The EE was inside the man lift basket changing a grease line. The basket caught and slid off the steel frame causing a bouncing effect. Safety lanyard pulled EE back in basket. Bruised lip laceration, closed fracture of right side of maxilla and fracture of transverse process of spine w/o spinal cord lesion. ER said EE could return to work next day. See specialist. Sore body.
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
- 273,193
- Of which fatal
- 1,202
- Years on record
- 2000–2026
- Classifications
- 20
Alert me on this search
Email me when a new incident matches these filters. One confirmation email; unsubscribe anytime.
3 matching records
Showing all 3The truck landed on its' right rear corner in the dumped material the truck then fell forward causing the left front corner of the cab to striking the rock wall and sloughed or rolled back to the position. He seem lucid but bloody from cuts on his left arm and right hand and some cut on his head, was no visible bleeding at that time.
EE WAS LOADING CAPSTON AND STRIPPING INTO 100 TON TRUCKS WITH A CAT 992G WHEN HIS BUCKET TEETH HOOKED INTO A SEAM IN THE CAPSTONE. WHILE TRYING TO LIFT THE BUCKET, THE BACK OF THE MACHINE CAM E OFF THE GROUND. WHEN HE BACKED AWAY FROM THE WALL, THE BACK OF THE MACHINE CAME DOWN, JARRING HIM, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN THE SEAT.