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
273,095
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

4 matching records

Showing all 4
July 21, 2023 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee of contractor (truck Driver) suffered a medical emergency (heart attack) while waiting to have EE's truck loaded with bentonite. 911 was called and a ambulance was dispatched to the office of the plant site and the truck driver was taken to the hospital in Worland Wyoming.

June 1, 2022 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Black Hills Bentonite A Limited Liability Co · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee started feeling unwell shortly after arriving on shift. At 11:40pm plant employees took the ill miner to the ER. The hospital could not give a definitive diagnosis and the employee is currently waiting to see a specialist for a proper diagnosis and treatment and is off work at this time.

February 8, 2021 WY · Metal/Non-Metal scraper-loader operator OTHER
Black Hills Bentonite · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was exiting scraper, when the wind caught the door & slammed it on EE's rt hand. Hand was caught between door & door jam. EE continued to work, & on 2/11/21, informed supervisor they wanted to get hand x-rayed. Hand was put in cast & EE given full work release. After working till 2/15/21 EE went back to dr & instructed to stay home till 3/4/21 when injury will be re-evaluated.

January 11, 2021 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Black Hills Bentonite-A Limited Liability Co · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that they coughed and felt a sharp pain in their groin area, but didn't leave work and stated they felt improvement the next day. Employee ended up filing workers comp paperwork that was accepted on March 3rd 2021.

Showing all 4