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 ON BACK OF FLATBED TRUCK AND PUSHED THE POWER CURVE BELT BACKWARD. HE THEN SAT ON A PALLET STACKED WITH BAGS OF STONE AND THE POWER CURVE BELT LURCHED FORWARD HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE INDICATED THAT PRIOR DAY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS BELT HAD BEEN STICKING AND HE HAD USED A LUBRICATING SPRAY ON IT. DAY ACCIDENT OCCURRED ENTIRE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
EE TOOK A SHORTCUT BY NOTLOCKING OUT AND TAGGING OUT EQUIPMENT THAT WAS OPERATING INT HE AREA. HE WAS CLEANING OUT A DUST PIPE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN HE BROUGHT A SMALL RAKE IN CONTACT WI TH A SCREW CONVEYOR THAT WAS RUNNING. THE RAKE PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE SCREW CONVEYOR AND THE CONVEYOR THEN CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO HIS FINGERS.
INJURED AND EMPLOYE EWERE TO LOAD A TRUCK FROM THE WAREHOUSE. EMPLOYEE MOVED TO GET APIECE OF CARDBOARD OFF A PALLET FOR OTHER EMPLOYEE TO MVOE AND STARTED TO WALK BACK TO THE STACK OF CARDB OAD. AT THIS TIME OTHER EMPLOYEE GOT ANOTHER PALLET, BACKE DUP, TURNE DA IO DEGREE CORNER AND SET THE PALELT DOWN. EMPLOYEE THEN BACKED UP AND STRUCK INJURED, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND RUNNING U
EMPLOYEE WAS AT CHIP BAGGING PLANT. HE WAS CHECKING THE TENSION ON THE TROUGHING BELT CONVEYOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE IDLER PULLEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN CHIP PACKING PLANT. BAGS WERE STUCK AT THE KICKER, WITH THE KICKER OPEN. WHILE FREEING THE BAGS THE EMPLOYEE GOT HIS HAND BEHIND THE KICKER. WHEN BAGS WERE FREED THE KICKER CLO SED PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE KICKER AND THE FRAMEWORK.
EMPL WAS IN MINE #3 -240 LEVEL Q SOUTH OFF 9 WEST #57 JLG SCALING RIG EUCLIDS WERE DRIVING APPROX 100' FROM SCALING AREA AND LOADER WAS LOADING APPROX 250' FROM SCALING AREA AND HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS EARS