PREP PLANT LABORER OPENED REFUELING CAP ON WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A NON BURNING SALAMANDER HEATER.FLAME SHOT FROM REFUELING HOLE AND BURNED RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.
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
- 739,488
- Of which fatal
- 3,112
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
- Classifications
- 20
Alert me on this search
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
2 matching records
Showing all 2
February 13, 1985
OH · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keffler & Rose Enterprises Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
Keffler & Rose Enterprises Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
I.NAME AN OPERATING ENGINEER WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE AN AEROSOL SPRAY CAN OF DEGREASER HE HAD THE NOZZLE TURNED BACKWARDS & DEGREASER WAS DISCHARGED INTO HIS RT EYE ADVISED THAT THE NOZZLE WAS DEFECTIVE OPERATOR SUFFERED CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE RIGHT EYE
Showing all 2