Mining Incidents

Search the record

Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.

Total incidents
273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
Classifications
20
Filters 2 active
Time period
Experience at time of incident

Alert me on this search

Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.

The record

15 matching records

Showing all 15
March 12, 2026 UT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was unloading a 3" stone cap from the guillotine. Employee was pulling the stone towards them when the stone came off the metal roller wheels, the stone fell and crushed a hand between stone and the metal table.

September 21, 2023 UT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Struck by rolling or sliding object

The miner was sorting stone to begin splitting the stone. They pushed a stone out of the way to get to the other stone. The stone they pushed, was unstable and came back crushing the miners thumb between two large stones.

May 28, 2022 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was repositioning a stone at the guillotine, when the stone EE was handling slipped and EE tried to catch it, it pinched EE's finger on right hand between the stone and the guillotine. Fractured EE's fingertip, no open wounds, bruising EE's right middle finger.

March 7, 2019 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Loader operator was adjusting material on a pallet when the operator's hand slipped, and the stone fell, pinching operator's finger tip between the two stones.

April 22, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was bolting on a piece to his bucket. His fingers were cut by a piece of metal by the nut.

May 10, 2007 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE looked away from a slab to get a tool or something, in that moment, the slab fell on its side.

September 20, 2005 UT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Repetative lifting and motions caused employee to strain his lower back.

June 24, 2005 UT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was lifting large rocks and strained his back.

May 6, 2005 UT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was carrying a rock with a partner. His partner twisted the rock unexpectedly wich twisted his wrist injuring it.

December 29, 2004 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was palletizing rock when other miner set rock on his hand.

September 1, 2004 UT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner strained muscle in lower back while picking up a rock.

July 22, 2004 UT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Struck by falling object

A rock fell over onto EE's foot and bruised the top of foot.

August 20, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Valley Stone, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLITTING STONE WITH HAMMER & CHISLE WHENSLAB SPLIT OFF EE REACHED OUT TO GRAB IT THE WEIGHT OF THE SLAB WAS MORE THAN HE ESTIMATED, SLABSMASHED HAND & WRIST TO GROUND

Showing all 15