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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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273,095
Of which fatal
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Years on record
2000–2026
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May 13, 2026 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Nevada Materials · Fall from machine

Employee was working on a belt, was holding on to a piece of Angle iron, the angle iron came loose, and the employee fell approx. 6 feet, employee suffered a small cut on EE's right forearm and was taken to the Urgent care. Employee was returned to duty same morning

April 9, 2026 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Nevada Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

miner was shoveling and felt a pull in EE's stomach, reported and was seen later by a doctor and diagnosed with a hernia

March 11, 2024 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Nevada Materials · Fall from machine

While operator was stepping down from a loader, they slipped on last step resulting in the employee falling.

September 28, 2022 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · OTHER
Western Nevada Materials · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Miner used a front-end loader to carve a path into stacked material, then exited the loader and entered the newly-carved path on foot. The newly-created unstable wall of the material collapsed and covered the miner, causing a fatality.

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