Was opening a band on a box of product w/utility knife when it slipped and cut EE's pointer knuckle.
Search the record
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
- 273,095
- Of which fatal
- 1,202
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
- Classifications
- 20
Alert me on this search
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
5 matching records
Showing all 5Cut left hand while breaking down boxes
EE was prying on a mechanical lacing clip. EE lost grip of bar, the bar then bounced off of the belt coming towards EE and hit EE in the mouth resulting in a chipped left central incisor.
Two millwrights were trying to remove a metal plate from the conveyor by inserting pry bars. As the part broke free, EE's hand was pulled with the pry bar and pinched between the bar and the conveyor roller assembly causing a fracture of the distal phalanx of the left little finger.
Employee was chiseling nordback from crusher with a hammer and chisel. As the employee struck the chisel with the hammer, the chisel came out of hand and struck a nearby employee in the mouth chipping two front lower teeth and cutting upper lip.