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
739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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

16 matching records

Showing all 16
August 13, 1991 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPL WAS APPLY CAUSTIC SODA TREATMENT TO WATER WHEN HE STUMBLED OVER STUMP. STUMP THEN ROLLED ONTO ANKLE.

August 10, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE DRUMS ON A TRIAXLE. THE DRUMS WERE LYING DOWN AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STAND THE DRUMS UP, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE THUS RESULTING IN THE LOWER BACK INJU RY.

April 3, 1990 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Fall from machine

STEPED ON ICE AND FELL OFF LOADER.

September 7, 1989 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL ASSISTING WITH STEAMING OUT OF DOZER RADIATOR WITH STEAM JENNY WHILE STANDING ON DOZER BLADE.SLPPED FROM BLADE AND FELL BETWEEN DOZER AND BLADE LANDING ON ELBOWS AND BUTTOCKS.

June 14, 1989 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS DESCENDING LADDER OF RUBBER TIRED LOADER. AS HE JUMPED FROM LADDER TO GROUND WEDDING RING CAUSGHT ON HANDRAIL & EPL WAS SUSPENDED IN AIR.

May 22, 1989 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Fall from machine

STANDING BETWEEN 2 DRUMS MAKING REPAIRS FINISHED WORK RETUR. TO WORK POSITION ON DRAHLINE SLIPPED FELL BENEATH DRUMS. EFFORT TO CATCH SELF BREAK FALL BU T TWISTED BACK IN PROCESS .

January 23, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL OYEE HAD STARTED DOZER ENGING AND DISMOUNTED DOZER AND RETURNED TO HIS PICKUP TRUCK FOR GREASE TUBES.THE GROUND WAS SNOW COVERED.AS EMPLOYEE RE TURNED TO THE DOZER AND STEPPED ON THE PUSHARM TO MOUNT THE DOZER TRACK,CARRYING THE GREASE TUBES HE LOST HIS FOOTING ,SLIPPED AND FELL,STRIKING ELBOW AND SHOULDER.

August 25, 1988 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD ALIGNED LOADER BUCKET LEVEL WITH TRUCK BED AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE GREASE BARREL DRUM FROM HIS BUCKET TO TRUCK BED EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND BALANCE AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE A HERNIA DEVELOPED SURGERY WILL BE REQUIRED SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS INDICATED BY THE PHYSICIAN

February 22, 1988 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Coal Sales Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HAD DISMOUNTED TRUCK AND WAS ENTERING SCALEHOUSE BY WAY OF CATWALK. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE-COVERED SCALES AND FELL ON CATWALK (GRATING) AND INJURED KNEE; HOWEVER THE INJURY DID NOT BOTHER HIM TO THE POINT WHERE HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL FLUID BUILT UP ON 3/4/88.

January 22, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 AN ENGINE FROM A FIAT ALLIS 40 DOZER USING A COME A LONG. AS EMP THREW COME ALONG TO GROUND, THE HOOK CAUGHT EMP POCKET CAUSING HIM TO LOSE FOOTING AND BALANCE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN HIS B5LANCE HE CAUGHT HOLD OF THE DOZER WITH LEFT HAND. IN DOING SO, EMP TWISTED AND PULLED LEFT SHOULDER

October 19, 1987 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Coal Sales Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO BEGIN WORK BY CLEANING FROST AND ICE FROM WINDSHIELD OF LOADER WHEN HS SLIPPED ON EQUIPMENT AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE FUEL TANK AS HE A TTEMPTED TO CAT7H HIMSELF DURING THE FALL AND BROKE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

September 2, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE HAD DI8MOUNTED DOZER TO TALK WITH FOREMAN HE THEN MOUNTED THE DOZER BY WAY OF DOZER TRACK THROWING EMPLOYEE OFF BALANCE AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD EMPLOYEES LEFT KNEE STRUCK CORN ER OF CAB POST 4OUNT THEREBY BRUISING AND INJURING KNEE

December 31, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Fuels Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL STARTED TO DISMOUNT FRONT-END LOADER,STEPPED BACK TO ALLOW DOOR TO CLOSE.STEPPED BACKWARDS MISSING TOP STEP AS WELL AS RIGHT HANDHOLD,FALLING TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK.FALL WAS 8\.

January 12, 1984 MD · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Coal Sales Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A G RADE ON A POND DISCHARGE PIPE, HE SLIPPED ON THE ICY POND BANK SLIDING APPROX 4\ ONTO THE FROZEN POND SURFACE

July 16, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FLAT BED TRAILER OF APPROX. 3 FT. IN HEIGHT. AS HE REACHED THE GROUND, HE TWISTED HIS LEG AND ANKLE. EMPLOYEE HAS POSSIBLE BLOOD CLOT LOCATED BETWEEN THE KNEE AND ANKL E OF THE RIGHT LEG.

Showing all 16