Struck by rolling or sliding object
Employee was removing an electrical motor using a chain hoist suspended from a cross brace when the cross brace became unsecured and struck the employee.
Handtools (Nonpowered)
Every reportable mining accident MSHA has classified under Handtools (Nonpowered). Fatalities and serious injuries are the bulk of these records; some categories also include reportable non-injury events.
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- Fatalities recorded
- 4
- Total incidents
- 28,686
- Of which fatal
- 0%
Recent handtools (nonpowered) fatalities
Struck by flying object
Employee was working on a crusher. A bucket tooth was wedged in the crusher. The crusher was jacked up. The jack kicked out and employee was struck in the head by an unknown object and knocked him into the bed of the truck where he struck his head on an unknown object. Employee received head trauma.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The truck owner was replacing a bolt in a pony axle. The owner had a bottle jack under one axle tire and a wooden block under the axle tire beside it. The owner then lowered the axles from the cab, positioned himself on a creeper between the 2 raised axle tires. The jack came out from under one axle tire; crushing the owner.
Struck by falling object
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT THIS OPERATION WHEN A STEEL PLATE FELL FROM A JAW CRUSHER STRIKING AN EE WHO WAS WORKING BELOW.