Mining Incidents

Every mining incident, searchable.

A research tool built on US Mine Safety and Health Administration open data. Every reportable incident MSHA has on file, searchable by mine, operator, year, severity, or any keyword in the investigator's narrative.

273,095
Incidents recorded
1,202
Of which fatal
11
Fatal in 2026

Where they happened

Every mine with a recorded fatality

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Preliminary reports

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Fatalities MSHA has reported but not yet filed in the official record. We surface them here within a day; the investigated record follows later.

MCC Development Corporation
lone Mountain Pit · Surface · Construction Sand and Gravel

Preliminary MSHA notice — under investigation; the official record follows later. MSHA report →

Sev.en Global Investments a.s.
Combs Branch Job · Surface · Coal (Bituminous)

Preliminary MSHA notice — under investigation; the official record follows later. MSHA report →

Core Natural Resources LLC
Bailey Mine · Underground · Coal (Bituminous)

Preliminary MSHA notice — under investigation; the official record follows later. MSHA report →

Recent

Most recent in the official record
April 30, 2026 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Seubert Excavators Inc · Fall from machine

The employee was tasked with helping fill water tank. EE was found about 30 minutes later laying face down saying EE was hurt and needed help. At this point it appears that the weight of the trailer shifted off the cribbing under the landing gears and caused the trailer to overturn, either striking against or rolling over the miner.

April 3, 2026 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Ohio County Coal Resources, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An employee was working on a winch rope on a 650 scoop that was loaded with a shield, this shield was hit by another 650 scoop, causing the employee to be caught between the scoop EE was working on and the shield tip.

April 2, 2026 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Marfork Coal Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was setting timbers for the next retreat mining lift inby spad 21417 when the slab cut entry that was previously cut fell to the roof bolts causing draw rock to strike the employee. Employee was coherent and alert while being transported outside. During transportation to medical facility they suffered a cardiac arrest. Incident remains under investigation.

March 28, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal steel worker, iron metal worker, iron worker Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alpine Silica, LLC · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee unhooked lanyard and fell through roof resulting in fatal injuries.

March 12, 2026 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC · Struck by powered moving object

At approximately 05.12am on the 12th March 2026, a mechanic was struck by a drill boom in a surface workshop, causing fatal injuries.

March 5, 2026 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Patton Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The IE was moving the miner to the face in entry #3 when we found the IE pinned between the miner tail and the solid rib.

January 8, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Ash Grove Cement South Texas LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Third party delivery driver of raw materials was found deceased trapped between the frame and dump bed of EE's I-Bar owned and operated delivery truck. The driver was located on the West edge of the iron ore stockpile.

January 6, 2026 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
National Cement Company Of California Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

During preparation for dismantling of motor and gear box on slide gate. Employee didn't follow given instructions and removed all bolts from gearbox. That cause released of stored energy on slide gate and motor with gear box start spinning. Employee got caught by the equipment and started spinning with it. During spinning their head hit the handrail which caused a fatal injury.

December 22, 2025 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Mundy Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

The injured employee was performing maintenance on a rock crusher using a cutting torch when a fire occurred. The injured employee received burns to EE's body and which ultimately proved fatal.

Frequently asked

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Where can I search MSHA mining incident reports?

Mining Incidents (miningincidents.org) indexes every reportable US mining incident on file with the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Search by mine ID, operator, controller, year, severity, occupation, or any keyword in the investigator's narrative.

How far back does the record go?

2000 to present. The dataset draws from MSHA's Part 50 reports (30 CFR Part 50, in force since 1978) and is refreshed weekly from MSHA's public CSV exports.

Is investigator narrative text searchable?

Yes. The free-text narrative MSHA's investigator records for each incident is keyword-searchable on /search; that field is not exposed in MSHA's own public search UI.

Can I subscribe to alerts when new incidents match a query?

Yes. /follow lets you subscribe by state and by classification (roof fall, machinery, electrical, and the other Part 50 categories) and delivers new fatalities to your inbox as they are ingested.

How do I cite a record from this site?

See /citing for the citation format. Per-incident, per-operator, and dataset-level forms are provided; the underlying records are works of the US government and in the public domain.