Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Contract employee was wearing rubber boots to work in a wet/muddy area for clean-up. They had some of the wet material go over the top of boots causing it to irritate the middle of the calves on both legs where the boots touched the skin. This rubbed the skin causing a burn in a circumference pattern around both legs.
July 10, 2025AZ · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necOTHER
Operator was running the A-crane at Central Tankhouse. While hooking up the mist ball basket, a small piece of debris fell from the inside of their full-face Respirator into their eye causing irritation. They went to the clinic for treatment where a small scratch was found and prescription eyedrops were administered.
April 29, 2025AZ · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necOTHER
While working to gather materials for the job, the employee bent over to pick up an item weighing only a few ounces. While standing back up, the employee felt a sharp pain in employee's back. The pain persisted after the incident had occurred and the employee decided to seek medical attention.
February 21, 2024AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
Employee was working on a chute, a gust of wind came through the area blowing dust under the employees Safety Glasses. The employee felt discomfort, left the area and reported the incident to Supervision.
February 19, 2024AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
Employee has working on HT567. After bay was prepped, EE was walking in the bay to get a tool for another employee. While walking EE felt a pop in left foot. Employee was Diagnosed with plantar strain/plantar fasciitis
October 18, 2023AZ · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necOTHER
Employee was working in a low clearance area bent over and when employee turned to right knee seemed to collapse and employee went down on the shop floor. Employee stated that the right knee was not working, and employee could not get up.
May 4, 2023AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
EE stepped into van at the start of shift, felt pain in right lower back & the back knee. Pain stopped. Worked the shift. Pain started at end of shift. Reported the incident at 3:30am 11/10/2022. EE was met at Clinic and given restrictions, worked for rest of day. 3 schld days off.11/14/2022 at follow up Occ-med no improvement, went lost time. Back to work restricted duty 11/21/22.
November 8, 2022AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
Prior to the beginning of EE's work shift, EE experienced what was reported to contractor as a pulmonary embolism in the mine parking lot which resulted in EE's death. It is contractor's understanding that the incident is classified as Degree 8-Natural Causes.
October 3, 2022AZ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
An employee was walking on the north side of the shop, stepped off a 3" step and felt a pop in their knee. The employee was not carrying anything at the time.
March 22, 2022AZ · Metal/Non-Metalleaching operatorOTHER
Drip crew were pulling Mantos and felt the wind kick up. They knew they had to move out of the way because it would start flying up. Injured employee was walking out of the way when the Mantos pulled the 4" pipe, the pipe then swept their feet from under them causing them to fall onto their back.
An operator was walking out of the control room to check the B-Train, felt their knee buckled. The employee was taken to the clinic and given restrictions on their second follow-up on 2/12/2022.
Employee states they were operating haul truck when their eye began to tear up. Employee folded a paper towel and touched it to their eyelid and saw a small bug on paper towel after patting the eye. The eyelid began to swell and they went to the clinic (10-25-21). Employee reported this to the supervisor today and asked to be seen at clinic. Employee felt it was work related.
September 24, 2021AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
While working on the Centerline, a Tailings Operations Trainee knelt down on the platform to spray out a cyclone and felt a sharp pain in their right knee.
Driver of the 575 HT initiated a mayday call while parked at the 11 shovel tie down. Employee's hard hat had fallen off, and they hit their head causing a small bump on the forehead.
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