HE USED A WIRE CHOKER TO MOVE A FUEL TANK, AFTER MOVING TANK HE WAS UNHOOKING THE CLEVIS USED TO COUPLE CHOKER TO FUEL TANK. HE TOOK THE PIN OUT OF THE CLEVIS BUT IT DID NOT COME LOOSE. HE T OOK THE PIN AND TAPPED THE CLEVIS, THE CLEVIS FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE JAW.
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
- 739,207
- Of which fatal
- 3,111
- Years on record
- 1983–2026
- Classifications
- 20
Alert me on this search
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
3 matching records
Showing all 3
May 13, 1996
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colonial Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
July 15, 1994
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colonial Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LOADOUT OPERATION OF RAILROAD CARS.HE WAS CHANGING HOISTING CABLE FROM LOADED CAR TO AN EMPTY ONE.HE WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING CABLE TO CAR HAD PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PUTTING HOOK IN POSITION.
February 7, 1991
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colonial Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HAMMER THE SIDE OF A CHUTE THAT HAD BECAME BLOCKED THUS INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER
Showing all 3