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 boards on the roof bolter and cut his finger on a metal band off of the bundle of roof bolts, 3 stitches in the right middle finger.
September 29, 2010KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Worker had been painting for approximately 1 1/2 weeks at this mine. He accidentally came into contact with some of the paint, causing 1st degree burn/conjunctivitis.
January 26, 2010KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping to unload a roll of belt on the surface. When they got to the end of the roll, the steel pipe they were using to hold the belt came off and hit him in the left foot.
April 17, 2009KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was reclaiming high voltage cable and couplers. As he was dropping a coupler he was holding the cable on his shoulder and strained the shoulder. This did not become reportable until 10-05-2009.
April 9, 2009KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was changing a rear tilt jack on a roofbolter and while lifting the jack up to the cradle he felt a pain in his right shoulder. This did not become reportable until 7-7-2009.
August 11, 2008KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was laying on the ground working on a shuttle car, when a piece of metal fell off the car and struck him across the right forehead above the eye, causing a laceration needing 4 sutures.
Employee was removing his tool box from his golf cart and when he turned to put it down he felt a pain in his right knee.
September 18, 2007KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was helping to connect a rockdust trailer to a battery jeep when he caught his left index finger between the connecting pin and the frame of the jeep. He recieved a crushing injury to the finger causing it to have to be amputated at the first joint the next day.
September 13, 2007KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was pulling on a hose and strained his back.
April 24, 2007KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Advent Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was in the outside shop cutting a piece of metal. He turned the piece of metal over and caught his left little finger between the piece of metal and the table crushing the end of his finger, requiring sutures.
January 29, 2007KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lifting one end of a piece of expanded metal and the person lifting the other end dropped it, causing a sharp end to cut his left middle finger, requiring 9 stitches.
June 17, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS