·The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH maintains list chronological listing of major mining incidents for the United States Chart lists date mine name city state number killed mining sector coal limestone etc and type of accident explosion fire etc NIOSH also has data and charts related to mining
·With a mining industry of the scale of Australia there have been several mine disasters Australia s worst mine disasters info and links to accounts About; Contact; Advertise; Contribute; From the time of the accident to the recovery of the 75 th body a full five months had passed
·These were the main causes of mine accidents sixteen sub themes prevention of mining accidents seven sub themes challenges presented by post mining accidents six sub themes and the impact of post mining accidents six sub themes The results from the thematic analysis of the research trends in mining accident studies are
·Note From 1884 to 1961 accidents fatally injuring five or more employees were classed as disasters From 1961 to date accidents fatally injuring three or more employees are classed as disasters December 14 1906 This explosion killed 4 employees and 2 individuals on the surface near the mine Last revised 03/28/16 02 05 PM
·According to the company s website the Padcal mine was under operation since 1958 and is under 12 mineral holding agreements An aggregate 95ha are located in Benguet province and are subject to royalties paid to indigenous claim holders According to official MGB documents as of November 2014 the Philex Mining Corporation holds three
UK Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths 1900 1991 1500 1899 coming shortly This database was compiled from data supplied mainly by Ian Winstanley with additions from Ray Lawrence NMRS Records and others DEDICATION This work stands as a testament to the men women and children who worked the mines of Great Britain and to their families
·The causes of mining accidents include explosions methane coal dust or other fires rock and roof falls landslides blackdamp and toxic gases outbursts and water inrush/sudden inundations see Appendix A for a brief discussion of such accidents The majority of the mining disasters shown in Fig 5 were the result of methane coal dust
·The most common causes of accidents in coal mining are firedamp and dust explosions landslips mine fires and technical failures related to transport and mechanization An analysis of occupational accidents in the consideration of social and economic factors will let understand the real causes behind these accidents which are
104 Deaths due to a mining accident were reported at the Vaal Reefs Number Two Shaft near Orkney North West on 10 May 1995 An underground locomotive fell down a shaft and landed onto a cage loaded with night shift mine workers coming to surface This was arguably one of the worst accidents in the mining industry in South Africa
·The mining sector experienced a total of 37 incidents resulting in 33 fatalities and 27 serious injuries during the first two months of 2024 according to official statistics 15 were attributed to fall of ground incidents 8 resulted from shaft accidents 5 were classified as sundry incidents while gassing and blasting incidents each
·Charts display the Historical Mine Disasters from 1900 through 2016 Data tables are from 1839 through present A disaster is where there were 5 or more fatalities in a single incident
·Thousands of miners die in accidents on site every year especially in the process of coal and hard rock mining Here we list some of the biggest mining disasters of the last ten years Crandall Canyon US On 6 August 2007 the Crandall Canyon mine an underground bituminous coal mine in Utah collapsed
·The NIOSH Mine and Mine Worker Charts are interactive graphs maps and tables for the mining industry that show data over multiple or single years Users can select a variety of breakdowns for statistics including number of active mines in each sector by year; number of employees and employee hours worked by sector; fatal and
5 ·This database contains 2497 known Nova Scotia coal mining fatalities Names dates places mines and causes of death have been painstakingly compiled Despite this it is by no means a complete list Fatalities occurred before records were kept; descriptions of incidents and those involved were lost along with coal company records
This is a list of mining accidents in the historic county of Lancashire at which five or more people were killed Mining deaths have occurred wherever coal has been mined across the Lancashire Coalfield The earliest deaths were recorded in parish registers Ffrancis Taylior was buried at the Collegiate Church in Manchester after a fall in the "coale pitte" in 1622
·The causes of mining accidents include explosions methane coal dust or other fires rock and roof falls landslides blackdamp and toxic gases outbursts and water inrush/sudden inundations see Appendix A for a brief discussion of such accidents The majority of the mining disasters shown in Fig 5 were the result of methane coal dust
·Accident & Disasters Reports 1658 1979 provided by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre have been added to the website While there are around 740 of these they are not a complete list Each report created from various sources like the official report articles in the Colliery Guardian and local newspapers can be
·This is a list of fatal mining accidents in the Birmingham District 1891 Pratt No 1 Mine explosion May 22 1891 11 killed 1895 Sloss Ore Mine explosion January 5 1895 2 killed 1895 Blocton Mine accident January 5 1895 1 killed 1897 Belle Ellen Mine fire September 20 1897 5 killed 1898 Slope No 2 Mine explosion March 19 1898
·Welsh Mining Disasters The following is a list of mining accidents where there were Five or more fatalities As numerous as this list over 6 000 it still represents only a small proportion of Welsh miners killed at their workplace Although disasters are large and dramatic in number they only account for less than 17% of mining deaths in Wales
State Pennsylvania Display in Fatality Order Display in Day Order Planet links and investigation reports will open in a separate window indicates a female fatality Displays all records in descending year order Display all accidents
And although falling or sliding material is a commonly fatal mining accident the more dramatic and frightening explosions are not remotely as common While devastating and tragic explosions do occur they are very rare What actually tops the list of the most common mining deaths is the every day exposure to powered haulage things like trucks
·This includes a glossary of mining terms an alphabetical list of mines promotors of mining and a list of tin and copper smelters in UK Also includes a geological map and article on mineral wealth Photographs Our extensive photographic collections include images taken both above and below ground from the mid 19th century to the late
·The period 1900 through 1909 was the deadliest decade in underground coal mining and led to the legislation that founded the Bureau of Mines with the express mandate of reducing fatalities in the mining industry From 1900 through 1909 3 660 miners perished in a total of 133 mine disasters Sixteen major mine disasters during
4 ·MSHA investigates all serious and fatal mining accidents then issues a comprehensive report of its findings On this page are investigative reports internal reviews and independent assessments of high profile mining disasters that have occurred since 2000 Upper Big Branch Mine South On April 5 2010 a massive coal dust explosion at