Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
EE WAS AT THE TOP OF A BRUSH PILE,LOST HIS FOOTING GRABBED HOLD OF A BRANCH TO STEADY HIMSELF & GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER EE WENT TO ER OVER THE WEEKEND BECAUSE FINGER BECAME INFECTED. WORKED 2 DAYS 8/30 &8/31 THEN WENT TO DR AGAIN ON 9/1 TO HAVE FINGER CUT OPEN & INFECTION/ABSCESS DRAINED. DR RESTRICTED USE OF HIS RIGHT HAND & NOT TRUCK DRIVING CO SENT EE
August 12, 1998IA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BULL GEAR COVER ON THE CRANE. HE LOST HIS GRIP WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHICH CAUSED THE WEIGHT OF THE COVER TO SHIFT CATCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE COVER AND GE AR. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEXFINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
November 11, 1997NC · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE STRAINED BACK LIFTING HAMMER TIPS. DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISIOR. ON 10/9/97, EE STRAINED BACK WHILE HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON DEAD SCALPER.
August 1, 1997PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SCREEN PANELS WHICH WERE SECURED; SCREEN PANELS FELL KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF AND STRIKING HIS HEAD MAKING A SMALL LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
April 28, 1997IA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CHANGING SCREENS IN EL JAY SCREENING PLANT. SLIDING SCREEN OVER HAND RAILS. SCREEN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
September 18, 1996PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A BULKHEAD IN A RAILCAR WHEN IT SWUNG FREE AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT UNDER THE DOOR.
September 18, 1996IN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BREAKER PLATE FROM THE WORK PLATFORM WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PININ HIS RIGHT ARM. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON FOR PO SSIBLE TORN BICEP MUSCLE.
November 7, 1995PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STAND UP A SEGMENT CHUTE DOOR APPROX. 1' X 2'. AS HE PUSHED THE DOOR UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND, IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSIGN A LACEARTION TO THE MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.
July 6, 1994PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CEMENT BAGS ON FLAT BED TRUCK WHEN HE HEARD A POP IN HIS WRIST THIS WAS THE SECOND DAY HE WAS PACKING & HAD COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN HIS WRIST
April 4, 1994PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A SAMPLE BAG OF CEMENT OFF THE LOADING DOCK & TURNED TO LOAD IT INTO A PICKUP TRUCK. AT THAT POINT, THE EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
March 13, 1994MI · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE IS SHIFT FOREMAN. HE WAS TRYING TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF A PLUG IN THE KILN FEED BYPASS AND OPENED A HATCH ABOVE THE PLUGGE UP AREA. HOT SILN FEED EXITED THE HATCH. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINE D FLARE BURNS TO FACE. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEARING A SILVER FIRE SUIT AND HOOD FOR PROTECITON. HE SHOULD HAVE LOCKED SPLITTER CLOSED AND INSPECTED DUMPIGN VALVE.
February 3, 1994MI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A METAL PLATE COVER FOR A SCREW CONVEYOR AND FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AS HE LIFTED.
November 19, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Medusa-Crescent Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS REMVOING LUMPS FROM THE SCREEN ON #3 SCALE. LAYED HIS HAND ON FORKS & WHEN HOPPER TIPPED BACK CAUGHT 4TH & 5TH FINGER RT. HAND. TIPS OF BONES AREA SMASHED. RECEIVED DOCTORS NOTES ON 11/22/93.
November 18, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE HURT THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING APRTS FOR THE 7400 DRAGLIEN BUCKET. WENT TO CHIRO. 12-1-93 RECEIVED DR NOTES ON 12-13-93.
November 13, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SCRAP ON 3RD FLOOR OF MILL BUILDING AND STRAINED HIS BACK. HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 11-14-93.
November 1, 1993MI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE DROPPED SEGMENT OF WHEEL(FOOT) ON FOOT WHILE REMOVING FROM A PALLET WAS NOT AWARE THE SEGMENT ON THE PALLET WITH THE FOOT WHEEL
October 22, 1993MI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE RIM OF THE #2 CEMENT COOLER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WATER LEAK AND CUT LEFT PALM ON A PIECE OF SHARP METAL ON THE EDGE OF THE COOLER. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEARING GLOVES TO PREVENT THIS ACCIDENT.
October 8, 1993MI · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 120# KEG WITH BARE HANDS ANDCUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A TAB ON THE LID. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEARING GLOVES.
September 24, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS GROIN WHILE HELPING TO LIFT THE RAW DEPARTMENT MOTOR HAS BEEN OFF SINCE 10-01-93
September 13, 1993MI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR DUMPING VALVES IN A CONFINED AREA WHERE THERE WAS LOW CLEARANCE FOR A 6 FOOT PERSON AND HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A BEAM CAUSING A SORE NECK. (EMPLOYEE REQUIRED TO MEDI CAL TREATMENTS FOR THIS PROBLEM.)
August 31, 1993IA · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
TRUCK DOOR SWUNG BACK SQUEEZING NECK SOM--AT THAT TIME EE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL INJURED, AND DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. TWO MONTHS LATER INFORMED SUPERVISOR OF NECK DISCOMFORT AND HEADACH E. SENT TO THE MEDICAL DOCTOR. TESTS SHOWED NO SPINAL DAMAGE ON X-RAYS. CHIROPRACTOR RECOMMENDS SEVERAL DAYS REST AND CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.
August 17, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WHILE DUMPING TRASH BARRELS INTO A DUMPSTER CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND ON THE ROUGH EDGE OF THE BARRELL. STITCHES WERE RREQUIRED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO RESTR ICTIONS.
June 17, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN TANK ON A TRUCK WHEN THE TANK NEXT TO IT FELL AGAINST THE EMPLOYEES HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE FIFTH METACARPAL OF THE RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE GOT HAND CAUGHT I N PINCH POINT CAUSING FRACTURE.
May 6, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeyHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE SLIPPED ON SLOPE OF SECONDARY AIR DUCT WHILE CHECKING SWIRL AND AXIAL COAL PIPE PRESSURES AND DISLOCATED LEFT INDEX FINGER. A PLATFORM SHOULD BE NSTALLED IN THIS AREA TO CORRECT ANY FURTHUR ER SLIPS.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED MID BACK MUSCLES WHILE LIFTING LARGE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN #2 ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION. LIMITED WORKING SPACE PREVENTED PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE. COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ASKED FOR ADDI TIONAL HELP.
February 1, 1993MI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS WORKING ON STOP BLOCKS FOR KILN PIER TIRE WHEN HE RAISED UP AND HIT HARD HAT ON KILN CAUSING SORE NECK. SHOULD HAVE STEPPED BACK BEFORE RAISING UP. REQUIRED TWO CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.
January 24, 1993MI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING STEPS AND NEEDED SOME GRATING MATERIAL. HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF GRATING THAT WAS APPROX. 32" X 8' AND PLACED IT ON THE WELDING TABLE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE BACK. THIS IS BEING REPORTED BECAUSE HE HAD 4 DAYS RESTRICTED DUTY. HE SHOULD HAVE USED THE OVERHEAD CRANE TO ASSIST IN MOVING MATERIAL.
January 11, 1993PA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS