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 DISMOUNTING A DOZER. STEPPED OFF THE GROUND AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT TO WARN THE TREE CUTTERS THAT THEY WERE READY TO BLAST. HE FELL ON HIS BACK AND SLID DOWN THE HILL. THE SLOPE WAS STEEP.
EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER ON THE BACK OF A JOB SITE ANDO BULK TRUCK, WHEN HIS FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM (1ST STEP) STEP, HE LOST BALANCE & FELL TO GROUND. THE RIGHT SIDE BRACE OF T HE STEP WAS BROKEN. THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE STEP WAS NOT REPORTED OR CAUTION TAKEN BY EE DURING HIS DESCENT.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE END LOADER TO CHECK THE OIL AND FELL FROM THE TOP STEP AND LANDED ON SHOULDER AND BACK.
EE WAS WELDING ON THE RADIATOR FRAME OF THE 992 END LOADER WHEN HE FELL ONTO THE FRAME OF THE END LOADER. HIS GRAB BAR OR FLANGE WAS HOT SELVRE.
WALKING UP HILL SLIPPED AND FELL ON ROOT BRUISING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO HIS TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AND FELL BACKWARDS FOR ABOUT 12' LANDED ON HIS FEET AND BACK. STOVED UP LEGS AND BACK.
WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF THIS TRUCK, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL, SKINNING HIS SHIN & BRUISING HIS KNEE ON THE STEP.
EE STEPPED INTO A SCRAP METAL HOLE OVER A BIN AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
COMING DOWN STEPS AT THE PARTS TRAILER & HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE TOP STEP. HE FELL AND LANDED ON BOTH ELBOWS.
STEPPED OFF DOZER AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS STANDIG ON THE LEVER THAT CLOSES THE DOORON THE POWEDER TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LEVER AND STRUCKHIM ON THE KNEE.
EE STEPPED OUT OT THE POWDER TRUCK, AND STEPPED INTO A DRILL HOLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO THE RIGHT ANKLE.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING OFF THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE DOZER, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ASTRADDLE THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER. HE SKINNED THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG. HE ALSO BRUISED THE INNER THIGH. AND THE TAIL BONE.
CLIMBED ON THE GUARD RAIL TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS ON THE HIGHWALL DRILL. LOST HIS BALANCE & GRABBED THE DOOR & FELL TO THE GROUND. INJURYTO RIGHT SHOULDER
HE WAS MOUNTING THE FRONT END LOADER. WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED, DUE TO THE WET MUDDY CONDITIONS, HE LOST HIS BALANCE. FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND AND INJURED HIS WRIST.
EMP BACKED HIS SERVICE TRUCK UP TO TE REAR PORTION OF A 777CAT TRUCK TO CLIMB FROM DERVICE TRUCK TO THE BED OF THE TRIPLE 7 TO RETRIEVE SOME PARTS. WHILE CLIMBING BACK DOWN HIS FEET SLIPPED CA USING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE DECKLID OF SERV TRUCK
FELL OFF DION DOZER WHILE HE WAS CHECKING OIL LEVEL,INJURING HIS LEFT LEG AND KNEE.IT WAS RAINING AND HE HAD MUD ON HIS FEET. THE METAL ON DOZER WAS ALSO WET CAUSING HIS FFET TO SLIP.
OPPERATOR WAS GETTING OFF LOADER, WHEN HE STEP OFF LADER HIS LEFT FOOT TRUNED BREAKING HIS ANKLE
FEET SLIPPED ON ARMS OF LOADER WHILE CLEANING WINDOW: FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT HIP ON ARMS OF LOADER.
HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST MIRROR BRACKET WHICH CUT HIS HEAD WHILE WORKING ON LOADER.