Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
Employee was attempting to cut weed eater string with a pocket knife and cut his finger in the process. Employee cut the right index finger.
Was using a rake to clean belt and it got caught in roller. Handle hit him on right side of hand.
Employee was working on removing a radiator from a d11 bulldozer. while un-hooking an anti-freeze line the employee hut/strained a muscle in his neck and shoulder while loosening a bolt w/ a wrench
Employee was removing a tooth from a 988 loader bucket using an 8lb hammer knocking tooth from side to side when a sliver of metal broke away from tooth striking employee on his left leg front thigh area. Foreign body was removed from employee.
Attempting to raise belt head with lifting jack to reset crib, his hand slipped and jack bar came out and hit him, resulting in a cut to his chin requiring sutures.
Ee was engaged in removing a deck from the coarse coal screen. The deck became wedged. When ee freed the deck with a slate bar the deck struck his foot.
EE STATED HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST BELT GUARDING AT #9 TAIL PIECE WHILE SHOVELING. EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HIS INDEX FINGER (LEFT HAND) REQUIRING (7) SUTURES.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING SLACK OUT OF LONG-JOHN BELT AT #7 HEAD DRIVE, A 1/2" ROPE WAS BEING USED, ROPE BROKE, A STRAND OF THE ROPE CAME OFF STRIKING EE IN THE CORNER OF HIS LEFT EYE. EE WA S APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET AWAY FROM WHERE ROPE BROKE. EE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE STATED DURING THE PROCESS OF THREADING CYLINDER SHAFT BACK INTO CLEVIS ON WEIGH-BIN AT THE LOADOUT, THE 15" CRESCENT WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF CYLINDER SHAFT ALLOWING HIS RIG HT HAND TO STRIKE A PIECE A 2" ANGLE IRON. EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO BASE OF HIS RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.
EE WAS STRUCK ON HIS LEFT EAR BY A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK. EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HIS LEFT EAR THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING BELT SPLICE, IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING BELT SPLICE BOARD, EE'S LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SPLICE BOARD AND LONG-JOHN STRUCTURE. EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND THAT REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES.