INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A FORK LIFT TO MOVE PALLETS. HE WAS CLOSE TO THE WALL & WHEN THE TIRE HIT THE WALL, IT CAUSED IT TO JERK. THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN & CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE SPOKES OF TH E WHEEL.
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.
2 matching records
Showing all 2
May 6, 1996
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Global Stone Tenn Luttrell Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Global Stone Tenn Luttrell Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INDIVIDUAL WAS SITTING ON A FORK LIFT THAT WAS STUCK IN LOOSE GRAVEL. A CHAIN ATTACHED TO A PICK UP TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE FORK LIFT. THE CHAIN BROKE AND THE END CAME BACK AND HIT THE INDIVIDUAL ACROSS THE NOSE.
Showing all 2