Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Cleaning window (Plexiglass) of Rock Breaker. Injured party states was cleaning window with left arm/hand bending down to reach bottom of window and heard a pop sound in shoulder.
October 4, 2024VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was wearing safety glasses yet particles were able to get into eyes.
July 24, 2023VA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Injured party states EE was putting a conveyor belt on the back stop at the primary crusher and while leaning forward pulling heard a pop on EE's right side of EE's rib cage.
October 7, 2022VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techELECTRICAL
December 21, 2021VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
While fueling up quarry dump truck employee climbed up on some rocks that were close to parked equipment to fuel truck and slipped and twisted right ankle.
August 3, 2021VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Pickup truck driver was going by the shop and did not see employee standing next to the road hitting the employee and knocking EE to the ground causing bruises to arm and back.
September 15, 2020VA · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerSTRIKING OR BUMPING
Mechanic states was trying to loosen nut on hydraulic line and when nut gave way from force mechanic fell down with left hand exposed trying to brace fall and hurt hand.
May 15, 2020VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured party states they had turbo in hand and as they are walking around engine being rebuilding, catches a foot on engine stand, looses balance, falls to shop floor and hits left cheek and cuts left pinky.
November 26, 2019VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTRIKING OR BUMPING
Employee was walking in between pallet on floor and a forklift. Employee got to close to pallet which was holding a crankshaft and end made a gash in employee left shin requiring stitches.
October 14, 2019VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was grinding a piece of metal when something went under safety glasses in to right eye.
April 24, 2019VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Injured states was walking in shop area when injured stepped on a hose and the hose rolled out of injured's foot and caused injured to twist left side.
Injured states EE was trying to get pin out of conveyor leg to lower. When EE was successful in getting pin out conveyor leg folded and pin right hand causing some bone to be fractured.
October 15, 2018VA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorOTHER
Loader Operator came to work Monday morning. Loader was sitting still and operator was laying back in cab of loader. Operator suffered major heart attack per rescue squad personnel. MSHA was called on Monday October 15, 2018 and was assigned to Field Office. MSHA representative called and spoke with Quarry Superintendent. We are filing information.
July 25, 2018VA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was pulling weeds when they felt something pop in their left knee.
March 19, 2018VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Injured party states EE was grinding on cab shield in truck bed. After EE was done EE was climbing out through tailgate and ladder that was propped up kicked out from gravel and injured party landed on EE's right side bruising EE's ribs on bed of dump truck.
November 29, 2017VA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stuart M Perry Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Truck driver was cleaning off lip of tailgate and when material fell off truck, left hand was pinned between tailgate and bed of truck.
October 24, 2017VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Employee was checking employee's transmission fluid when employee's foot slipped causing employee's left arm to hit the hand rail bruising employee's bicep
It was a seasonally humid day. Mechanic working on mobile equipment. As EE carried jugs of antifreeze to equipment to add EE stopped and got a drink of water. After carrying jugs to equipment EE came back in to get water bottle and as EE was walking out door mechanic blacked out and fell to ground.
June 13, 2017VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured states ee was installing a starter on work truck. EE was underneath truck when ee was pushing self up by elbow to reach the top bolt of the starter. This caused left elbow to develop a fluid sack.
April 10, 2017VA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Injured individual along with another individual was changing impact roller. Each individual on side of belt prying up roller to flip and when roller flipped caught injured individual on middle index finger at tip on left hand smashing tip.
June 11, 2015VA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Replacing impact bars and one of the bars came down and struck employee on right foot. Employee was wearing steel toes shoes but still caused contusion to right foot.
May 12, 2015VA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Employee was lifting hood up on dump truck to check oil when the hood keeper spring broke knocking employee to ground causing left clavicle ,left shoulder and left arm strain
January 14, 2014VA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stuart M Perry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Injured states he was removing screen rails when one cut his finger.
October 15, 2013VA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
The injured states he was putting nozzle back on the fuel truck. It was kinked the swivel was not swiveling right which caused the swivel to twist and caused injury to the injured's right hand.
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