Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
WHILE PUTTING C2NVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER HAMMER WHICH WAS BEING USED TO DRIVE STRAP LINKS TOGETHER CAME BACK AND HIT MINER IN MOUTH.
STRIKING DRILL 8TEEL TO GET IT UNCLOGGED-WRENCH MAN WAS USING TO STRIKE DRILL STEEL BOUNCED BACK OFF DRILL STEEL WHILE STILL IN HAND AND STRUCK OVER LEFT EYE.
THE ALLEGED INJ6RY OCCURRED WHEN MINER WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING A GOODMAN MULE MOTOR BACK ON TRACK THE JACK BAR STRUCK MINER ON SIDE OF HEAD BUT HE CALLED IN ON 1-31-86 TO REPORT HE HAD TWIST ED HIS KNEE AND3WOULD BE OFF A FEW DAYS
THIS MAN WAS KN2CKING A MINER BIT OUT WHEN A PIECE OF THE 6 T WRENCH FLEW OFFENTERING HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
THIS MAN SAID HE WAS HOLDING A BALLPEN HAMMER WAS BEING STRUCK BY SLEDGE HAMMER. BALLPEN FLEW BACK & STRUCK HIM BEHIND LEFT EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH A COME ALONG AND THE COME ALONG CAME OFF THE BELT AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A NAIL WITH A HAMMER, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE #6 BELT HEAD, MAKING A SPLICE IN THE BELT. HE WAS DRIVING A FEXCO BELT SPLICE DOWN WITH A HAMMER AND HIT HIS THUMB.
EE WAS KNOCKING A LUG BOLT OUT OF A KERSEY WHEEL WITH A PUNCH & HAMMER. THE PUNCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING THE HAMMER TO S TRIKE THE LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP SUPPLY CAR, THE LIFTING JACK, HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER SUPPLY CAR, CAUSING THE SLATE BAR, THAT HE WAS USING TO OPERATE THE JACK TO STRIKE HIM IN THE RIGHT SI DE OF HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING STOPPINGS. HE WAS CUTTING A BLOCK WITH AN AXE-TO MAKE IT FIT INTO A CORNER. A PIECE OF CINDERBLOCK CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE
THIS MAN WAS WORKING ON TRAM CHAIN OF MINER WHEN CHISEL FLEW AND STRUCK HIM IN FOREHEAD.
PLASTERING BRATTICE AND AS HE RAISED UP HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN KNEE.
INJURED WAS A PIECE OF CONDUIT WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
EMP WAS TRYING TO TAKE A PIN OUT OF A CONVEYOR CHAIN WHEN HE HIT HIS FORE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER AND CRUSHED THE FINGER TIP
INJURED WAS ASSISTING REPAIRMAN PREPARE CABLE ENDS FOR A SPLICE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING HIS HAND
EE WAS USING HIS FOOT TO PUSH A JACK HANDLE DOWN. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF LETTING THE JACK HANDLE FLIP BACK UP HITTING HIM IN THE FACE.
ALLEGEDLY, AS RICKY WAS DRILLING SPAD HOLE IN MINE ROOF, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS RERAILING A FLAT CAR WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT ALLOWING CAR TO STRIKE LEG.
INJURED WS JACKING MOTOR BACK ONTO TRACK WHEN JACK KICKED OUT STRIKING HIS RT FOOT
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUXH OUT PLUG IN BOTTOM OF HEAD WITH ROOF BOLT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT HEAD INSTEAD HIT ROTATION LEVER INJURING RT ARM