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 operating the excavator, when it became hung up on a large rock, the rock broke loose causing the excavator to drop back on the ground jarring the employee.
EE was running the anfo hose on the powder truck loading a shot, when EE felt a pain and a pop in EE's right forearm.
EE was cutting light gauge stainless steel with a grinder, EE held the material improperly grider kicked up and the blade hit the inside of his forearm.
EE WAS SCALING WHEN EXCAVATOR SLIPPED OFF ROCK, JARRING EXCAVATOR AND THROWING EE ONTO THE FLOOR, INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER & HE STATED THAT ROCK HIT HIM IN THE BACK. EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE HAD BACK PAINS.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNSCREWING DRILL STEELS AND IT FELL ON FINGER.
EMPLOYEE GOT PAINT INTO EYES. WASHED OUT PAINT-WENT TO DOCTOR & APPLICATION.
SUPT INSIDE METAL CONTAINMENT BOX DIRECTLY ABOVE RUNNING IMPACT CRUSHER.HE AND 3 OTHERS DISLODGING ROCK INTO CHUTE LEADING TO IMPACT HAMMERS.IMPACT HAMMER THREW ROCK BACK UP CHUTE HITTING SUPT IN FACE.
EMPL DRILLING WHEN ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON ARM CAUSING STUMBLE,HITTING HEAD ON WALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ROLL CRUSHERBY HAND SLEEVE CAUGHT IN V-BELTS & PULLED HIS FINGER INTO SHEAVE PINCHING LEFT THUMB
UNCOUPLING DRIL5 STEEL-IT FELL ON RIGHT HAND
WATCHING WELDER3WITHOUT PROPER GLASSES ON
EMP WAS DRILLING IN MINE WHEN HOT GREASE CAME OUT OF COUPLING OF DRILL AND GOT IN HIS EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING STEEL TO DRILL MACHINE, DRILL STEEL WAS OFF-CENTER AND WOBBLING ABNORMALLY - EMPLOYEE GRABBED STEEL & IT CUT TWO INCISIONS ON RIGHT MIDDLE LEFT FINGERS WHEN STEEL CAUGHT HA ND AGAINST UPRIGHT DRILL GUIDE - STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE INCISIONS