MSHA's accident file records 58 fatalities at mines in Missouri since 1983, listed by year. Each links to its incident record.
Employee was performing cleaning and maintenance. They began work around 7 pm and was discovered by coworkers on the ground below the area of work. It is believed they fell.
Miner was on first floor of "New Office" working on a ladder changing a light. Miners co-worker went to basement to retrieve another new light. Co-worker heard a thump and a bang on the ceiling. Co-worker found miner sitting slumped on the floor unresponsive. Started CPR, called 911, deployed AED but the miner could never be revived.
Haul truck driver was going to pit to get loaded, traveled over berm, truck landed on cab in water
Employee received fatal injuries while operating haul truck which over-turned backwards off a stockpile.
An employee was fatally injured when they fell from an opening in an elevated catwalk.
APPROXIMATELY 1:35 PM ON 12/06/2022, EE WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND AFTER BEING STRUCK BY REAR OPPOSITE OPERATOR SIDE TIRE. INVESTIGATION IN ONGOING AT THIS TIME.
Employee was trying to insert a spud pin into a spud before the spud stopped moving. Pin struck victim in the head.
Miner removed an area guard and got entangled in a tail pulley.
A front-end loader operator was attempting to clear a buildup of sand from a stacker conveyor belt's tailpiece when the operator's arm became entangled. The victim was air lifted to a trauma center where the victim died a week later.
A delivery truck driver for Stericycle Environmental Solutions arrived at Alternate Fuels to deliver drums. After opening trailer doors, the driver walked back to the cab of his truck and proceeded to climb the steps to get back in the cab when he suddenly fell backwards onto the ground striking the back of his head.
EE was fatally injured while performing the standard practice of scaling loose material using a mechanical scaler. Loose material fell from the back contacting the scaler and employee.
The employees were scaling from a man basket on a boom truck when large slabs struck the boom causing it to separate from the truck.
Employee was scaling from a man basket on a boom truck when large slabs of rock struck the boom causing it to separate from the boom.
On Monday 9/16/13 at 09:25a.m. a pit/haul truck driver, in truck number 22-2012, with 25 years, 42 weeks experience turned left and crashed through the protection berm and fell 80 feet to the pit floor
Employee was operating a loader near the highwall when a shot was initiated.
Employee was looking for hydraulic leak and was struck in head by eject all plate. Employee received a massive head trauma and later became a fatality.
Employee fell approximately 100 feet while dismantling a suspended Safway Systems scaffold. The accident is still under investigation.
The Employee was on the surface of a clean dry barge in daylight hours with no movement and light wind. The Ee passed through the #2 port hatch opening and made contact with the empty hopper floor. Cause is unknown. Ee was installing a dust prevention tarp across the port hatch opening before the incident. The operator contests MSHA jurisdiction.
Two men were working atop an 80 ft silo attempting to reset the chain on a bucket elevator. One man was below and in phone contact with one of the two mechanics atop. As the call was ending, the assisting mechanic atop knocked a 'miner's bar' off the platform. The bar fell and hit the man below on the back of the head. The man died approx. three hours later in the hospital.
EE and other co-workers were trying to connect a 42-in. inlet duct to a top reversal box through an opening in the building. The EE was inside the building between the inlet duct and reversal box. When the inlet duct unexpectedly came through the opening, it struck the injured employee in the head causing severe head injury resulting in death on 6/19/2007.
The worker was in process of adding Material to the base of the tailings dam at Brushy Creek Mine. The moxy haul truck was going down the slope of the dam when the driver lost control. As he tried to negotiate the turn near the bottom, the truck rolled over and landed on side in a 6' deep seep pond. Diver's body was found pinned under truck and in water.
Employee was driving a Superior Bowen's (Contractor) water truck down the slope into mine and lost control, impacting a dome out (located at 2N- 0 E/W) at the bottom of slope resulting in ramping up of truck over and through to other side.
NO TAG LINE USED ON THE CONVEYOR BEING HOISTED. WORKING WITHIN 10 FEET OF ENERGIZED OVER HEAD LINE.
Causes Unknown - Still under investigation. The victim was helping switch rail cars from a siding when he was struck & run over by the moving cars.
THE VICTIM & HELPER WERE REMOVING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE ON A PORTABLE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR WAS POSITIONED ON A HYDRAULIC JACK SUPPORTED BY TWO WOODEN BLOCKS WHEN IT SHIFTED & FELL, CRUSHING VI CTIM.
THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE BUCKET ELEVATOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY FRAGMENTS FROM THAT SYSTEM.
WHILE ON THE GROUND SPOTTING FOR THE MAINTENANCECREW HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A DUST COLLECTOR BAG FULL OF LIME. EMPLOYEE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY THE CORONER.
