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The following list of active and abandoned mine fatalities of non-employees was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.


MSHA - Stay Out - Stay Alive Campaign - List of Fatal Accidents for 2010
Fatal Accidents Reported for 2010 - 20
The following list of active and Abandoned fatalities of non-employees was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.
Details Date State Nature of Incident Sex Age Mine Type
Get More Information 1/11/2010 PA ATV Crash Male 41 Abandoned
Get More Information 4/19/2010 MO Teen Drowns in Quarry Male 17 Abandoned
Get More Information 5/16/2010 NC Teen Drowns in Quarry Male 18 Abandoned
Get More Information 5/25/2010 OH Teen Drowns in Quarry Male 16 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/01/2010 NJ Elderly Man Drowns in Quarry Male 70 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/16/2010 WV Man Drowns in Impoundment Male 21 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/18/2010 MI Man Drowns in Quarry Male 52 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/19/2010 OR Man Dies in Mining Cave Male 42 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/23/2010 WI Man Drowns in Quarry Male 59 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/24/2010 NE Teen Drowns in Quarry Male 15 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/28/2010 OH Scuba Diver Dies from Injuries Female 38 Abandoned
Get More Information 7/25/2010 IL Man Drowns in Quarry Male 25 Abandoned
Get More Information 7/31/2010 ME Woman Fatally Injured After Jumping into Quarry Female 39 Abandoned
Get More Information 7/31/2010 ME Man Jumps Into Water-Filled Rock Quarry Male 32 Abandoned
Get More Information 8/20/2010 OH Man Drowns in Water-filled Quarry Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 8/31/2010 AZ Two Men Succumb to Carbon Monoxide Male
Male
72
25
Abandoned
Get More Information 10/10/2010 VT Two Men Killed in Motorcycle Crash at Gravel Pit Male
Male
23
25
Abandoned
Get More Information 12/26/2010 MO Man Drowns While Trying to Rescue Dog from Quarry Male 64 Abandoned


MSHA - Stay Out - Stay Alive Campaign - List of Fatal Accidents for 2009
Fatal Accidents Reported for 2009 - 30
The following list of active and Abandoned fatalities of non-employees was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.
Details Date State Nature of Incident Sex Age Mine Type
Get More Information 1/11/2009 FL Man Drives Car Over Quarry Cliff Male 21 Active
Get More Information 3/27/2009 NC ATV Flips Over on 12 Year-Old Male 12 Abandoned
Get More Information 3/30/2009 NC 15 Year-Old Drowns Male 15 Abandoned
Get More Information 4/27/2009 AL Teen Drowns in Quarry Male 16 Active
Get More Information 5/10/2009 PA Diver Drowns in Quarry Male 56 Abandoned
Get More Information 5/12/2009 CA Motorcycle Crash at Strip Mine Male 29 Active
Get More Information 5/25/2009 PA Teen Drowns in Quarry Male 16 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/01/2009 TN Man Feared Drowned in Quarry
(See Update Below)
Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/01/2009 CA Car Falls Into Strip Mine Male 20 Active
Get More Information 6/06/2009 TN Man Drowns in Quarry Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/19/2009 MA Man Drowns in Quarry Male 21 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/19/2009 IN Man Drowns in Quarry Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/26/2009 NY Young Man Drowns in Quarry Male Unknown Abandoned
Get More Information 6/29/2009 OK 56 Year-Old Man Drowns in Quarry Male 56 Abandoned
Get More Information 6/30/2009 MI Teen Drowns in Quarry Male 18 Abandoned
Get More Information 7/02/2009 NC 20 Year-Old Marine Drowns Male 20 Abandoned
Get More Information 7/02/2009 MA Truck Plunges into Quarry Male 36 Active
Get More Information 7/04/2009 AK Man Drowns in Gravel Pit Pond Male 63 Active
Get More Information 7/07/2009 IN Teen Dies After Swimming in Gravel Pit Male 19 Active
Get More Information 7/14/2009 PA Man Ejected from ATV Male 49 Active
Get More Information 7/22/2009 TN 2 Year-Old Found at Bottom of Rock Quarry Male 2 Active
Get More Information 7/23/2009 OH 85 Year Old Man Drowns in Quarry Male 85 Inactive
Get More Information 7/23/2009 CA Fall Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 7/28/2009 PA Man Falls To Bottom of Quarry Male 21 Active
Get More Information 7/29/2009 MI Man Drowns in Gravel Pit Male 34 Inactive
Get More Information 8/09/2009 IL Man Drowns in Quarry Male 21 Inactive
Get More Information 9/06/2009 OK Trucks Plunge to Bottom of Quarry Male
Male
Female
24
23
21
Active
Get More Information 9/15/2009 MO Man Drowns in Gravel Pit Male 82 Inactive
Get More Information 11/01/2009 CA Fall Down Mine Shaft Female 30 Abandoned


MSHA - Stay Out - Stay Alive Campaign - List of Fatal Accidents for 2008
Fatal Accidents Reported for 2008 - 33
The following list of active and Abandoned fatalities of non-employees was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.
Details Date State Nature of Incident Sex Age Mine Type
Get More Information 01/14/2008 KY Heart Attack While Taking Coal Off Property Male 68 Active
Get More Information 01/20/2008 AZ Teen Falls Into Mine Shaft Male 19 Abandoned
Get More Information 02/08/2008 PA Electrocution Male 20 Active
Get More Information 02/12/2008 AZ Car Falls into flooded quarry Female
Female
Male
22
29
58
Abandoned
Get More Information 03/01/2008 KY Truck Rolls Over Embankment Female Unknown Active
Get More Information 04/06/2008 LA Drowning Male 21 Nonactive
Get More Information 04/09/2008 OR Fall Male 5 Active
Get More Information 05/06/2008 FL Drowning Male 8 Active
Get More Information 05/11/2008 NY Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/15/2008 IL Drowning Male 21 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/18/2008 CA Lack of Oxygen Male
Male
Male
26
25
23
Abandoned
Get More Information 05/24/2008 PA ATV Crash Female 57 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/31/2008 IN Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/04/2008 OR ATV Crash Female 37 Active
Get More Information 06/06/2008 MI Teen Drowns in Rock Quarry Male 15 Inactive
Get More Information 06/12/2008 GA Drowning Male 20 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/02/2008 VT Fall Male 70 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/08/2008 IL Man Falls 350 Feet Into Mine Male Unknown Active
Get More Information 07/18/2008 NJ 14 Year-Old Girl Drowns Female 14 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/20/2008 WI Car Crash Male 21 Active
Get More Information 07/21/2008 IA Drowning Male 28 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/23/2008 IL Drowning Male 28 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/17/2008 OR Drowning Male 32 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/18/2008 CA Trauma From Dive in Quarry Male 33 Abandoned
Get More Information 09/27/2008 NH ATV Crash Female 50 Active
Get More Information 10/02/2008 TX Truck Falls into Quarry Male 37 Active
Get More Information 10/19/2008 NV Man Falls Down Mine Shaft Male ? Abandoned
Get More Information 11/27/2008 WV Hunter Falls Into Mud Pit Male 23 Active
Get More Information 12/07/2008 MI Man Falls 225 Feet Down Mine Shaft Male 60 Abandoned


