Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Enforcement Data

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Labor. Mine Safety and Health Administration

Version:  View help for Version V2

Name File Type Size Last Modified
MSHA_web_summary.pdf application/pdf 109.9 KB 02/15/2017 06:13:AM
msha_accident.csv text/csv 415.6 MB 02/15/2017 07:00:AM
msha_accident.xml application/xml 1.6 GB 02/15/2017 06:52:AM
msha_address_of_record.csv text/csv 16 MB 01/27/2017 08:20:PM
msha_address_of_record.xml application/xml 63.8 MB 01/27/2017 08:22:PM
msha_assssd_violation.csv text/csv 555.9 MB 02/15/2017 06:57:AM
msha_assssd_violation.xml application/xml 1.8 GB 02/15/2017 06:53:AM
msha_commodity_lookup.csv text/csv 6.5 KB 01/27/2017 08:21:PM
msha_commodity_lookup.xml application/xml 34.1 KB 01/27/2017 08:21:PM
msha_contractor.csv text/csv 3.9 MB 01/27/2017 08:20:PM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Labor. Mine Safety and Health Administration. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Enforcement Data. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-18. https://doi.org/10.3886/E100439V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Enforcement Data
Summary:  View help for Summary
The dataset consists of information on the mining industry, including information on mines, mine operators, inspections, violations, and accidents.

Dataset tables listing: MSHA Data Dictionary, MSHA Metadata, MSHA Accident, MSHA Assessed Violation, MSHA Commodity Lookup, MSHA Contractor, MSHA Controller History, MSHA Calendar Year Contractor Employment, MSHA Calendar Year Operator Employment, MSHA Inspection, MSHA Mine, MSHA Mine Contractor, MSHA Operator History, MSHA Quarterly Contractor Employment, MSHA Quarterly Operator Employment, MSHA Violation and MSHA Address of Record.

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Microdata: Yes                                                                                    
Level of Analysis: Groups - Mines                                             
Variables Present: Yes                                                      
File Layout: .csv; .xml                                                                             
Codebook: Yes                                                                        
Methods: No                                         
Weights (with appropriate documentation): No                             
Publications: No                                                                               
Aggregate Data: No 
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://enforcedata.dol.gov/views/data_summary.php

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms mining; mining industry; mine operator; mining regulatory violations; mining inspections ; mining contractors; mining accidents
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1971 – 2/11/2017
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Administrative records from the United States Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) record abstracts
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation United States Mining Industry
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit zip code

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Published Versions

V2 [2026-04-18]

V1 [2017-02-15]

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