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.
WORKING IN AREA OF HIGH DUST CONCENTRATION ON HOT DAY. LIME IN DUST COMBINED AND PERSPIRATION TO CAUSE CONTACT DERMATITIS.
EE WAS CRAWLING DOWN THROUGH KILN #2 THIMBLE WHEN FINISHED WITH CHAIN WORK. HE GOT DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE. IT WAS THE UPDRAFT FROM THE THIMBLE. THE DUST SCRATCHED HIS LEFT CORNEA. EE WAS NOT WEA RING HIS GOGGLES.
HE WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE MORNING "TIME OUT" PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DO LIGHT STRETCHING EXERCISES TO PREVENT STRAINS AND SPRAINS. WHILE TAKING PART IN THIS PROGRAM, ANOTHER EMP LOYEE GAVE HIM A BEAR HUG AND HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS CHEST (THE STERNUM/BREAST BONE AREA). AFTER NUMEROUS TESTS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BEAR HUG CAUSED A RIB STRAIN AND THE DOCTOR GAVE
EE WAS WALKING NEAR THE FLY ASH PILE BY THE WASH MILL AND FLY ASH BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE WALKING UNDER CLINKER SILOS, DUST OFF HANDRAILS AND BEAMS ETC. BLEW OFF AND INTO HIS EYE. HE WENT TOT HE DR TO HAVE DUST REMOVED. IT TOOK THREE VISITS TO GET IT COMPLETELY OUT. A RX WAS PRESCRIBED FOR INFECITON.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MILL CLEANING THE GRATE AND EITHER BUMPED HER SIDE OR TWISTED JUST RIGHT CAUSING SORENESS AND SWELLING IN THE LEFT AREA OR WAS CARRYING RAILROAD TIES.
HOOKING UP WATER LINE ON NO. 1 KILN NO.5 PIER. PRODUCTION WAS LOADING THE DUST THRUCK AT THE DUST BLENDER AND SOMETHING HAPPEN TO THE WATER SPRAY AND THE HIGH WIND CAUGHT THE DRY DUST AND IT BLEW UP WHERE INJURED WAS WORKIGN AND FILLED HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY ROSE BUSHES AND SOMETHING HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE, MAYBE BEE OR SOME INSECT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING WEEDS WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON IVY.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3A SQUATTING POSITION WHILE WORKING ON A SMALL BEARING; WHEN HE STOOD UP, HIS RIGHT KNEE LOCKED.