Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
The employee was moving a 55 gallon drum while holding the barrel at an angle. He tried to push an object out of the way with his left foot. This caused a pull or tear in the groin area.
Employee was repositioning an oil-covered pump onto a pallet. The pump slipped from his hands and pinched his right middle finger. An x-ray of the finger showed a fracture of the distal phalanx of his right middle finger.
October 2, 2007CA · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working in the Pre-Heater tower to clean tipping valves when the left hand middle finger became caught between the hand rail and the tipping valve weight.
September 12, 2007CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While moving boxes and furniture from second floor office to first floor office employee began feeling pain in neck, shoulder and back.
August 5, 2007CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
March 18, 2007CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee pinched left hand middle finger palm side when he was placing a lid on the airslide. The finger got pinched between the two flanges. Employee was placed on restricted duty.
March 6, 2007CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee placing gear guards on the mill gear when he felt pain in his lower back. Clinic diagnosed with strain to the lower back and placed on restricted duty for 2 days.
Installing liner in the mill when the liner slipped and pinched skin on palm side right hand pinky finger. The employee elected to voluntarily go home.
Employee was installing liners in the mill when a foreign body got in the left eye. Foreign body was removed from the employee but he still was still complaining. He was taken to the clinic where a rust mark was found on the cornea. The rust was removed by an Ophthalmologist.
January 13, 2007CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner adjusting a ball mill liner in the mill, when the liner swung to the left, pinched left index finger between the liner and the diaphram which caused a fracture. Miner was placed on light duty on 1/13/07 but elected to decline the modified duty postion.
January 1, 2007CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner removing liner in the ball mill, when it slid down and landed on his right foot behind the steel toe. The miner was informed on 1/3/07 that there was a fracture of the right 5th metatarsal. Miner was placed on restricted duty.
December 11, 2006CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner got struck by flying debris,(foreign body) on the left knuckle of index finger, as the operator of the jack hammer was chipping material. Miner received one stitch.
October 30, 2006CA · Metal/Non-Metalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner was assisting two other mines in sliding a 2' X 6' X 1" steel plate three feet away from dry grass. Miners were repositioning plate so that cutting sparks would not make contact with, and ignite, grass. The distal tip of the small finger on the miner's right hand was severed when he reflexively jerked his hand back when it made contact with a rock underneath the plate.
While pulling hose from bottom part of oraface - high power water gun hit kick plate knocking cement material loose which fell underneath safety glasses causing corneal abrasion in left eye. Went to doctor on 5-19-05.
Employee was lifting transformers 7.5KVA from building to truck and truck to building. While pulling transformer out of back seat of truck, sprained muscles in elbow & shoulder. Initially first aid - now turned into lost time. Surgery on 3-3-06.
While unplugging the 1st stage cyclone, ee walked into hot material around where they were unplugging-resulting in 2nd degree burn to right ankle. ee diagnosed 12-6-04.
Ee was installing 12" driscoll line at rock plant 8PW50 - while bending, twisting, lifting he experienced pain in lower back. Ee was taken off work by doctors 7-23-04.
December 23, 2003CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
LAST DAY WORKED 12/25/03. HURT BACK WHILE BENDING OVER TO OPEN LID OF BT2 BIN TO GET MEASURMENTS.
October 15, 2003CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS INSTALLING SEAL WHEELS AT REAR END OF KILN INTO SQUARE BRACKETS SLIDE HUNG UP AND EE ABRUPTLY PUSHED IT PINCHING FINGER ON THE END OF THE BRACKET.
March 20, 2003CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE USING THE BALL HOPPER AND HOIST. THE BACKING PLATE USED TO HOLD THE HOIST GOT CAUGHT IN HIS RIGHT THUMB, PARTIALLY TAKING THE TIP OF RIGHT THUMB. PER CALL, VERY TIP OF THUMB WAS CUT O FF, THIS WAS NOT A TRUE AMPUTATION.
February 23, 2003CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
2 EE'S WERE MOVING A ROLLER IDLER FROM A CATWALK, ONE EE LOST HIS GRIP AND THE IDLER LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
August 1, 2002CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS GETTINT COMPRESSION CYLINDERS OUT OF THE FOG ROOM. HE LIFTED THE CYLINDER AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE AND STRAINED BACK.
April 19, 2002CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS CLEANING STEEL SHAVING FROM UNDER LATHE HE CUT HIS FINGER FROM ONE OF THE SHAVINGS.
March 25, 2002CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS MOVING OIL DRUMS AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO DRUMS.
October 4, 2000CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURY WAS REPORTED TO THE SUPERVISOR ON SEPT 9,2000. THE EE STATED HE DID NOT WANT TO SEE A DR. BECAUSE THE PAIN WAS NOT THAT SEVERE. DUE TO INCREASE IN PAIN THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. ON 10 -10-00. DR. DIAGNOSED SPINE SPRAIN AND INSTRUCTED EE TO TAKE TIME OFF WITH MEDICATION.
September 5, 2000CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS