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 was checking motor on piece of equipment when the ladder they were standing on kicked out from underneath when they were climbing down ladder. Employee stopped themselves from falling by reaching with right arm.
EE accessed elevator platform using a manlift in order to perform task. Ladder access point door was left open to accommodate ladder access to platform. EE did not close ladder access door before proceeding. EE stepped into the open ladder access door, falling to below platform.
EE was helping another EE clean a material screen on a chute. The EE's did not have harnesses on when at a height of approx. 5 feet. The EE stuck EE's feet between the ladder and the structure, when EE went to replace EE's feet back on the ladder, EE lost balance. EE then fell approx. 4 feet and cushioned EE's blow with EE's right wrist, causing a fracture in hand.
EE carried a bag of flocculent over to mixing tank to fill storage container. EE had a rip in the bag, causing flocculent to fall and react to condensation and water on the ground. EE proceeded to turn around and walk back making it 50 feet before slipping on flocculent that had been dropped. EE felt it was best to go to the hospital due to pain in the arm and get it checked out.
Opened hatch door to clean plugged cyclone. Climbed down and cleaned them. Forgot to close hatch door. Came back seconds later and fell through the hole. Note: EE has not lost a day of work yet.
Employee was working near dryer burner chamber when he heard cries from inside burner chamber for help. In his attempt to exit the manlift he was working from to assist fellow workers, he fell 4' onto catwalk injuring his left knee.
As miner was attempting to sit in a chair, chair collapsed, causing the miner to fall to the floor.