Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
On 2/9/10 a water valve broke causing water to push employee in a low spot in the ground resulting in a knee strain. At the time he denied medical treatment. On 10/15/10 employee requested to seek medical treatment and was taken off work.
January 21, 2010OK · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was hooking a clevis to a loader bucket when a rock fell from the loader striking the employee in the right eye resulting in a corneal abrasion.
September 1, 2009OK · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was assisting in an oil change on eqipment when a hose fell and the nozzell hit him on the right hand resulting in the dislocation of his 3rd knuckle.
Employee was manually rolling the conveyor due to a power outage when his finger got caught between the conveyor and the pulley resulting in a laceration to his right index finger.
June 5, 2009TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was shoveling at the diester screen when he felt pain in his lower back. Employee sought medical on 6/8/09 and Dr. confirmed that employee had sustained a lumbar strain.
February 3, 2009TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working on a Loader lifting heavy parts. Over the course of the day he noticed that his back was in pain and uncomfortable. Next day employee wished to seek medical treatment.
December 10, 2008TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rigger Seven Injury was tying rigging onto catwalk from a manlift; Aother ee stepped on catwalk to ee's hand some rigging ; weld broke and catwalk hinged down hitting him in the right forearm, requiring 6 stitches.
April 11, 2008OK · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was moving fuel stand when the pipe broke loose, pinching fingers between handle and pipe, resulting in crush injury to right middle and ring fingers.
September 20, 2006OK · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was assisting with maintenance on conveyor when he lost his grip on the idler, causing his right thumb to be pinched, resulting in laceration.
Employee was attempting to remove rock that was lodged under tailgate on trailer. When the rock fell out, the tailgate slammed onto fingers of left hand, resulting in amputation of tips of left middle and ring fingers.
October 5, 2005TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS HOLDING ROLLER IN BRACKET ON CONVEYOR WHILE CO-WORKER HAMMERED ROLLER INTO SLOT. EE'S HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND ANGLE IRON, RESULTING IN LACERATION OF LEFT RING FINGER.
September 14, 2005TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REEMOVE SIDE PLATE ON VERTICAL SHAFT IMPACT WHEN FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND BULL WHEEL, RESULTING IN OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
November 15, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was pulling on cable as he was resplicing it, resulting in low back strain.
August 14, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ELECTRICAL PLUG WHEN HE BENT DOWN HITTING LEFT KNEE ON CORNER OF METAL RACK, RESULTING IN CONTUSION/ POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF KNEE.
December 2, 2003TX · Metal/Non-Metalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHEN ASSISTING IN THE STRAIGHTENING OF V BELT ON PRIMARY CRUSHER EE S FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY RESULTING IN FRACTURES OF 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS ON RIGHT HAND.
WHILE ASSISTING IN REPLACING CATWALK EE WAS PUSHING ON CATWALK WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND CLASSIFIER CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.
April 23, 2003OK · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
DRILLER AND VICTIM WERE PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM THE CAROUSEL. WHILE GUIDING A PIECE OF STEEL EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD COVERING THE SHOT AREA. HE LET GO OF THE STEEL AND GRABBED THE DRILLING TABL E TO STEADY HIMSELF. THE STEEL THEN SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS HAND, BREAKING HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
December 20, 2002OK · Metal/Non-Metalbackhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT CLIMBING ON/OFF THE CRANE TO REPAIR SHIFTING MECHANISM RESULTED IN STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
February 25, 2002OK · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
MINER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE A SHIM INTO PLACE ON THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN HIS THUMB WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE SHIM AND THE UPPER BONNET OF THE CRUSHER.
September 17, 2001OK · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCREENS ON A SHAKER, HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE SCREEN HE WAS PULLING OFF. NOTE: WORKGLOVES WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDE NT.
July 12, 2001TX · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE BEARING ON TAIL PULLEY WITH THE USE OF A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF BEARING AND LODGED IN LEFT WRIST.
May 22, 2001TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS