Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
Employee was loading pipes onto a trailer. EE noticed that one the pipes was sticking over the bed of the trailer and tried to push it onto the truck. EE heard a pop in their left shoulder, followed by a burn.
Employee felt pain in his left hip and groin area as he was trying to dislodge a rock that was stuck in a chute. The pain grew worse as the day progressed, becoming significant after a few hours.
Ice from a water pump hose broke loose and hit employee's right shin.
Employee was climbing down a ladder of a drill rig he was working on and scraped against the carrousel of the rig which caused a brush burn on his back. A few weeks later the abrasion became infected. The injury was initially denied by worker's comp and then the denial was overturned.
EE was laying on his back changing screens. About an hour later he was walking across the yard and felt severe pain in his lower back.
EE was placing chocks behind the wheels of his truck. When he bent down to place them, he felt a pain in his neck.
EE got out of his truck to check the tires because he thought one blew. He didn't see anything wrong, but when he was climbing the ladder to get in the cab, he felt a pain across his shoulders and in his neck. He thought it was a minor issue that would go away. On 12/21/11, he sought treatment because the pain had not resolved.
Employee was part of a crew moving water pipes. He was holding a pipe valve and another crew member was moving a different pipe when the employee's right pinky finger got pinched between the two pipes.
A team of employees was changing screens that are part of the crushing operation. Employee was taking a screen that was being handed to him from another employee and twisted and over extended his left wrist and arm.
Employee was getting ready to exit the crusher. He lifted a ladder through the chute to guide it to the platform below. The ladder slipped out of his hand bending his right thumb back.
Employee was loosening bolt on a bucket loader. He noticed the bolt slipping and reached under the bucket with his left hand to feel if the nut was moving. He cut his left middle finger on the nut.
Employee was getting into his truck.
Employee was moving a large rock on a ramp by manually pushing it and felt pain in his lower back and leg, with numbness in his foot.
While lowering the hood of a truck, felt sharp pain in right shoulder.
Employee was on top of crusher, reaching down while leaning forward, guiding a lifting device of a crane. The crane was placing a piece of steel on the crusher.
WORKER WAS PULLING ON A LARGE METAL SCREEN AND PUSHED AGAINST THE SCREEN AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO RIBS.