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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
739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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June 9, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Talc Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING HAMMER IN A HAMMER MILL. WHILE DRIVING A PIN WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPTIAL FOR TREATMENT HE HAD A SMALL FRACTURE AND HAD 2 ST ITCHES IN HIS THUMB.

November 22, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Talc Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HE WAS WORKING ONT HE SLEDGE HAMMER AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DIDN'T TELL HIS FOREMAN OR ANYONE THA THE WAS HURT UNTIL MONDAY THE 27TH OF NOVER, 1989. HE WENT TO THE DOC TOR ON 11-27-89, BUT THE DR. SAID HE HAD TO GET CONFIRMATION THAT HE HAD WORKMEN'S COMP. INSURANCE. HE HAS THREE MINOR CHILDREN ADN THERE WAS NO CARELESSNESSES INVOLVED.

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