MSHA - Stay Out - Stay Alive Campaign - List of Fatal Accidents for 2007
Fatal Accidents Reported for 2007 - 37
The following list of active and Abandoned fatalities of non-employees was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.
Details Date State Nature of Incident Sex Age Mine Type
Get More Information 02/11/2007 CO Fall Male Unknown Active
Get More Information 02/23/2007 KS Drowning Male
Male
65
55
Abandoned
Get More Information 04/22/2007 OH Two Divers Drown in Quarry Female
Male
43
21
Abandoned
Get More Information 05/01/2007 NY Teen Drive SUV Over 40-Foot Cliff Male
Male
17
18
Active
Get More Information 05/07/2007 MD 47 Year-Old Man Drowns in Quarry Male 47 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/21/2007 AL ATV Crash Male Unknown Active
Get More Information 05/22/2007 NC Teen Drowns in Quarry Female 15 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/23/2007 NV Jeep Falls 500 Feet into Mine Male 63 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/28/2007 MA Teen Drowns After Falling Into Quarry Male 16 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/29/2007 MI Man Drowns While Swimming Male 24 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/05/2007 MO Four-year-old drowns at Abandoned site Male 4 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/09/2007 MO Boat Tips Over in Quarry Male 24 Active
Get More Information 06/11/2007 KY ATV Crash at Active Male 21 Active
Get More Information 06/18/2007 CA Motorcycle Crash Male 41 Active
Get More Information 06/19/2007 MO Drownings Male
Male
18
16
Abandoned
Get More Information 06/22/2007 OH Drowning Male 60 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/05/2007 WI Car Plunges Into Quarry Male 22 Active
Get More Information 07/09/2007 CO Teens Drive Car Into Quarry Lake Male 17 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/10/2007 NC Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/10/2007 CT Drowning Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/21/2007 PA ATV Crash Male Unknown Active
Get More Information 08/13/2007 CT Man drives ATV over cliff Male 35 Active
Get More Information 08/20/2007 CA Electrocution Male 24 Active
Get More Information 08/21/2007 PA Teen on Motorcycle Hits Cable Male 13 Active
Get More Information 08/31/2007 PA ATV Accident Male 44 Active
Get More Information 09/03/2007 AZ ATV Falls Into 125 Foot Mine Shaft Female 13 Abandoned
Get More Information 09/23/2007 TX Man Crushed by Rock Male 24 Active
Get More Information 10/29/2007 MA Man Fatally Injured in Fall at Abandoned Quarry Male 34 Abandoned
Get More Information 11/12/2007 KY Father and Son Die in Abandoned Male
Male
41
19
Abandoned
Get More Information 11/19/2007 PA Man Found Next to Car Male Unknown Active
Get More Information 12/02/2007 MO Man Drives SUV Over 40-foot Mine Wall Male 28 Active
Get More Information 12/19/2007 OR Man crushed by ATV Male 52 Abandoned


MSHA - Stay Out - Stay Alive Campaign - List of Fatal Accidents for 2006
Fatal Accidents Reported for 2006 - 33
The following list of active and Abandoned fatalities of non-employees was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.
Details Date State Nature of Incident Sex Age Mine Status
Get More Information 01/01/2006 NC Quarry drowning Male 47 Abandoned
Get More Information 02/21/2006 OK Truck Falls Over Quarry Highwall Male Unknown Active
Get More Information 04/01/2006 IN ATV overturns on driver Male 46 Non-producing
Get More Information 04/07/2006 CA Fall down mine shaft Male 41 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/04/2006 VA Quarry drowning Male 19 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/20/2006 FL Clay pit drowning Male 41 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/03/2006 WI Quarry drowning Male 37 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/18/2006 IA Mans Falls From Quarry Highwall Male 22 Active
Get More Information 06/19/2006 MA Dirt bike rider tumbles into gravel pit Male 33 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/01/2006 IN Quarry drowning Male 36 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/02/2006 WA Hiker dies of hypothermia in Abandoned shaft Male 46 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/03/2006 CT Quarry drowning Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/04/2006 AK Quarry drowning Male 25 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/12/2006 MI Gravel pit drowning Male 51 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/17/2006 TN Quarry drowning Male 17 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/18/2006 NH Quarry drowning Male 46 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/25/2006 CA Asphyxiation Male
Female
49
32
Abandoned
Get More Information 07/26/2006 NH ATV overturns on driver Male 25 Active
Get More Information 07/29/2006 MD Quarry drowning Male 21 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/29/2006 KY Quarry drowning Male 33 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/29/2006 KY Quarry drowning Male 33 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/30/2006 MN Quarry drowning Male 20 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/01/2006 OH Quarry drowning Male 17 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/05/2006 AZ Trespasser shot by security guard Male 24 Active
Get More Information 08/10/2006 WI Quarry drowning Male 17 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/20/2006 NJ Gravel pit fall Female 21 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/23/2006 WV Electrocution Male 28 Active
Get More Information 08/26/2006 KY ATV tumbles over highwall Male 33 Idle
Get More Information 08/27/2006 MN Drowning due to malfunctioning scuba equipment Male 47 Abandoned
Get More Information 10/28/2006 PA Electrocution Male 25 Inactive
Get More Information 12/30/2006 PA ATV flips over driver Male 37 Active
Get More Information 12/31/2006 LA ATV Accident Male 22 Active


