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Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.

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Years on record
1983–2026
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May 17, 1994 TX · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Walnut Creek Mining Company · Struck by flying object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A 3'X 18" WING GUARD ON THE SIDE OF AN A-V 12 CUBIC YARD DIRT BUCKET. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING THE GUARD INTOPOSITION WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE GUARD CH IPPED OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THEKNEE PUNCTURING AND EMBEDDING IN HIS LEG.

May 25, 1989 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Walnut Creek Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HAUL TRUCK STARTED SLIDING WHEN IT HIT A FRESHLY WATERED AREA ON THE HAUL ROAD, WHEN THE TIRES CAME IN CONTACT WITH A DRY SURFACE THEY CAUGHT TURNING THE TRUCK OVER ON IT'S SIDE - OPERATOR WEN T TO THE DOCTOR PUT HER ON LIGHT DUTY TILL 6-5 ON 6-13 SHE WAS PUT BACK IN A HAUL TRUCK.

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