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

3 matching records

Showing all 3
December 13, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Radix Quarries · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting on a pulley guard that was stuck in semi-frozen mud. About 45 min. later he began to have pain in the lower right abdomen/groin area. He said he did not initially injure himself at work; that he had severe pain the previous week and he had to stop doing physical activity. We sent him to the doctor as a precaution and he was prescribed Naprosyn 800mg.

November 7, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Radix Quarries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was filing something in a metal file cabinet and as she turned to walk away, she accidentally closed the cabinet drawer on her right little finger.

October 23, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Radix Quarries · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A CRUSHER HAMMER ON A PALLET WHEN THE HAMMER MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY, CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO HAMMERS. BOTH HAMMERS HAD JUST BEEN RELOCATED TO THE SHOP , BUT ONE WAS NOT DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE PALLET.

Showing all 3