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

Scoped to Progressive Coal Company Inc

Keyword — narrative, operator, accident type

Filters

Severity

State

Sector

Classification (cause)

Time period

Any time Last 90 days Last 12 months This year Custom dates

Year From date To date

Experience at time of incident

Any Under 1 year 1–5 years 5–15 years 15+ years

Alert me on this search

Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.

The record

2 total records

Showing all 2

July 23, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Progressive Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN A BIG ROCK OVER; IN DOING SO HURT HIS BACK. LARGEST ROCK IN THIS AREA WOULD WEIGH NO MORE THAN 15 LBS.

July 9, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Progressive Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AFTER ADVANCING INBY THIS AREA, IT HIS MY OPINION THAT A CRACK DEVELOPED AROUND THE ANCHORING POINT OF THE BOLTS LETTING SOME BOLTS PULL AND OTHER BOLTS BREAKING. THIS AREA IS ALSO WET AND ON A HILL. AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE TO ROOF FALL WAS GOING FROM SLATE TOP TO SANDSTONE.

Showing all 2

Get mining-fatality alerts by email

A short email when a new MSHA fatality is reported — or watch a specific operator, mine, or saved search.

Data: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) public datasets · kept current weekly · citing this work Follow @miningincidents on X Built by Shovel

Get an email when a new MSHA mining fatality is reported.

One confirmation email, then only when a fatality is filed. Unsubscribe anytime.