EE CLAIMS HE GOT HIS RIGHT KNUCKLE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN A HEAVY BAR AND SOME ANGLE IRON. HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN OUT THE CHUTE FROM #4 BELT TO THE #5 BELT.
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
- 273,193
- Of which fatal
- 1,202
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
- Classifications
- 20
Alert me on this search
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
8 matching records
Showing all 8EE ALLEGES WHILE HE WAS PRYING BEARING CAP WITH TRACK BAR AND BAR SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON FLOOR AND HIT HIM ON LEG, ELBOW, BACK AND UPPER & LOWER THIGH. THE REASON THIS IS SO LATE IN BEING RE PORTED IS THAT EE WAS ABLE TO DO HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL HIS RESTRICTIONS WERE CHANGED ON 1/13/04.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PRYING OUT DRIVE BEARING OFF OF #3 KILN INCLINE SCREW. THE BAR SLIPPED AND ONE EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK.
EE WAS ALLEGEDLY CHECKING THE HEAD PULLY/PUMP DRAFT LINE ON #1 RAW MILL WITH A HAMMER IN DOING SO, HE ALLEGEDLY CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A PIECEOF INSULATING SHEET METAL.THE LACERATION REQUIRE D SUTURES.
EE ALLEGES HE WAS SCRAPING THE WINDOWS ON THE LOCOMOTIVE WITH A RETRACTABLE RAZOR SCRAPER. HE LOST THE SINGLE EDGE BLADE THAT GOES IN THE SCRAPER. HE ALLEGES HE BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE RAZOR ON THE FLOOR AND COULD NOT FIND IT. HE WAS THEN CALLED TO MOVE THE LOCOMOTIVE. HE ALLEGES THAT WHEN HE SQUEEZED THE HAND BRAKE HE FELT A PAIN ON HIS LEFT HAND THE RAZOR CAME OUT THRU THE TOP OF T
EE ALLEDGES THAT HE AND THREE OTHER REPAIRMEN WERE CHANGING THE SOUTH CRANE DRIVE WHEEL. THEY WERE REMOVING THE TOP WALKWAY PLATE AND THE WRENCH HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CRANE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST, WHILE PULLING #1 KILN HOOD IN PLACE. ANOTHER WORKER WAS HOLDING A HEAD ROLLER AND LET IT SLIP AS EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE CHAIN. EMPLOYEE SAY S HE GAVE A STRONG PULL WITHOUT RESISTANCE AND INJURED HIS BACK.
EE INJURED SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER& HANDLING HEAVY METAL. THIS IS AN OLD INJURY FROM 5/10/01 THAT HE AGGRAVATED.