Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A COLUMN IN THE PROCESS PLANT WHEN SHE FELT A PULL FOLLOWED BY PAIN IN HER RT. SHOULDER AS SHE LIFTED A SAMPLE TO POUR INTO THE COLUMN,OULLINGOR TEARING A TENDON IN HER RT . SHOULDER.
June 23, 1997SD · Metal/Non-Metalcoal samplerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
UPON VISITING THE PHYSICIAN AGAIN ON THE 27TH OF MAY, EE WAS TOLD THAT SURGERY WOULD BE NECESSARY TO RESULVE THE PROBLEM. SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR THE 23RD & 30TH OF JUNE.
May 1, 1997SD · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT HAD CRASHED, RUBY PUMPNEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF & NORMAL ROUNDS NEEDED TO BE MADE. EE WAS IN A HURRY TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF HER TASKS & TRIPPED OVER THE DISCHARGE PIPE IN THE PUMP HOUSE, FALLING & HITTING HER RIGHT KNEEONT HE FLOOR CAUSING IT TO BECOME STIFF/SORE/SWOLLEN
January 23, 1997SD · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
EE COMPLAINS THAT HIS WORK, PREPARING SAMPLES HAS CAUSED ONSET OF SYMPTOMS RELATED TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE HAD SOME OF THESE SYMPTOMS PRIOR TOE EMPLOYEMENT WITH THIS CO. WHO WAS UNAWARE UNTIL 11-01-96, NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL EE RECEIVED CORTISONE INJECTIONS ON 1-23-97.
December 23, 1996SD · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
EE COMPLAINS THAT HER WORK PREPARING SAMPLES HAS CAUSED ONSET OF SYMPTOMS RELATED TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. EE HAD SOME OF THESE SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT WITH BROHM WHICH BROHM WAS UNAWAR E OF UNTIL 4-12-96.
October 18, 1996SD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE'S BACK BEGAN BOTHERING HIM - HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS & THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 11/20/96 THAT DOCTOR SAID PART OF PROBLEMWAS WORK RELATED FROM LIFTING.
October 9, 1996SD · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
REPEATED MOTIONS HAVE CAUSED NERVES IN HANDS TO BECOME PAINFUL, POSSIBLE CARPEL TUNNEL.
September 18, 1996SD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CUTTING BANDING OFF A BUNKLE OF 18" NESTABLE CULVERT. THE BANDING SPRANY GUP AND HIT THE EE S ARM UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CUT. HE WAS TREATED AT BLACK HILL MEDICAL CENTER AND RELEASE D FOR WORK BUT THE CUT BECOAME INFECTED AND HE MISSED HIS NEXT SCHEDULE SHIFT
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING HIGH DENSITY POLYPROPYLENE LINER AND NOTICED HIS BACK WAS SORE AT THE END OF THE DAY. WHEN IT DIDN'T GET BETTER AFTER A FEW DAYS HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR. AFTER 9 DAYS HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR. IT IS REPORTABLEBECAUSE OF THE CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT.
VICTIM WAS REPOSITIONING HIMSELF ON CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR, BUT REFUSED TO GO TO CLINIC. VICTIM ON 8-7-95 REQUESTED TO GO TO CLINIC. THIS ACCIDENT REPORTABLE DUE TO PRE SCRIPTION ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS.
August 10, 1994SD · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
SLIPPED ON MUD & WET ROCKS WHILE PLACING A 5 GALLON BUCKET FULL OF SODA ASH & WATER UNDER A 6IN PIPE EE FELT SOMETHING POP ON RT SIDE & MIDDLE OF HIS BACK
January 20, 1993SD · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brohm Mining Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CHECKING THE PH OF 4 BOTTLE ROLL SAMPLES WHEN HE STARTED FEELING DIZZY AND WEAK.
January 14, 1993SD · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brohm Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN. WORKING IN REFINERY.
July 29, 1992SD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brohm Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SAFETY CHAIN SLIPPED ON CYLINDER ALLOWING THE BOTTOM OF CYLINDER TO SWING SLIGHTLY AND PINCH LEFT FOREARM AND HAND BETWEEN THE REAR TIRE AND CYCLINDER CAUSING HAND AND FOREARM TO SWELL UP.