MSHA - Stay Out - Stay Alive Campaign - List of Fatal Accidents for 2005
Fatal Accidents Reported for 2005 - 28
The following list of active and Abandoned fatalities of non-employees was compiled from various reports and newspaper articles.
Details Date State Nature of Incident Sex Age Mine Status
Get More Information 03/24/2005 TN Quarry drowning Male 13 Abandoned
Get More Information 04/10/2005 PA Overturned ATV Male 50 Abandoned
Get More Information 05/08/2005 PA ATV Plunges Over Cliff Male
Female
30
32
Abandoned
Get More Information 05/29/2005 NH Scuba diver drowns in quarry Male 43 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/05/2005 PA Quarry drowning Male 20 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/07/2005 CT Quarry drowning Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/19/2005 IA Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/21/2005 IA Drowning Male 16 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/21/2005 IA Drowning Male 31 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/24/2005 PA Drowning Male 34 Abandoned
Get More Information 06/26/2005 IN Overturned ATV Male 27 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/01/2005 TX Drowning Male Undetermined Abandoned
Get More Information 07/02/2005 IA Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/06/2005 WI Drowning Male 25 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/10/2005 MO Drowning Male 19 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/19/2005 NY Drowning Male 22 Abandoned
Get More Information 07/20/2005 MO Drowning Male 42 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/08/2005 IN Drowning Male 40 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/12/2005 AZ Asphyxiation Male 74 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/17/2005 AK Overturned ATV Male 17 Abandoned
Get More Information 08/18/2005 UT Four Drown in Abandoned Male
Male
Female
Female
24
28
21
18
Abandoned
Get More Information 09/15/2005 IA Quarry drowning Male 19 Abandoned
Get More Information 09/23/2005 IN Gravel pit landslide Male 11 Abandoned
Get More Information 11/12/2005 CT Fall from loose rocks at quarry Male 24 Abandoned


MSHA - Stay Out - Stay Alive Campaign - List of Fatal Accidents for 2004
35 Fatalities
For the Year
2004
Details Date State Nature of Fatality Sex Age Mine Status
Get Details 01/11/2004 KY Overturned ATV Male 49 Abandoned
Get Details 03/28/2004 LA Drowning Male 20 Abandoned
Get Details 04/09/2004 WV Electrocution Male 36 Abandoned
Get Details 04/26/2004 PA Drowning Male 30 Abandoned
Get Details 05/02/2004 NY Overturned ATV Male 22 Abandoned
Get Details 05/06/2004 NE Drowning Male 19 Abandoned
Get Details 05/12/2004 IL Drowning Male 15 Abandoned
Get Details 05/12/2004 PA Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get Details 05/15/2004 NJ Drowning Male 21 Abandoned
Get Details 05/20/2004 GA Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
Get Details 05/25/2004 KY Drowning Male 45 Abandoned
Get Details 05/27/2004 FL Drowning Male 19 Abandoned
Get Details 05/27/2004 TN Overturned Vehicle Male 18 Abandoned
Get Details 06/03/2004 MN ATV Crash Male 33 Active
Get Details 06/05/2004 IN Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get Details 06/09/2004 NY Drowning Male 23 Inactive
Get Details 06/12/2004 ME Drowning Male 24 Abandoned
Get Details 06/16/2004 MA Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get Details 06/23/2004 OH Drowning Male 2 Abandoned
Get Details 07/06/2004 OH Drowning Male 45 Abandoned
Get Details 07/10/2004 OR Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get Details 07/19/2004 KS Drowning Female
Male
18
54
Abandoned
Get Details 07/20/2004 NH Overturned ATV Male 6 Abandoned
Get Details 07/25/2004 WI Drowning Male 12 Abandoned
Get Details 08/01/2004 KY Biking Accident Male 24 Abandoned
Get Details 08/10/2004 IL Drowning Male 15 Abandoned
Get Details 08/31/2004 OH Drowning Male 85 Abandoned
Get Details 08/31/2004 AZ Drowning Male 33 Abandoned
Get Details 09/05/2004 NY Head-on collision between two ATVs Male 41 Active
Get Details 10/03/2004 MA ATV Crash Male 27 Active
Get Details 10/03/2004 AK ATV Rollover Female 27 Active
Get Details 10/09/2004 OH Drowning Male 31 Active
Get Details 10/22/2004 SD Exposure or natural causes Male 43 Abandoned
Get Details 11/14/2004 CA Fall down mine shaft Male 21 Abandoned


