Where can I find an accident report for an accident that occurred before 2004?

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For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE).  This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025.  Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.

MSHA’s Digital Library collections contains full text fatality and accident reports of over 30,000 Agency investigations dating back to 1840 and research materials produced by the Bureau of Mines, MESA and MSHA since 1910. These items, as well as photos and videos, can be searched and browsed here.

For help to find reports that have not been digitalized, contact MSHA’s Academy Library at 304-256-3372, or email your question to MSHALibrary@dol.gov.

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