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 injured his back when the scoop that he was operating hit a hole in the roadway. He did not start missing work until 7/18/2005.
EE was pushing a scoop that was stuck in a hole. The bucket of the scoop that EE was operating slid off of the scoop that that was stuck when it broke free, causing EE to strike his head against the scoop's canopy.
A supply sled ran over employee's foot(L) while his crew was in the process of building an overcast.
Ee struck his head against top while tramming a shuttle car over rough roadway.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RIB WITH SCOOP WHEN CANOPY HIT RIB. A ROCK FELL FROM RIB, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN UPPER BACK.
Employee was injured while riding a mantrip under tow. Mantrip was jerked when scoop started pulling it, thus re-injuring employee. This is a re-occurrence of a 12/20/03 accident.
EE was riding mantrip with mandoor positioned on top of mantrip. While tramming through an intersection mandoor caught the coal rib and was pushed toward back of mantrip. the mandoor caught ee in right leg mashing it between mandoor and mantrip.
EE WAS SWINGING HEAD IN ON ROOF BOLTER NEAR THE LINE CURTAIN GOING INTO THE NO. 2 ENTRY. HE WAS KNEELING BY DRILL HEAD WHEN A SCOOP TRAMMED THROUGH THE CURTAIN, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT THIGH AND PUSHING HIM AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A CRIB BLOCK ON THE SHUTTLE CAR BOOM WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BOOM TO STRAIGHTEN A SHIELD. THE PRESSURE DISLODGED A ROCK WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB. H E DID NOT MISS WORK OR RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6/23/03.