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.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET. EE WAS HITTING ONE OF THE TEETH WITH A 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT FROM THE BASE. A SLIVER OF METAL ABOUT 1 INCH LONG BROKE FROM T HE TOOTH AND STRUCK EE.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON A 1370 DRAGLINE. THE SPOOLS & WEDGES HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF THE TOOTH BASE & EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE TOOTH POINT OFF. WHILE STRI KING THE TOOTH, A 3/4" SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH EDGE & STRUCK EE. APPEARED THAT THE EDGE OF THE TOOTH AND NOT THE FLAT PART WAS STRUCK.
WAS LIFTING TRACK ROLLERS WITH CHAIN HOIST, CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED AND A "C" BRACKET FELL STRIKING EE IN HEAD AND ALONG RIGHT SIDE OF BODY. LACERATIONS TO RIGHT ELBOW, HEAD & NECK BRUISED & SWOLL EN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PIVOT SHAFT SEAL IN WITH A HAMMER & A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS REMOVING THE INSPECTION DOOR ON A CMI COAL DRYER IN PREP PLANT TO WASH OUT THE CHUTE UNDER THE DRYER. EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE THE DOOR WHICH WAS STUCK. WHEN THE DOOR CAME LOOSE , EE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR & THE CHUTE WWORK BEHIND THE DRYER.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING TOOTH TIPS ON DRAG-LINE BUCKET. EE WAS SWINGING A 12 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER DRIVING THE PINS OUT OF THE TIP AND STATED HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK AND HIP AREA. GROUND WAS LEVEL AND LIGHT GOOD. A HEAVIERSLEDGE HAMMER IS NORMALLY USED TO DRIVE THE PINS(LESS BOUNCE AND LESS FORCE). EE STARTED TO MISSWORK ON 2-20-02, SOUGHT MEDICAL AID.
A CHUTE UNDER THE BREAKER WAS PLUGGED. EE OPENEDCHUTE DOOR AND USED A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN A CHUNK OF MUD, WHEN THE MUD CAME LOOSE, COAL THAT WAS IN THE CHUTE ALSO CAME OUT AND PUSHED THE PRY BAR DOWNWARD, CATCHING EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE BARAND CHUTE SIDE.
EE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF PLATE OUT OF FINE COAL TANK. A COME A LONG WAS BEING USED TO HOLD THE PLATE IN POSITION. THE COME A LONG SLIPPED OFF THE BEAM AND STRUCK EE ONT HE FOREHEAD.
EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER REMOVING BOLTS FROM A WING SEGMENT. WHILE SWINGING HE HIT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE SEGMENT EDGE. THE BOLTS ARE BELOW THE EDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A WALKING BEAM IN A LUBE TRUCK. HE WAS RAISING THE BEAM(ONE END) INTO POSITION WITH THE AXLE HOUSING USING A 3/4TON COMEALONG. EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE TRUCK WATCHING THE ALIGNMENT. AS THE BEAM WAS LOWERED INTO POSITION, THE BEAM GOT STUCK.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE BEAM W/A HAMMER-CAUSING THE BEAM TO FALL TO THE GROUND ON INJUREDS FINGER.SLACK IN COMELONG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WIRE ROPE FROM A WINCH ON A SKIDDER TRUCK IN ORDER TO PULL OUT HIS TRUCK WHICH WAS STUCK IN MUD. WHEN INJURED GRABBED THE CABLE TO PULL ON IT, A FRAYED PIECE OF WIRE PEN ETRATED THROUGH HIS FINGER.EMPLOYEE HAD ON GLOVES
EE WAS OPERATING A 3 TON COM-A-LONG. ONE END WAS ATTACHED TO A 3/8" CHAIN THAT WAS SECURED TO A BOOM LACING PIPE ON A 1370 DRAGLINE. THE OTHER END WENT TO THE SOCKET END OF AN INTERMEDIATE SUS PENSION CABLE THAT WAS BEING PULLED INTO POSITION TO SECURE TO THE BOLT STRUCTURE. ANOTHER 3-TONCOM-A-LONG WAS BEING USED IN TANDEM TO PULL IN CBLE. CHAIN BROKE, CHAIN/COM-A-LONG HIT IN FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A PIPE TYPE WRENCH ON A HORIZONTAL PLANE TIGHTENING MOTOR COUPLING BOLTSWHEN THE WRECH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND THE HANDLE TIP CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. EMP LOYEE WAS PULLING TOWARD HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON A PRYBAR WHILE HELPING CHANGE A DRAG HITCH. THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA AND EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 11/07/00. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR THE HERNIA.