Mining Incidents

Search the record

Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.

Total incidents
739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
20
Filters 2 active
Time period
Experience at time of incident

Alert me on this search

Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.

The record

35 matching records

Showing all 35
May 23, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Struck by falling object

MOVING BASKET OUT OF RAIL CAR - MAN WAS STANDINGUNDER THE LOADING SPOUT WHEN CEMENT FELL OUT OF THE SPOUT - LANDING ON THE MAN'S LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

April 19, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE HANDLE ON A GATE VALVE AT THE #9 SILO. HE NOTICED THAT HIS SHOULDER WAS SORE NEAR THE END OF THE DAY.

April 1, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CLEANING OUT WET MATERIAL IN HOPPER WITH A SECTION OF PIPE,PIPE BEMNT.EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN PIPE OUT HAND SLIPPED OFF OF PIPE AND THUMB WAS MASHED BETWEEN PIPE AND HOPPER.

March 21, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING REMOVAL OF A GEAR FROM A MILL GEAR BOX HE TWISTED & JAMMED HIS RT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING OVER THE GEAR BOX HOUSING EMPLOYEE IS NOT ;EMPLOYED AT TRIDENT PLANT HE IS AN ENG INEER FROM IDEALS CORPORATE OFFICE IN DENVER CO DOC WAS NOT CONSULTED UNTIL 030689

February 24, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HEATER FROM THE INSUFFLATION COMPRESSOR ROOM. AT THE SAME TIME, OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING THE ROOM. APPARENTY SOME AIR BORN MATERIAL ENTERED THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE. DOC TOR REMOVED A METAL FRAGMENT SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

February 11, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT A PIECE OF STEEL FROM WHICH HE WAS GOING TO CUT A SMALL STRIP. AFTER LAYING THE STEEL DOWN, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. DOCTOR'S REPORT RECEIVED ON 2-27-89 SHOWS REPEA T CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.

January 26, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING THE REMOVAL OF A GEAR FROM A MILL GEAR BOX HE TWISTED & JAMMED HIS RT KNEE WHILE CLIMBING OVER THE GEAR BOX HOUSING EMPLOYEE IS NOT EMPLOYED AT THE TRIDENT PLANT HE IS AN ENGINEER FROM IDEALS CORPORATE OFFICE IN DENVER CO DOC WAS NOT CONSULTED UNTIL 030689

January 24, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED A BAG OF CEMENT APPROX 80LBS AND PULLED BACK MUSCLES

November 22, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING WELDING EQUIPMENT FROM THE BACK OF A FLAT BED TRUCK AND BELIEVES HE STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.

October 28, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Struck by flying object

TRASH FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

September 27, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PRE CAL TIPPING VALVES.LIFTING OVERHEAD TO OPEN PRECAL TIPPING VALVES.

September 27, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Struck by falling object

REMOVING ROLLERS FROM CONVEYOR BELTS WHEN EMPL LOST BALANCE AND DROPPED ROLLER ON HIS FOOT.

August 29, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL WAS CLEANING BARGE DECK WHEN CEMENT DUST FLEW INTO EYE

August 4, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS PLACING ELECTRIC MOTOR IN MILL MANLIFT FOR TRANSPOORT TO TOP OF CLINKER SILOS. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE TRYING TO LIFT MOTOR INTO ELEVATOR. MOTOR VEIGHED APPROX 150 LB.

July 21, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS LIFTING A LARGE TRUCK BATTERY OUT OF THE BATTERY CASE HE FELT PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES AND IN HIS NECK

July 19, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING PIPE WHICH WAS BEING LOWERED ON WORK AREA WHEN PIPE LOADGED HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINST FLOOR. THE THUMB WAS MASHED RESULTING IN LOSS OF FINGERNAIL AND REQUIRING STITCHES.

June 28, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MAN WAS SPRAYING DOWN BARGE WALLS TO RINSE COLD WASH OFF WHEN IT SPLASHED INTO HIS FACE.

