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: 739,488
Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
Classifications: 20

Scoped to Johns Creek Coal Company

Keyword (narrative, operator, accident type)

Filters 2 active

Severity

State

Sector

Classification (cause)

Time period

Any time Last 90 days Last 12 months This year Custom dates

Year From date To date

Experience at time of incident

Any Under 1 year 1–5 years 5–15 years 15+ years

Alert me on this search

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

The record

1 matching record

One entry

March 19, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Johns Creek Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS LIGHTING A FIRE IN THE COAL STORE IN THE SHOP.HE PUT COAL IN THE STOVE THEN IGNITED A RAG TO PUT IN THE STOVE.AFTER HE LIT THE RAG HE PUT IT IN THE DOOR OF THE STOVE AND FALMES SHO T OUT OF THE STOVE BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND ARM AND FACE.

One entry

Get mining-fatality alerts by email

A short email when a new MSHA fatality is reported, or watch a specific operator, mine, or saved search.

Data: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public datasets · kept current weekly · citing this work Follow @miningincidents on X Built by Shovel

Get an email when a new MSHA mining fatality is reported.

One confirmation email, then only when a fatality is filed. Unsubscribe anytime.