June 20, 1992SD · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
VICTIM ORIGINALLY INJURED HIMSELF ON 02-26-92.VICTIM HAD BEEN GOING TO CHIROPRACTOR FOR 6 WEEKS DISCOMFORT BECAME TOO GREAT BY 04-08-92 VICTIM HAS NOT MADE SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS.
December 10, 1991SD · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brohm Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS HELPING REFINER MOVE TRAYS OF METAL BEARING PRECIPITATE. VICTIM'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO TRAYS WHEN THEY ROLLED TOGETHER. VICTIM RETURNED TO FINISH REGULAR WORK S HIFT. VICTIM THEN TOOK THE NEXT DAY OFF.
October 4, 1991SD · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brohm Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON GRADER AND SHUT FINGER IN DOOR
VICTIM COMPLAINED TO SUPERVISOR ABOUT PAIN/LOSS OF FEELING IN HANDS.WENT TO PHYSICAN,PHYSICIAN TOLD VICTIM SHE HAD REYNAUDS SYNDROME(EXCESSIVE SMOKING).WHEN VICTIM RECEIVED MEDICAL BILL,SHE CA LLED THE DR AND RAISED HELL.DR THEN WROTE LETTERTO COMPANY SAYING VICTIM MAY HAVE EARLY STAGES OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.THIS INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON OCTOBER 23,1991.INFORMATION ON FILE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MODULOC BUCKET TIP FROM LOADER BUCKET. EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER CHIP FLEW OFF BUCKET TOOTH, HIT AND EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEES RIGHT THIGH.
June 5, 1991SD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brohm Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
VICTIM WAS USING FAST SETTING GROUT TO SEAL AROUND PIPE PENETRATION GROUT GOT INSIDE GLOVE GIVING HIM ALKALINE BURN. INJ NOT REPORTED UNTIL 6/11/91. RECEIPT FOR PRESCRIPTION SKIN CREAM RECEIVE D UNTIL 7/12/91.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK ON HAUL ROAD AT APPROX. 25 MPH. TRUCK WAS EMPTY. EMPLOYEE HIT BUMP IN ROAD, JARRED BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 4/10/91, THERE IS A POSSIBLITY THAT WOR K COMP MAY DENY THIS CLAIM ON THE BASIS THAT THEY FIND IT DID NOT HAPPEN AT WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 245 SHOVEL SHANKS/TIPS ONTO PICKUP (APPROX. 125 LB EACH). FELT SLIGHT BACK STRAIN AT TIME. PAIN WAS MORE SEVERE NEXT MORNING. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 4-16-91 WHEN PAIN STARTED TO BECOME UNBEARABLE. DURING TIME BETWEEN INJURY AND REPORTING, EMPLOYEE HAS LIFTED PARTS AND SHOVELED SNOW- ALL OF WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.
March 6, 1991SD · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
VICTIM WAS ATTENDING ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING CLASS OFF-SITE AT CONFERENCE ROOM OF LOCAL MOTEL.INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING EXPLOSIVE NATURE OFDIFFERENT FUELS. DURING DEMONSTRATION A RUBBER CORK STRUCK VICTIM IN LEFT EYE.
March 5, 1991SD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS LEAFING WORK HE WAS GETTING INTO HIS PICK UP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED UNTIL HE GOT HOME AND HIS KNEE WAS SWELLED UP.
February 28, 1991SD · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
VICTIM WAS PICKING LARGE TIMBERS OFF BELT CONVEYER, STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER SOME TIME DURING SHIFT. WENT TO SEE CHIROPRACTOR 4 DAYS LATER AND REPORTED INCIDENT OF FOLLOWING DAY.
February 13, 1991SD · Metal/Non-Metalrock drillerMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE STATES HE HURT HIS BACK BOUNCING AROUND IN TRUCK. HE DOES WEAR HIS SAFETY BELT.
November 1, 1990SD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
VICTIM WAS HELPING UNLOAD 6" X 20' HDPE PIPE FROM TRUCK. VICTIM REACHED DOWN TO STRAIGHTEN PIPES ON GROUND. A SECTION OF PIPE ROLLED OFF TRUCK STRIKING VICTIMS THU. BROKEN CARPAL BONE LEFT THU MB.
August 22, 1990SD · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techELECTRICAL
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING LIGHT PLANT HE HAD CHECKED THE OUTLET & IT WAS DEAD EMPLOYEE WITH LEFT HAND ON FRAME GRABBED TRANSFORMER RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK
August 9, 1990SD · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON