- 2,190
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
Year-over-year fatalities
- 20021
- 20061
- 20121
Top operators in Maryland by fatality count
- 01Lafarge Mid-Atlantic, Inc.1fatal31 total
- 02Amrize Cement Inc.1fatal32 total
- 03Mettiki Coal LLC1fatal177 total
Recent fatalities in Maryland
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
4 workers were taking screens out of tower early in the shift. Later, supervisor looked & saw no one so he turned the plant on. Victim was standing on a belt conveyor, working inside the chute & the belt conveyor started. He was pulled out of the chute & conveyed under 2 other chutes located on the same belt conveyor. After the belt was shut down he was found under 3rd chute.
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
A highwall measuring approx 150' long, 180' high, & 75' wide collapsed resulting in fatal injuries to 2 miners that were working beneath the highwall. One was operating an excavator & the other was operating a bulldozer. Examination of the remaining highwall indicates the highwall failure originated at the toe of the columnar section above the Pittsburgh Big Vein coal seam.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The Jeffrey Locomotive EE was operating struck a longwall support that was loaded on a low boy parked at 66 brk switch on E-1 track. Locomotives were being staged at this location for transport to Submains. Locomotives were advancing one at a time.
Struck against a moving object
DRILLER WAS IN DRILL CAB PREPARING TO DRILL AN 18' DEEP ANGLE HOLE. DRILL HAD BEEN LEVELLED AND ALL JACKS HAD BEEN EXTENDED. DERRICK WAS BEING POSITIONED WHEN DRILL OVERTURNED ONTO RIGHT SIDE, TRAPPING DRILLER IN CAB.