30 Fatals
Total for the year
2003
Details Date State Nature of Fatality Sex Age Mine Status
Get Details 01/25/2003 IA Drowning Male
Male
30
31
Abandoned
Get Details 05/26/2003 ID Fall Male 25 Abandoned
Get Details 05/13/2003 AL Man Falls 200 Feet to Quarry Floor Male 27 Active
Get Details 06/01/2003 OH Drowning Male 26 Abandoned
Get Details 06/05/2003 TN Drowning Male 19 Intermittent
Get Details 06/08/2003 IN Drowning Male
Male
20
37
Intermittent
Get Details 06/08/2003 OR Drowning Male 20 Abandoned
Get Details 06/12/2003 PA Drowning Male 13 Abandoned
Get Details 06/19/2003 WI Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
Get Details 06/23/2003 IL Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
Get Details 06/23/2003 IN Drowning Male Unknown Abandoned
Get Details 07/02/2003 IA Drowning Male 35 Abandoned
Get Details 07/05/2003 OH Drowning Male 21 Abandoned
Get Details 07/06/2003 CO Fall down mine shaft Male 46 Abandoned
Get Details 07/11/2003 NC Drowning Male 19 Abandoned
Get Details 07/16/2003 OH Drowning Male 16 Abandoned
Get Details 07/18/2003 WI Drowning Male 28 Abandoned
Get Details 07/20/2003 MO Drowning Male 21 Abandoned
Get Details 07/26/2003 IN Drowning Male 49 Active
Get Details 07/27/2003 PA Drowning Male 22 Abandoned
Get Details 08/05/2003 OH Drowning Male 9 Active
Get Details 08/09/2003 NM Drowning Male 7 Abandoned
Get Details 08/29/2003 NJ Overturned ATV Male 43 Abandoned
Get Details 08/30/2003 MN Drowning Male 54 Abandoned
Get Details 09/05/2003 NH Fall Male 19 Abandoned
Get Details 09/27/2003 PA Drowning Female 21 Former quarry used for scuba training
Get Details 10/11/2003 CA Vehicle Falls Into Mine Shaft Male 45 Abandoned
Get Details 10/23/2003 MN Vehicle Struck by Falling Rock Female Unknown Active


