Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
When moving a stone from one pallet to the finished pallet for packaging with a suction cup tool employee reached down to move some packing material and at the same time the stone fell from the suction cup onto EE's hand
March 16, 2015WI · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was working indoors in the Chilton Manufacturing Facility where he is a splitter operator. He was trimming a piece of stone using a chisel and hammer and missed the stone, striking his left hand.
March 11, 2015WI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was working indoors in the Chilton Manufacturing Building packaging stone. Employee was trimming a stone using a hammer and chisel and missed the top of the chisel. This resulted in the hammer striking the employee's right index finger.
October 27, 2011WI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using hammer to remove layer of stone; a piece flew off the stone and struck the employee on the right index finger causing a laceration requiring sutures.
August 31, 2010WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using hammer and tracer to open a stone. A piece broker off and hit the employee in the groin causing a contusion. Employee was given two prescriptions.
August 31, 2010WI · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was removing stickers with a razor knife from a skid steer bushing. His right hand slipped, causing a laceration on his left hand. The laceration required stitches.
June 22, 2010WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using hammer and tracer to open stone. The hammer hit the left edge of the tracer. The hammer slipped off the tracer causing the employee's left hand hit another stone. Restricted duty assigned. **Employee did not seek treatment until 5/26/10**
May 18, 2010WI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using a hammer and chisel to split stone. Employee's left wrist became sore and swollen. Restricted duty assigned. "Employee did not seek treatment until 5/21/10**
April 21, 2010WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was hammering stone when a chip flew under his safety glasses and hit him in the eye; given a prescription after chip removed. **Employee did not seek treatment until 1/15/2010**
November 17, 2008WI · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using a hammer and chisel to chisel a stone; a splinter of metal from the hammer became embedded in the employee's left forearm; Diagnosis: Foreign body embeddment. Prescription given.
July 20, 2007WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was next to another employee who was chiseling a stone. A stone chip flew up and became embedded in the employee's shoulder. Shoulder puncture; prescribed antiobiotics and pain killer.
July 10, 2007WI · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was trimming stone with a 3 pound hammer and hit his left finger with the hammer. *Left index finger crush/fracture/laceration. *Restricted Duty
September 21, 2006WI · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buechel Stone Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was chiseling a stone when his hammer missed. The chisel and his finger got pinched between the chisel and stone. Distal left 4th finger crush injury, restricted duty.
September 16, 2006WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was opening stone with a tracer. A piece of metal broke off and became lodged on the employee's arm. Restricted duty until surgically removed.
July 27, 2006WI · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was hammering & chiseling and began to feel pain in his right forearm. *Employee did not report injury until 7/31/06. Restricted Duty - overuse syndrome - right forearm*
January 5, 2006WI · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was chizeling stone and a piece of stone flew and went under his safety glasses and hit him in the eye-right eye contusion-prescribed medication.
December 6, 2005WI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using hammer & chisel on a stone. He missed the chisel & hit his finger with the hammer - fractured finger. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 8/25/05.
August 2, 2005WI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & CHISEL ON A STONE THAT WAS BEING HELD UP BY FORKS OF A SKID STEER. THE STONE CRACKED HORIZONTALLY & FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. EMPLOYEE HAS BROKEN BONES IN HIS LEFT FOOT.
May 25, 2004WI · Metal/Non-Metalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO CHIP A STONE. RIGHT ARM BECAME SORE FROM THE REPETITIVE MOTION. DIAGNOSED WITH RIGHT ARM TENDONITIS. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6/8/04.
EMPLOYEE CHISELED STONE WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL ON 11/15/03. FELT EYE IRRITATION ON 11/16/03. WAS TREATED IN EMERGENCY ROOM. DOCTOR REMOVED A PIECE OF RUST FROM RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO OPEN A STONE. HE TRIED TO MOVE THE STONE, AND IT BROKE. HIS ARM SLIPPED, AND HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON THE STONE.
July 30, 2003WI · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A STONE FROM TABLE TO SAW TO BE CUT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO SHARES THE SAME TABLE WAS USING A CHISEL & HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE CHISEL & HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT IND EX FINGER. HE RECEIVED A SEVERE CONTUSION.
EE WAS CHISELING STONE WITH A HAMMER & CHISEL. A PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE OFF & ENTERED HIS LT.FOREARM. E.R. WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE FOREIGN BODY & REFERRED HIM TO HIS PRIMARY PHYSICIAN. HIS DR. REFERRED HIM TO A SPECIALIST. SPECIALIST DECIDED TO LEAVE FOREIGN BODY INTACT.
EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A CONVEYOR BELT CHISELING OPEN A STONE. A STONE ON THE CONVEYOR BELT BROKE AND A PIECE OF BROKEN STONE FELL ON HIS LEFT HEEL, LACERATING IT.
October 29, 2002WI · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS WORKING IN THE SMALL SAW SHOP AND SAID HIS RT. WRIST WAS BOTHERING HIM. THE CONTINUOUS LIFTING AND PULLING DOWN ON THE SAW HURT HIS WRIST. DIAGNOSED AS RIGHT WRIST STRAIN.
October 3, 2002WI · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE EE WAS CHISELING STONE, WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE CHISEL AND STRUCK HIS FINGER. THE EE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT AT THAT TIME. ON 10/21/02 WE RECEIVED A BILL FROM REGIONAL CLINIC. THE CORRESPONDENCE INDICATED THAT THE EE HAD BROKEN THE 4TH FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
October 2, 2002WI · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)