WHILE CUTTING WITH TORCH SLAG, EMPLOYEE BURNED THROUGH PANTS AND BOOT BURNING LEFT FOOT.
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.
9 matching records
Showing all 9WHILE LOWERING TOOTH ON CHAIN TO UNPLUG JAW CRUSHER, MATERIAL MOVED, PULLING CHAIN DOWNWARD CAUSING HAND TO HIT I BEAM, FRACTURING RIGHT THUMB.
TRYING TO REMOVE THE DRIVE SHEAVE FROM THE NEW ASH 12 X 14 PUMP. THE EARS OF THE BUSHIN GHA DBUSTED OFF AND THE EMPLOYEE WERE USING APORT A POWER AND PULLER TO TRY TO REMOVE THE SHEAVE. ONE OF THE BOLTS ON TE PULLER BROKE SHOOTING THE BOLT END OUT AND STRIKING ELMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON V-BELT AND WATCHING A FELLOW EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE ASSISTING HIM.HIS HAND GOT TOO CLOSE THE THE PULLEY AND WAS DRAWN IN EQUIPMENT WAS DEENERGIZED AND LOCKED OUT PROPERLY.
HAD CUT A MOTOR STAND OFF OF A BELT & WAS STANDING OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFTED IT WITH BOOM TRUCK. HOCK ON BOOM TRUCK CAME LOOSE & MOTOR STAND FLIPPED OVER ON TOP ON INJURED. STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER & THEN PUSHED HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP GUARD WITH LEFT HAND AND PROCEEDED TO WELD GUARD BRACKET. HE FLICKED WELDING HELMET DOWN; BUT BEFORE IT COVERED HIS EYES, THE WELDING ROD ARCED AGAINST TRUCK BODY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TRAP IRON OUT OF THE CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE UNDER SPRING PRESSURE SHOT OUT, CUTTING BACK OF LEFT HAND.
LYING ON BACK GRINDING OVERHEAD WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON, ELMPLOYEE REPORTED TO EMPLOYER THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE BUT IT WAS NOT SERIOUS, LATER IN THE WEEK HE WENT TO HIS DOCT OR.
LOOSENING CHEEK PLATE BOLTS,HELD BOLT IN LEFT AHND AND USED IMPACT WRENCH IN OTHER AHND TO LOOSEN NUT,BOLT SPUN WITH THE IMPACT AND CUT MY MIDDLE FINGER.