32 Fatals
For the Year
2002
Details Date State Nature of Fatality Sex Age Mine Status
Get Details 03/30/2002 PA Drowning Male 8 Abandoned
Get Details 04/12/2002 VA Drowning Female 10 Active/Intermittent
Get Details 04/23/2002 NH Dirt Bike at Sand Pit Male 39 Abandoned
Get Details 05/01/2002 AL Fall from ATV Male 17 Abandoned
Get Details 05/28/2002 MO Drowning Male 16 Abandoned
Get Details 06/02/2002 MT Fall Off Cliff Male 22 Abandoned
Get Details 06/08/2002 CO Drowning Female
Male
14
Unknown
Abandoned
Get Details 06/16/2002 AZ Fall down mine shaft Male 21 Abandoned
Get Details 06/16/2002 FL Drowning Male 14 Abandoned
Get Details 06/21/2002 IN Drowning Male 18 Abandoned
Get Details 06/23/2002 CA Drowning Male
Male
18
23
Abandoned
Get Details 06/30/2002 KY Drowning Male 22 Abandoned
Get Details 06/30/2002 NY ATV driven over cliff Male 20 Inactive
Get Details 07/04/2002 MI Drowning Male 40 Active
Get Details 07/07/2002 NJ Drowning Male 43 Abandoned
Get Details 07/19/2002 NV Drowning Male 41 Abandoned
Get Details 07/27/2002 PA Drowning Male 30 Abandoned
Get Details 07/29/2002 NY Drowning Male 16 Abandoned
Get Details 08/01/2002 NE Drowning Male 37 Abandoned
Get Details 08/04/2002 AK Drowning Male 20 Abandoned
Get Details 08/06/2002 IN Drowning Male 21 Abandoned
Get Details 08/11/2002 PA Drowning
Drowning
Male
Male
22
22
Abandoned
Get Details 08/11/2002 NH Drowning Male 24 Active
Get Details 08/12/2002 VT Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
Get Details 08/21/2002 VA Drowning Male 16 Abandoned
Get Details 08/27/2002 NY Drowning Male 12 Abandoned
Get Details 08/29/2002 KS Drowning Male 21 Abandoned
Get Details 09/08/2002 IL Drowning Male 22 Abandoned
Get Details 10/08/2002 TX Buried in Sand Pile Male 13 Active


30 Fatals
For the Year
2001
Details Date State Nature of Fatality Sex Age Mine Status
Get Details 1/12/2001 WA Drowning Male 10 Abandoned
Get Details 1/12/2001 WA Drowning  Male 11 Abandoned
Get Details 1/20/2001 AZ Fall Male 40 Abandoned
Get Details 2/10/2001 FL Overturned ATV Male 14 Active
Get Details 3/24/2001 ID Overturned ATV Male 11 Active
Get Details 4/20/2001 GA Drowning Male 17 Active
Get Details 4/26/2001 KY Overturned ATV Male 14 Inactive
Get Details 5/05/2001 IL Drowning Male 16 Abandoned
Get Details 5/20/2001 TX Drowning at Sand Pit Male 4 Active
Get Details 6/02/2001 CA Drowning Male 16 Abandoned
Get Details 6/05/2001 MA Drowning Male 25 Abandoned
Get Details 6/05/2001 OH Drowning Female
Female
Male
Male
10
11
37
42
Abandoned
Get Details 6/10/2001 IL Drowning Male 14 Abandoned
Get Details 6/19/2001 NJ Overturned ATV Male 16 Abandoned
Get Details 6/24/2001 AK Drowning Male 37 Abandoned
Get Details 6/26/2001 PA Drowning Male 38 Abandoned
Get Details 6/28/2001 MT Swimmer Struck by Motorboat Male 41 Inactive
Get Details 7/03/2001 MO Drowning Male 19 Inactive
Get Details 7/05/2001 MA Fall Male 18 Abandoned
Get Details 7/15/2001 WI Drowning Male 26 Abandoned
Get Details 7/17/2001 PA Drowning Male 44 Abandoned
Get Details 7/23/2001 MN Drowning Male 13 Abandoned
Get Details 7/30/2001 CO Fall down mine shaft Male 71 Abandoned
Get Details 7/31/2001 OH Drowning Male 43 Abandoned
Get Details 8/15/2001 SD Overturned Equipment Male 13 Active Sand & Gravel Op.
Get Details 9/02/2001 NY Fall Down Mine Shaft Male 46 Abandoned
Get Details 11/18/2001 NY Overturned Equipment Female 14 Active