EE WAS CLIMBING STAIR SCAFFOLDING TO THE 108 FT LEVEL TO FLY EQUIPMENT INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELL FROM THE STEAL STRUCTURE TO THE 45 FT LEVEL FLOOR BLEOW WAS WEARING BEAR HANESS AND DOUBLE LANYAR D WHEN FATALITY OCCURRED. MULTIPLE TIE OFF POINTS WERE PROVIDED.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE PRODUCTION SHAFT WHEN HIS LANYARD APPARENTLY HUNG UP, RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE SUSTAINING FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES FROM PRESSURE RECEIVED FROM SAFETY "O" RING BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A FALL OF GROUND. AREA HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY SEVERAL EXPERIENCED MINERS AND CONSIDERED ABSOLUTELY SAFE. IMMEDIATE AREA HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN AND BARRICADED OFF .
EMP WAS REPLACING REAR TIRE ON 988A CAT WHEEL LOADER. FENDER WAS HELD IN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH CAHIN COME A LONG. APPARENTLY CONE A LONG BROKE LETTING FENDER FALL AND FENDER STRIKING EMP ON TH E HEAD.
DRIVER BACKED UNDER BIN. STARTED BELT. THEN GOT SAMPLE PAN FROM STATE INSPECTOR AND JUMPED UP IN BIN WITH BELT ON.
EE WAS OPERATING A JOHN DEERE HYDRAULIC BACKHOE (792 MOVING LOOSE UNCONSOLIDATED MAATERIAL BACK FROM NEAR THE FOOT OF A HIGHWALL FACE. THIS MATERIAL WAS BEING REMOVED TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR A SAFETY EXAMINATION OF AN EXPOSED PORTION O AN UNDERGROUND MINE. APPARENTLY, MATERIAL FROM THE HIGHWALL FACE BROKE AWAY ANDMOVED OUT FROM THE FACE STRIKING THE CAB OF THE BACKHOE. IT IS ESTIM
OUR DRIVER WAS ON TOP OF OUT SEMI TRAILER OPENING THE CENTER HATCH IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE BULK CEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT THE DRIVER HAD ALSO TAKEN A TUBE OF GREASE TO APPLY TO THE LATCHE S FOR THE LID OF THE SEMI TRAILER. WHILE ON TOP OF THE SEMI TRAILER OUR DRIVER WITHER SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE OR SOMETHING, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALLTO THE GROUND.
ROOF CAVE IN OF AREA APPROX. 30' X 40' ABOUT 2' THICK, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE TO DEATH INSIDE VEHICLE.
ROOF CAVE IN OF AREA APPROX. 30' X 40' ABOUT 2' THICK, CRUSHING EMPLOYEE TO DEATH INSIDE VEHICLE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A DRIVE SHIAFT ON DUMP TRUCK WHILE BED WAS INT HE AIR. THE BED FELL ON EE PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE BED AND FRAME OF DUMP BED.
THE VICTIM HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF ON THE GROUND IN AN AREA OF OBSTRUCTED VIEW TO THE DRIVER OF A SECOND TRUCK WHILE WAITING TO BE LOADED. AS THE SECOND DRIVER PULLED AWAY AFTER BEING LOADED, H E NOTICED HIS TAILGATE HAD NOT CLOSED. REALIZINGHIS TRUCK WOULD HAVE TO BE UNLOADED IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE THE SECOND DRIVER BACKED UP TO UNLOAD. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS UNLOADED AND THE T
PIT DRILLER CLOWTHING BECAME RAPPED AROUND DRILL STEEL CAUSING SUFFICATION.
EE CRUSHER HELPER WAS CHECKING EMERGENCY STOP CORDS ALONG A CONVEYOR HE WAS RESETTING TRIP SWITCHES THE CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS IN THE CONTROL ROOM OPERATING START-UP & WAS COMMUNICATING WITH EE BY TWO-WAY RADIO SHORTLY AFTER RESTARTING THE CONVEYOR IT SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN & CONTROLS INDICATED SIDE SLIPPING OF THE BELT THE CRUSHER OPERATOR INVESTIGATED & FOUND THE VICTIM PULLED THROUGH
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND THE INJURED PERSON WERE BACKING PETTIBONE HYDRO CARRIER UP INCLINE TO WORK AREA W62-56 STOPE. PETTIBONE LOST POWER AND STARTED DOWN INCLINE, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 60 FT. STRIKING LEFT RIB THEN TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE CRUSHING PASSENGER UNDER EDGE OF CANOPY AND SUPPORT FRAME. [INJURED WAS THE PASSENGER]
A HANGUP MAN WAS FATALLY INJURED BY AN EXPLOSION OF APPROX 750 FT OF DETONATING CORD AFTER LOADING DRILL HOLES IN A BOULDER A FUSE & CAP WAS ATTACHED TO THE DETONATING CORD THE MAN THEN PULLED OUT TO BLOCK AREA & WAIT FOR BLAST FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE CORD WAS NOT SEPAREATED FROM THE SPOOL CALLING IT TO BLOW WHEN THE INTENDED SHOT DID
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING OUT A HOIST CYLINDER ON A CLARK FRONTEND LOADER WHEN HE CRAWLED BETWEEN THE BOOM ARMS OF THE LOADER (WITHOUT SUPPORTING THE BOOM) AND REMOVED THE PLUG FROM THE HYD. LINE ALLOWING THE BUCKET TO FALL PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE SHOP FLOOR, RESULTING IN DEATH.
