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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.

Total incidents
273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
Classifications
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Scoped to Timothy Dean Word III; Suzanne Word; Forrest Word; Bryan Word
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April 27, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was using a shovel and strained EE's shoulder.

January 19, 2026 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dean Word Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was trying to move a rock at the crusher and mashed left middle finger between two rocks.

August 7, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dean Word Company Ltd · Struck by flying object

EE using hammer to drive in track link pin. A piece of the pin hit the employee in thew right leg.

March 27, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dean Word Company Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was standing inside the handrails of a catwalk pulling on a wrench. The wrench slipped off and EE fell onto the catwalk and injured EE's shoulder/arm.

September 16, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dean Word Company Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee sustained a same level fall and hit EE's knee resulting in a contusion to the knee.

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