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 clearing brush when a branch sprang back and hit EE in the face, knocking EE's hard hat and safety glasses off. Injury occurred to left eye.
October 3, 2019CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was whipping a pallet bag like you would a trash bag to open it, when EE whipped it EE was standing on part of the bag and as EE followed thru with the motion EE felt like it separated EE's left shoulder.
October 12, 2016CA · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was feeding straw into straw blower for reclamation work and hurt left shoulder.
November 6, 2015NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employees were installing new liners on dryer drum manually turning the dryer by hand. The drum began to move very fast. The injured employee grabbed the v-belt to attempt to slow drum down but his hand got hung up in the pulley.
October 21, 2015CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee changing out a k-screen when rubbed arm against sharp corner of screen railing causing employee to cut his right forearm.
December 5, 2012NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee caught his left index finger between two motors causing a laceration on both sides of finger.
January 4, 2010CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee gathered 12 1lb sample bags of DE and put them in a garbage bag. She put the bag over her shoulder straining her upper left scapular area.
January 22, 2009CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was spreading forks on skytrac. Employee was holding the fork up with his left hand when the fork slipped off causing the fork to swing back and smash the right hand.
April 12, 2008NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee states he was welding (hard facing) lifter for dryer. Employee states when he moved lifted on table he felt a hot spot in midsection. Employee states that this was during the morning work hours but he does not remember the exact time. Employee did not report this as a workman's comp until 10 am on 4/17/2008.
EE was installing new roll pipe on pacing conveyor, he was pushing roll thru hole on conveyor. He exteneded his arms out to push pipe thru puther and hurt his lower back.
July 3, 2007NM · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was cleaning perlite with a shovel and was putting it into a wheel barrow.
August 31, 2006CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A FINISHED BAG OF PRODUCT TO WAREHOUSE, BAG STARTED TO FALL OFF FORKLIFT & EE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN BAG ON PALLET. EE PULLED A MUSCLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN RESULTING IN A HERNIA.
December 23, 2005NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee pulled a muscle in his lower back while performing his regular duties. The exact cause is unknown, however, he had been sweeping,shoveling, operating a back hoe, and around 3:30 p.m. he helped another employee lift a 1/4" plate of steel from the saw horses. Later that evening, when he was exiting his truck at home his back was hurting.
December 15, 2005CO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE put his hand and arm up a pipe and his three middle fingers on his right hand were severed at the first joint by a seal valve which was still in operation. Per call to person completeting form, 3 fingers were amputated to furst joint- coder 12.
October 22, 2004NM · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was cutting off a steel ring of the raymond mill when the ring came off it hit employee in the right leg causing the skin to come loose in the shin area.
EE WAS DRAGGING PIPE AND GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT IN FLANGE OF 8" PIPE.
October 9, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF JOB DUTIES, EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING ROUTINE OBSERVATIONAL ROUNDS WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE (HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES).
May 14, 2003NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE GRIZZLY AND A ROCK ROLLED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
January 26, 2001NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS REPLACING VALVE ON PACKER WHEN HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE. EE DID NOT SEEK MED ATTENTION AT TIME OF INJ. HERNIA WAS DETECTED DURING DOT PHYSICAL 4/2/02
January 19, 2001CA · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS