According to the basic concept and principle of the ground stress test, combined with the actual ground stress testing, the measuring principle, testing equipment and measuring method of ground stress test were introduced, test result was analyzed. Based on this, according to the ground stress test results, multiple linear regression method was used to conduct ground stress field inversion, No. 9 coal seam in west No. 2 mining area inversion result was analyzed, the result showed that the 3 working faces in the mining area were located in area of stress concentration, with big shock hazard.