32 Fatals
For the Year
2000
# Date State Nature of Fatality Sex Age Mine Status
1 1/30/2000 PA Drowning - Vehicle crashed through ice on water-filled pit Male 30 Abandoned
2 1/30/2000 PA Drowning - Vehicle crashed through ice on water-filled pit Male 28 Abandoned
3 3/2/2000 NM Fall down 200 foot shaft Male 18 Abandoned
4 4/15/2000 TX Drowning - Rock Quarry Male
-
Abandoned
5 5/14/2000 GA Drowning/struck head - jumping from rock quarry cliff Male
-
-
6 5/25/2000 TX Drowning - Sand Pit Male 14
-
7 5/29/2000 TX Drowning - rock quarry Male
-
-
8 5/29/2000 TX Drowning - Sand Pit Male 6
-
9 5/29/2000 TX Drowning - Sand Pit Female 7
-
10 06/12/2000 WI Truck accident at gravel pit Female 16 Abandoned
11 06/12/2000 WI Truck accident at gravel pit Male 18 Abandoned
12 6/16/2000 PA ATV over highwall in limestone quarry Male 24 Active
13 6/19/2000 FL 65' dive into water-filled limerock pit- landed on back Male 30
-
14 6/21/2000 NC Drowning - Rock quarry Male 18 Abandoned
15 06/26/2000 NC Drowning - Rock quarry Male 28 Abandoned
16 07/02/2000 IA Drowning - Inflatable raft deflated on quarry pond Male 18 Abandoned
17 07/02/2000 PA Drowning - Rock quarry Male 19 Abandoned
18 07/02/2000 MD Drowning - Rock quarry Female 24 Converted to swim club
19 07/03/2000 IL Drowning - Victim panicked Male Unknown Active
20
21
07/04/2000 TX Drowning - Sand and gravel mine Male
Male

20
17

Inactive
22 07/09/2000 KY Drowning - Strip Mining Pit Male 34 Abandoned
23 07/23/2000 KY Drowning - Strip Mining Pit Male 17 Abandoned
24 08/01/2000 WI Drowning - Rock Quarry Male 16 Abandoned
25 08/13/2000 WI Quarry drowning Male 41 Abandoned
26 08/22/2000 WI Drowning - Gravel Pit Male 18 Abandoned
27 09/17/2000 NC ATV Accident Male 48 Active
28 09/24/2000 TN Victim fell into limestone quarry Male N/A Active
29 10/02/2000 IA Fall Male 86 Active
30 10/22/2000 OH ATV Crash Male N/A Active
31 10/28/2000 VA Quarry Drowning Male 17 Inactive
32 11/16/2000 VA Fall from coal mine highwall Male 30 Abandoned


18 Fatalities
For the Year
1999
# Date State Nature of Fatality Sex Age Mine Status
18 1/23/1999 UT ATV Fall Into 50 Foot Mine Shaft Male 26 Abandoned
1 2/15/1999 KY Explosion debris - rode ATV onto property Male 55 Active
2 5/11/1999 OK Drowning Female 13 Nonproducing
3 5/19/1999 NM Fall down mine shaft Male 49 Abandoned
4 5/22/1999 MD Fall from highwall Male 6 Active
5 5/29/1999 PA Drowning Male 21 Abandoned
6 5/31/1999 AL 4-wheeler flipped Male 16 Abandoned
7 5/31/1999 PA Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
8 6/7/1999 PA Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
9 6/15/1999 KY ATV - driver thrown Male 21 Active
10 6/22/1999 MN Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
11 6/30/1999 OH Drowning Male 31 Abandoned
12 7/3/1999 NJ Drowning - fall from personal watercraft Male 25 Abandoned
13 7/4/1999 IL Drowning Male 31 Abandoned
14 7/5/1999 NY Drowning Male 17 Abandoned
15 7/18/1999 NY Drowning Male 19 Abandoned
16 8/30/1999 CO Suffocation from lack of oxygen Male 49 Abandoned
17 10/1/1999 NV Fall down mine shaft Female 11 Abandoned