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 12, 2011 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Christy Minerals LLC · Struck against a moving object

Miner was using a bobcat skid steer to clean clay/debris off the railcar tracks in the plant. The bobcat came to a sudden stop when the buck caught a joint section on the tracks. The miner was secured in the bobcat with the seat restraints and the force from the sudden stop caused pain in his lower back

December 27, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Christy Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using bobcat to haul a bucket of chain. Bucket of chain fell back into cab of bobcat on right knee.

January 30, 2010 MO · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Christy Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

dumping material from a bobcat over a handrail. Material hangs in bucket,bobcat tilts forward and operator reaches out and grabs handrail and the bobcat rolls back and smashes finger between bucket and handrail.

Showing all 3