EMPL OPERATING A 15 TON CAB-OPERATED OVERHEAD CRANE.LIFTING A CASE W-20 ENDLOADER WITH A BRICK-KNOCKER ATTACHMENT. AS THE LOAD WAS BEING MOVED FROM THE 1ST FLOOR TO 2ND FLOOR,THE NORTH END OF OVERHEAD CRANE WHERE THE CAB IS LOCATED,BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS SIDERAIL SUPPORT & FELL 30-35'. EMPL WAS THROWN OUT OF CAB ON IMPACT,PRONOUNCED DEAD AT ACCIDENT SCENE.
EMPLS PERFORMING WEEKLY PREVENTITIVE MAINT.CHECKS AT #2 CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY.EMPL CLIMBED OVER BARRICADE TO LOOK AT SCRAPER ON #2 CONV.HEAD PULLEY.EMPL STANDING ON MUCK PILE OF #5 ORE RAISE IN SPECTING SCRAPER WHEN MUCK PILE GAVE WAY AND EMPL FELL DOWN MUCK RAISE.(LHD BEGAN PULLING MUCK FROM CHUTE 100' BELOW,ORE BEGAN TO FLOW SUCKING EMPL DOWN.)
EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR A JUG OF OIL WHILE RIDING IN CAB OF END LOADER, LOST HIS BALANCED AND TUMBLED OUT, FALLING FACE DOWN. TIRE OF END LOADER RAN OVER HIS ABDOMEN.
FRONT END LOADE9 WAS LOADING ROCK, OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP ENGINE ON LOADER QUIT, LOADER WAS ON INCLINE AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. OPERATED THEN DECIDED TO LEAVE LOADER WHILE ROLLING BACKW ARDS, FALLING O3 WHEEL CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE VRUSHED TO DEATH.
WAS ATTEMPTING 7O SPLICE WIRE WITH WRONG BOX LOCKED OUT WHICH LEFT WIRE ENERGIZED
CONTRIBUTING CO3DITIONS EE WAS STANDING DIRECTLY UNDER THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN BOX FELL. IT RESULTED IN DEATH.
THREE MEN WERE BEGINNING TO INSTALL A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING WHICH WAS SUSPENDED FROM A CRANE FOR UNROLLING. THE CHAIN SUPPORTING THE ROLL SLIPPED THROUGH A CLEVIS ALLOWING THE CHAIN TO SLID E OFF A PIPE THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE ROLL. THE ROLL FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE HEAD. THE SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT WAS INCREASED BY THE FACT THAT THE ROLL WAS HOISTED HIGHER THAN NECESS
A FATAL ROCK FELL FROM A PILLAR IN STOPE 66V7 OCCURRED WHILE A FRONT-END LOADER OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROCK INTO UNDERGROUND HAULAGE TRUCK. HE SUSTAINED A CRUSHING INJURY TO THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS BODY.
I.NAME WAS OPERATING D8H CAT DOZER AND WORKING ON THE SLOPE TO BE RECLAIMED. HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP WHEN THE DOZER FREE WHEELED BACKWARD AND WAS RAN OVER.
WHILE DRIVING AN ORE TRUCK ALONG THE 800 DRIFT IN THE MAGMONT-WEST AREA. THE TRUCK HIT THE RIB ON THE LEFT SIDE CAUSING THE VICTIM TO BE THROWN FROM THE TRUCK. HE FELL UNDER THE WHEELS OF T HE TRUCK.
I,NAME WAS FATALLY INJURED ON APRIL 25, 1984 WHILE THE TRUCK WAS BACKING TO TURN AROUND NEAR THE LOAD-OUT BINS.
WHILE MAKING HOIST REPAIRS MAIN POWER CONTACTOR WAS OPENED AND ROLLED OUT ON TO FLOOR TO CHANGE COIL APPARENTLY OPERATING LINKAGE HAD STUCK NOT ALLOWING MECHANISM TO OPEN ALL THE WAY TO THE LATCHED POSITION AND WHEN CONTACTOR WAS PUSHED BACK IN IT OPERATED THE SWITCH LINKAGE IN REVERSE PULLING CONTACTOR IN TO HOT BUSS CAUSING FATALITY
DRAGLINE GROUNDSMAN ATTEMPTED TO PASS IN FRONT OF THE 2570B DRAGLINE. THE RIGHT SHOE STRUCK REAR OF DOZER CAUSING IT TO FALL ACROSS THE DIGGING FACE OF THE DRAGLINE INTO THE PIT BELOW.
UNKNOWN WE DO NOT KNOW WAHT HE WAS DOING OR WHY HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS LIFEJACKET THREE COMAPNY LIFE JACKETS WERE FOUND IN HIS TRUNK
WHILE PULLING OUT ONE OF FOUR GUY WIRES TO STABILIZE DRILL DERRICK GUY WIRE BEING PULLED BY HAND ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC POWER LINE