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

Scoped to Eric H Bettis; Matt McPherson

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

2 matching records

Showing all 2

March 11, 2013 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Mid-States Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding leg on bin. Employee hit a gap with the grinder and the grinder smacked employee in nose. He broke this nose and was released to regular duty that day. Employee took the afternoon off and was back to work the following day.

January 21, 2008 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY

Mid-States Materials LLC · Struck by flying object

Using wheat burner to unthaw dirt out of skid loader bucket and dirt or lime went into employee's eye.

Showing all 2

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.