Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING IN SETTLER. THE SCALE WAS HARD AND THE AREA DUSTY WHEN SCALE WAS CRUMBLING. DUE TO EMPLOYEE PRESPIRATION AND DUST CAUSED EYE BURN.
EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH HIS WORKING PARTNER WERE LOWERING A BEAM FOR A TROLLEY. THE BEAM WAS BEING LOWERED TO THE FLOOR WITH A CHAIN FALL. THE BEAM BECAME UNHOOKED FROM THE CHAIN FALL AND FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE WAY DOWN.
April 13, 1989LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A MAUL TO OPEN A VALVE. ONCE THE VALVE STARTED WORKING FREELY HE THEN TURNED IT WITH HIS HAND. SOME TIME LATER, HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
March 4, 1989LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPL SWINGING 10 LB MAUL TO OPEN VALVE ON NO 2 SUCTION UNDERFLOW PUMP.MAUL MISSED KNOCKER ARM AND AS EMPL FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH SWING HE PULLED OR STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER JOINT.
December 8, 1988LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
OPERATOR WAS TIGHTENING A PACKING GLAND ON A STEAM PUMP CROSSHEAD.THE PACKING WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE OPERATOR'S HAND TO HIT THE STEAM PUMP TIMING ARM.
November 9, 1988LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE USING A RACHET TO CLOSE DISCHARGE VALVE ON NO. 1 WASHER OVERFLOW PUMP, EMPLOYEE FELT A LIGHT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. AS TIME PROGRESSED AND EMPLYEE STARTED WALKING, PAIN WORSENED. EMPL OYEE WAS PULLING DOWN ON RACHET.
October 25, 1988LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TOP FLOOR OF FILLING TANK. TANK WAS FILLED PROPER LEVEL AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CLOSE FILL VALVE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE AND THE TANK BEGAN TO RUN OVER. EMPLOYEE WENT FOR VALVE WRENCH AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE VALVE WHILE TANK WAS RUNNING OVER.
WHILE REMOVING A 1 1/2" HOSE FROM TOP OF THE NO.2 SETTLER,EMPLOYEE USED A PIECE OF RUSTY ANGLE IRON TO LOOSEN HOSE FROM WATER OUTLET.WHILE HAMMERING PIECE OF RUST ENTERED EYE.
February 7, 1988LA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE REMOVING ONE INCH IMPACT DRIVE FROM HIS LOCKER, HE STOOPED TO FIND A SCOKET AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS LOCKER. WHEN HE STARTED TO GET UP HE FLET A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
October 10, 1987LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
I NAME AND I NA4E WER ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE EST BAUXITE SILT BY BEATING ON THE BEATER PLATE WITH A MAUL. BEATER PLATE BROKE AND FELL ABOUT 3 1/2 FT STRIKING I NAME ON THE TOE. BEATER PLATE WEIGH APPROX 6 5BS
August 27, 1987LA · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE TIEING UP3A BAUXITE SHIP ROPE GOT HOOKED ONTO A BUMPER PIPE LOCATED AT THE EAST END OF THE DOCK THIS BUMPER PIPE RUNS PERPENDICULAR OR N/S OF THE DOCK EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE THE ROPE A ND HAD TO STAND3IN AN AWKWARD POSITION TO DISLODGE THE ROPE THE POSITION HE WAS IN CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK
July 8, 1987LA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEES WERE 9EMOVING A 10 IN VALVE VALVE WAS BADLY SCALED INSIDE AFTER REMOVING THE BOLTS EMPLOYEE USED A WEDGE TO FREE VALVE VALVE WAS OFF BALANCE IN SLING AND WHEN VALVE BROKE LOOSE VALVE HANDLE HIT EMP5OYEE IN KNEE
December 2, 1986LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
AN OPERATOR WAS3DISCOUNNECTING A STEAM HOSE FROM A STEAM DROP. HE WAS STRIKING THE BOSS FITTING WITH A 12 LB MAUL TO LOOSEN THE FITTING. HE MISHIT THE FITTING AND STRUCK HIS FINGER ON THE FITT ING. THE INJURY3LATER BECAME INFECTED.
October 31, 1986LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A PRECIPITATION3OPERATOR WAS REMOVING A STEAM RIG. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON AN OPERATOR STAND USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS. IN THIS PROCESS, THE EMPLOYEE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL BACKWA RDS APPROX. 5 F7 ONTO THE FLOOR BELOW.
September 24, 1986LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
REMOVING 12 IN 5ONG PIVOT PIN FROM STEERING OF CLARK FRONT END LOADER WHILE REMOVING AS THE PIN CAME OUT IT STRUCK EMPLOYEES FOURTH FINGER LEFT HAND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIN AND WOOD BLOCK SUPPORTI3G THE JACK
May 28, 1986LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
OPERATOR WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF OPENING A DRAIN BALVE USING A MAUL.WHEN THE OPERATOR STRUCK THE VALUE HANDLE,THE HANDLE BROKE.THE TWISTING MOTION CAUSED A LOWER BACK STRAIN.
February 25, 1986LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMP HAD POSITIO3ED THE TWO TON CAPACITY CHAIN FALL, 52 LBS, ABOVE TANK 22. WITH THE CHAIN FALL IN PLACE AND ATTACHED TO THE AIRLIFT, HE STARTED TO RAISE THE LIFT BY PULLING ON THE CHAIN FALL C HAIN. HE POSITI2NED HIMSELF WHERE HE COULD REACH UPWARD WITH BOTH HANDS AND PULL THE CHAIN BACK TOWARD HIS WAIST, IT BECAME HARDER TO RAISE ASS THE LIFT PROGRESSED
December 3, 1985LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WENT T2 CLOSE A 650 POUND STEAM VALVE. HE AND HIS FELLOW WORKER WAS USING A 4 FEET WHEEL WRENCH. DUE TO RECENTLY INSTALLED NON-RETURN VALVE ALONG WITH AN AIR CYLINDER IN THIS SAME A REA, THERE WAS 5IMITED WORKING ROOM ON THE PLATFORM. IN ORDER TO CLOSE THIS VALVE, THE EMPLOYEE MUST PULL DOWN THEN PUSH. NORMALLY ONE WORKER CAN CLOSE VALVE.
November 18, 1985LA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
I NAME STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A STAB IN ON THE #3 CALCINE LINE WHILE DRIVING A REEMER THROUGH THE PLUGGED VALVE WITH A TEN POUND MAUL HE MISED WHILE STRIKING THE MAUL HANDLE AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE REEMER HANDLE CAUSING THE INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING REPAIR TO A GANTRY POWER CABLE. HE HAD TO USE HIS KNIFE TO CUT SOME INSULATION. THE KNIFE GOT SNAGGED ON A WINE, AS HE EXENTED MONO PRESSURE, THE KNIFE WENT INTO HIS FOREMA ARM.
July 1, 1984LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 18" PIPE WRENCH TO HOLD A VLAVE STEM STATIMANRY. WHEN THE AIR MOTOR WAS ACTIVATED, IT DROVE THE VALVE STEM CAUSING THE PIEP WRENCH TO ROTATES INTO THE AIR MOTOR & RACHET. EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO.
March 27, 1984CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CHOKE VALVE WAS STUCK AND MAN USED A WRENCH TO CLOSE THE VALVE THE VALVE SWUNG CLOSED VERY QUICKLY AND JAMMED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND RAILING
May 23, 1983LA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)