Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
WAS WORKING INSIDE SHOP. UNDER A CAT 773 #3 TRK.WAS USING A HAMMER & DRIFT PUNTCH TO REMOVE TIE ROD BEARING. A CHIP OF THE OUTER RACE HIT EE'S FOREHEAD ABOVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
WHILE IN 13 STONE, EE WAS WORKING ON PUTTING A ROLLER IN PLACE. THE ROLLER WAS COCKED AND HE USED A PRY BAR TO PUT IN TO PLACE. FELT A POP IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND THEN FELT PAIN.
February 7, 1996IN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE AND EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING AWEDGE FROM CROWS FOOT OF DRAY BUCKET. EE WAS USING A 10LB SLEDGE HAMMER, DRIVING IT AGAINST SPIKE MALL WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN LOWER LIP.
August 4, 1995OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS TIGHTENING A HYDRAULIC HOSE USING TWO WRENCHES. ONE OF THE WRENCHES WAS UP AGAINST CRUSHER FRAME WHILE TIGHTENING WITH THE OTHER. THE WRENCH AGAINST FRAME SLIPPED AND END OF IT HIT BETW EEN THE EYES AT TOP OF NOSE.
July 17, 1995OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WAS PUTTING A CHUTE BACK ON THAT WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR. USING A COME-A-LONG TO LIFT INTO PLACE. EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE CHUTE TO ALIGN HOLES. A PRY BAR WAS USED TO MOVE. THE CHUTE SHIFTED AN D CAUGHT RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND. CRUSHED AND CUT THE FINGER FROM FIRST JOINT TO THE TIP.
February 17, 1995IN · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS KNEELING DOWN NEXT TO I-BEAM FRAME. IT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN TWO I BEAMS. EE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST CHAIN HOLDING FRAME WHE COWORKER HIT THE FRAME WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE FRAME CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.
November 18, 1994OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE GREASE FITTING FROM CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY BEARING WHILE USING A 12" CRESENT WRENCH. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING WRENCH IN LEFT HAND WHILE PUSHING AWAY FROM HIS BODY, WRENCH SLIPPED (EMPLOYEE IS RIGHT HANDED). THE WRENCH HANDLE HIT THE PULLEY AT A GLANCE FORCING FINGER DOWN BETWEEN FRAME AND PULLEY, IN TURN CAUSING LACERATION OF FINGER.
September 13, 1994IN · Metal/Non-Metalgrader operator, roadgrader operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRT RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. HE WAS HOLDING SKIFT RUBBE RWITH HIS LEFT. HE HAD CUT TO DEEP THE BLADE WNE THROUGH THE RUBBER AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND 1ST FINGER.
INJURED WAS CUTTING THE BELT ON THE STACKER. HE CLIMBED BEHIND THE BELT CLAMP THAT WAS SECURED. WHEN HE COMPLETED THE CUT, HE LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL FORWARD AND CUT HIS RIGHT BICEP WITH THE KNIFE THAT WAS IN HIS LEFT HAND.
July 11, 1994OH · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE CUTTING LAST BOLT LOOSE FROM DRIVE PULLEY ON FL WITH BOOM OF IT MACHINE HOOKED UP TO PULLEY THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING EE TO JERK AWAY FROM PULLEY & HITTING HIS HAND ON SIDE OF CONVEYOR FR AME
April 21, 1994IN · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS OPENING THE GATES ON THE EAST 7 X 16 SHAKER. THE GATE WAS FROZEN. THE EE HOOKED UP A CHAIN HOIST & US RT. LET TO RATCHET HOIST & STRAINED HIP AND RT. LEG GETTING THE GATE LOOSE.
WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND CLEAR WORK ASSIGNMENT WAS TO REMOVE SIDE PLATES FROM ROCK BOX. CHAIN ATTACHED TO HYDRAULIC HOISTING DEVICE, FAILED, CAUSING PLATE TO FALL ACROSS SCREEN, STRIK ING FOOT OF EMPLOYEE. PLANT WAS LOCKED OUT.
August 27, 1993IN · Metal/Non-Metalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A BUSHING AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND. AT THE TIME THE PAPERWORK WAS FILLED OUT, ON 8/30/93, EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS A LITTLE SORE. ON 8/31/93, E MPLOYEE'S HAND BECAME SWOLLEN AND THEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE CLINIC. THE DOCTOR CUT OPEN EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND REMOVED A PIECE OF METAL.
August 17, 1993OH · Metal/Non-Metalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK AT J1 SPEED REDUCER. HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING HOLD OF MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND, BREAKING OFF EMPLOYEES FINGERNAIL.
August 11, 1993IN · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE 990. HE WAS IN A TIGHT AREA WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS ARM. THE EMPLOYEE'S ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 8/11/93. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 8/16/93. T HE SUPERVISOR THEN SENT EMPLOYEE TO THE CLINIC. NO WITNESSES WERE AVAILABLE. CANNOT SUBSTANTIATE WHETHER THIS WAS WORK RELATED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPORTED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO REMOVE A BEARING HOUSING FOR BEARING REMOVAL EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE BEARING WITH A HAMMER & A PIECE OF THE HOUSING FLEW OFF & STRUCK HIS LEFT FIFTH FINGER
July 21, 1993OH · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHEN EMPLOYEE CAME TO WORK THE GRIZZLEY WAS PLUGGED WITH ROCKS. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP SLEDGE HAMMER & CLIMBED UP GRIZZLY & STARTED KNOCKING ROCK OUT WHEN HE STARTED CLEANING ONE NEXT TO SIDE OF HOPPER HE HIT SIDE & HAMMER GLANCED OFF & HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.
July 6, 1993OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER TO ADJUST A TAIL PULLEYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SOCKET & RATCHET. TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO BRAKE HIS FALL AND FRACTURED HIS WRIST.
March 31, 1993OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE USED THE SPUD BAR AT THAT TIME HIS HAND WAS JERKED TOWARDS THE CHUTE. THIS CAUSED CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEFT HAND.
September 15, 1992IN · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS RIGHT HAND FOR SUPPORT WHILE USING HIS LEFT HAND TO KNOCK MATERIAL OFF CONVEYOR PAN. HE HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER IN HIS LEFT HAND.
October 22, 1991OH · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE AN OLD BEARING FROM A HOUSING. HE WAS HOLDING A STRIKE MUAL WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK IT WITH SLEDGE. A PIECE OF THE BEARING RACE FLEW AND HIT 1ST EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE HOLDING STRIKE MUAL WAS INJURED. HE WAS STANDING 4" TO 5" AWAY WITH A BEARING ON SAW HOURSE 3' HIGH. EMPLOYEE HAD PIECE OF METAL REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.
October 19, 1991OH · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE BEARINGS ON A SHAKER AT THE STONE PLANT, AND WAS USING A BAR TO PRY OFF THE COUNTER WEIGHT. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE SHAKER.
April 11, 1991OH · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS WORKING ON 2 CONVEYOR SPEED REDUCER TAKING THE BOLTS OFF THE MOTOR TO REMOVE THE BELTS THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK ACROSS THE HEAD BOX WITH HIS RIGHT LEG HU NG UNDER THE BELT. HE HAD BEEN STADING IN OIL EARLIER.