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 UNLOADING A DRUM OF HYDRAULIC FLUID USING A FORKLIFT INSTEAD OF ADJUSTING THE FORKS SO THE DRUM WOULD ROLL OFF FREELY HE PULLED THE BARREL OVER THE WOOD CHOCK INJURING H IS BACK
September 9, 1988TX · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL WAS WASHING DOWN THE #5 SCRUBBER PAD THE HOSE HUNG ON THEEDGE OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH AND HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL IT FREE WHEN HE FELT THE MUCSLE PULL IN HIS BACK
April 24, 1988TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING COAL HE HAD JUST UNSTOPPED THE CHUTE TO THE COAL BELT, IT STARTED RAINING HEAVILY AND HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP FROM GETTING SOAKED. HE CLIMBED INTO THE LOADER AND SLAMMED THE DOOR, HIS THUM6 WAS IN THE SPACE THE DOOR OCCUPIED.
August 22, 1987TX · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE HAD FI3ISHED OILING TIRE ON 5-SP-1.HE WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS AND CHANGED OIL BUCKET FROM ONE HAND TO THE OTHER.LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.EMPLOYEE FINISHED PUTTING BUCKET AWAY AND SAI D LOWER BACK WA8 HURTING REAL BAD.
August 10, 1987TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN HYDRATE BAGGING AND LOADING QUICKLIME TRUCKS ALL WEEK. CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO BOTH QUICKLIME AND HYDRATED LIME COUPLED WITH EXCESSIVE SWEATING CAUSED HIM TO EXPERIENCE S EVERE LIME BURN8 TO HIPS AND LEGS. OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE 100 FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK.
May 20, 1987TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING 50# BAGS ON PALLET COMING OFF CONVEYOR BELT. A BAG SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AS IT WAS FALLING CAUSING THE INJURY. EMPLOYEE STATES HE TWIST ED HIS BACK TRY3NG TO CATCH THE BAG.
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS EX7ESSIVELY HOT AND TOTALLY WET FROM PERSPIRATION HE CONTINUED TO WORK IN EXCESSIVE QUICK LIME DUST FROM INSTALLATION OF NEW PAN CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION ON H IS STOMACH AREA3BUT CONTINUED TO WORK DUE TO EMERGENCY SITUATION OF KILN GOING DOWN
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING INTO TRUNK OF HIS CAR TO GET HIS TOOL BOX WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SPARE TIRE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN THAT WENT FROM HIS TOES TO HIS NECK AND HE COULDNT STAND UP
April 15, 1986TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WENT HOME ON SUNDAY AND RODE HIS TRAIL BIKE AND HAD A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING OUT SCREW WHEN HE TOOK SOME LIME OUT OF THE SCREW THE MATERIAL THAT WAS IN THE ELEVATOR EMPTIED OUT THROUGH THE HOLE CAUSING LIME DUST IN EYES.
March 2, 1985TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE EE WAS WASHING OUT 8-SC-4 & BOTTOM BARRELS OF LITTLE HYDRATE AT DROP INTO SCREW. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THIS PROCESS EE BECAME WET ON LEGS HAND & ARMS. THE SCRUBBER WATER THEN CAU SED LIME BURNS.
October 9, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES WHEN HE RECIEVED LIME BURNS TO BOTH ARMS & HIS NECK.
September 25, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HOLDING PIN FROM THE BOOM OF THE CRANE WHEN THE BRACKET HOLDING THE PIN BROKE CAUSING THE PIN THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TO PULL FORWARD AND DOWNWARD PINCHING EMPLOYEES F INGERS AND TEARING THUMB OPEN.
September 16, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEER WAS RAKING GRATE WHEN THE KILN WAS PPPPOPPING AND ASH RING COMING THROUGH. HE RECEIVED LIME BURNS ON HIS ARMS NECK AND BACK.
September 11, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES WHEN LIME BLEW INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BAGGING MACHINE WHEN HE BEGAN COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS.
June 8, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPL BAGGING LIME SITTING IN BAGGING OP CHAIR.LIME GETTING ON BACK AND BEING RUBBED INTO DKIN BETWEEN BACK AND CHAIR BACK CAUSED LIME BURNS TO SKIN IN MIDDLE BACK.
May 2, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL AND 2 OTHERS LIFTING LARGE CHUNK OF SCRAP CONCRETE TO BE HAULED OFF LIFTING TO PUT IN BED OF YUK.EMPL DIDNT SEEK MED ATTENTION UNTIL 11-15-84.
April 30, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING HYDRATE, DOING NORMAL DUTIES, WHEN HE RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCDIENT UNTIL 5-3-84 AND BY THIS TIME THE BURN HAD BECOME INFECTED.
March 28, 1984TX · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS ON PALLETS LIFTED A BAG OFF BALANCE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER-PINCHED NERVE
October 11, 1983TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS LOADING QUICK LIME TRUCK. PEBBLES & DUST FALLING OUT OF 7-SC-1 TO GROUND ALSO FALLS ON QUICK LIME LOADING AREA. MAY BE REASON FOR GETTING LIME IN HIS EYE.
October 3, 1983TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
TRYING SET WEIGHTS TO BAGS AND BAG BLEW UP IN FACE.
September 3, 1983TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HOOK UP AIR COMPRESSOR TO LOADER. THEY WERE BRINGING IT DOWN TO PUT ON THE PLANT LINE, THE TONGUE OF THE COMPRESSOR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND S, OFF DRAW BAR OF LOADER AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND IT WAS OFF BALANCED CAUSING STRAIN.
March 2, 1983TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS