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 ADJUSTING CRUSHER SETTING ON #5005 CRUSHER COMEALONG CAME LOOSE & EMPL TRIED TO GET LOCKING PIN IN PLACE. LOCKING PIN CAUGHT IN TOP OF LOCING PLATE 7 COCKED SIDEWAYS CATCHING EMPL'S HAND BETWEEN LOCKING PIN & LOCKING PLATE.
INJURED WAS IN MECHANIC SHOP. MECHANICS WERE INSTALLING A AXLE ON A CATERPILLAR RUBBER TIRE DOZER. INJURED WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANICS BY USING A PRY BAR TO ROLL THE AXLE UNDER DOZER.
INJURED & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE AT MAIN PLT IN THE BIN STRUCTURE OF 5406 SHAKER TO FABRICATE A CHUTE INJURED WAS USING RATCHET TO SUPPORT THE PLATE 4FTX6FTX1/2IN STEEL 550 LBS TO BRING INSIDE BIN STRUCTURE AS REAR CORNER OF PLATE CLEARED THE DOOR THE PLATE SHIFTED THE JERK ON THE RATCHETCAUSED HANDLE TO SWING AROUND & HIT INJURED HEAD
INJ & ANOTHER E4PL PRIMING PUMP IN PIT.FOOT VALVE WAS HUNG OPEN ON PUMP.INJ USING PIECE OF WIRE TO PULL FOOT VALVE CLOSED WHEN WIRE BROKE.STUMBLED BACKWARDS LOSING BALANCE AND HIT HEAD AGAINST CRANE. 3
INJURED WAS CHI1PING A PIECE OF SLAG OFF A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG HIT INJURED IN RIGHT EYE.
INSTALLING SPEE8 REDUCER ON JAW FEEDER INJURED WAS HOLDING BOTH HANDS ON GEAR BOX SHAFT WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE SHAFT IN PLACE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE MISSED AND HIT INJURE8S LEFT HAND
WHILE INSTALLIN1 A COUNTERSHFAT IN CRUSHER I.NAME WAS LOWERING SHAFT USING CHAIN H OIST AT ONE POINT CHAIN H OIST DID NOT CATCH TO RELIEVE PRESSURE & WEIGHT OF SHAFT KICKED THE HANDLE & HIT I NAME UNDER THE 7HIN
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON WINCHES AT SECOND RAMP WHEN HE DEVELOPED A SHARP PAIN RUNNING UP AND DOWN EACH SIDE OF HIS BACK
EE WAS USING A WEDGE TO BREAK A BOULDER THAT WAS STUCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER. WHEN THE BOULDER BROKE THE CHAIN PULLED DOWN THE JAW & HIT EES LEFT THIGH.