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

5 matching records

Showing all 5
August 13, 2007 NH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Galloway Trucking Inc · Struck by falling object

Working repairing under a truck. Loose particles fell into face. Much later, rt eye was bothersome. By morning, it was stuck shut.

June 2, 2006 NH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Galloway Trucking Inc · Struck against stationary object

Making repairs on shoot in garage. Grazed left forearm on jagged steel. Resulted in cut that required 6 stitches.

July 1, 2005 NH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Galloway Trucking Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Cleaning feeder pan in hopper for jaw & large boulder rolled down & hit leg.

July 8, 2003 NH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Galloway Trucking Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS REPLACING CUTTING EDGE ON 980G. WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS, ONE TORE INTO HIS GLOVE AND LEFT PLAM. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 9 STITCHES.

December 5, 2000 NH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Galloway Trucking Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING INTO PLACE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. IT WAS AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE & HE WRENCHED HIS BACK.

Showing all 5