March 8, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SORE MUSCLE IN BACK SIDE OF LEFT KNEE

February 16, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING A MOP BUCKET WITH WATER AT THE UTILITY SINK OFFF OF THE SHOP AREA. AS SHE LIFTED THE BUCKET, SHE HEARD A SNAL IN HER ELBOW.

January 16, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 GRATES FROM THE CLINKER COOLER. AS HE PICKED UP ONE OF THE GRATES HE TWISTD HIS BACK. A CHIROPRACTOR WAS SEEN ON THE 18TH

January 12, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CLINKER COOLER INSTALLING CHAIN ON THE DRAG SYSTEM.WHILE LIFTING THE CHAIN,HE FELT APAIN IN HIS LOWER ABCK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL FEB16.PRESCRIPT ION MEDICATION WAS ISSUED ON MARCH 1.

November 2, 1987 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 LIFTING A CO2 CYCLINDER AND TWISTED HISBACK. CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT.

September 19, 1987 MT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A CONDUIT MOUNTED LIGHT FIXTURE ON TOP OF THE COAL SILO. AS HE WAS SCREWING THE CONDUIT IN TO PLACE, THE LIGHT FIXTURE AND CONDUIT FELL AWAY FROM HIM. HE CAUGHT THE FAL LING UNIT WHICH3APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW.

July 13, 1987 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING EQUIPMENT PARTS THAT WERE COVERED WITHC UTTING OIL. THE OIL SOAKED HIS CLOTHING A BOTH WRISTS AND THE STOMACH. A RED, SWOLLEN RASH DEVELOPED.

July 11, 1987 MT · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO DIG OUTROCK WHICH HAD PLUGGED THE CRUSHER HOPPER. HE APPARENTLY TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING SOME OF THE ROCKS.

February 2, 1985 MT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE & HIS SUPERVISOR WERE LIFTING AN AL BREAKER FROM THE FLOOR INTO ITS COMPARTMENT IN THE LOAD CENTER WHEN PART OF BREAKER CAUGHT ON A POCKET IN SUPERVISORS JACKET WHICH PUT EXTRA STRAIN ON THE EMPLOYEES BACK

September 7, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL UNCOULPLING 6\\ VACUMM TRUCK HOSE SECTION.WHEN SECTION CAME LOOSE HE ACCIDENTLY PULLED IT UP AGAINST HIS FACE CAUSING A CUT TO HIS UPPER LIP.

April 5, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A FLEXIBLE BARGE LOADING CHUTE AND TRYING TO INSERT IT INTO THE TELESCOPING SECTION HE CAUGHT HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THESE SECTIONS AND SUFFERED A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THIS FINGER

April 5, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A FLEXIBLE BARGE LOADING CHUTE AND TRYING TO INSERT IT INTO TELESCOPING SECTION HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THESE SECTIONS AND SUFFERED A CUT AND SIMPLE FX TO THIS FINGER

February 27, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PROBING THE KILN RECOUP DUCT WITH AN IRON BAR. THE PRESSURE WENT POSITIVE AND SOME HOT CLINKER DUST BURNED THE EMPLOYEE\S RIGHT WRIST AND FOREHEAD.

February 14, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE UNLOADING OF A TRUCK, OF A 32 INCH REEL OF BELTING MATERIAL. HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BINDING MATERIAL.

December 22, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A METAL PEG BENEATH A BAGHOUSE EXHAUST VALVE AND THE SUPPORT STAND HE LOWERED THE VALVE AND ACCIDENTLY PLACED HIS RIGHT FIRST FINGER UNDER THE PEG AND AGAINST THE SUPPORT STAND CUTTING HIS FINGER

June 11, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

4A VESSEL IN PRECAL WAS BLOCKED.OTHER EMPL PUT AIR LANCE IN SAMPLE PORT.EMPL MOVED ROD FOR BETTE VIEW AND HOT RAW MIX FLEW OUT PORT AND BURNED EMPL RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

June 6, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ideal Cement Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A JACKHAMMER NOT REALIZING A BIT EXTENSION HAD BEEN RECENTLY WELDED TO IT THE BIT WAS STILL HOT AND HE BURNED THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND

Showing all 35