Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
EE was in the process of unloading railcars. EE then left the sight of the other 2 employees in EE's location. They then heard EE screaming for help and found EE lying adjacent to the train. Both lower legs had been amputated.
March 5, 2020KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Operator was unloading railcars when operator missteped between surfaces falling into gap causing abrasions to left leg and thigh and also straining left shoulder.
December 21, 2019KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was ask to come down off ILB stockpile for Drug and alcohol test fell broke his leg. Employee refused drug and alcohol test and was terminated at this time never returned to mine property.
Was walking in shop from bench grinder with head down and walked into forklift boom. Hit head with hard hat and pushed neck back and hurt neck so filled report out. Then another employee to employee to Marshall county ER to be seen by Doctor.
December 30, 2013KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee went to the sample building to sweep out the system towards the end of her shift. She walked around the truck, swept out the system, after she got that completed she walked around the truck to get back in. As she went around to the driver side she slipped in the mud and twisted her left knee.
November 29, 2013KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A miner fell into the Tennessee River while attempting to take draft measurements on the barges parameter. EE had to cross from the permanent floating work-barge to the 1st empty barge EE was walking up-river on the barge. EE fell from the barge into the river workers immediately called for the Marshall County Rescue Squad.
November 4, 2011KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was using the three point of contact method of mounting a D3C, his right foot was on a cleat of a track pad, his foot slipped off of the cleat, his shin hit the cleat and track pads.
October 22, 2009KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was a passenger in a personal car, which pulled onto a public hwy from non mine property, into the path of an oncoming car and was hit in the side. Was initially told by msha a 7000-1 was not required.
August 20, 2008KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee, in personal car, pulled onto public hwy from non mine property, into the path of an oncoming car, was hit in the side. Was initially told by MSHA a 7000-1 was not required.
February 5, 2008KY · Coalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
offloading 12' of 12" channel from boat to barge, set one end down on barge, let other end fall to barge, placed foot on end that was on barge to steady, channel bounced and flexed foot toward shin
Employee was exiting the mechanical sampler building to change out his sample bag. As he was returning to the prep office he slipped/fell on left knee. The slip was due to sludge falling from the washdown of the rail unloading hopper. He worked every shift with no restrictions until his condition became painful and his doctor schedual surgery 01/15/07. Pre-exisiting knee injury.
June 6, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The i/e was part of a 3 man crew installing handrails @ the barge loadout. 2 employees were moving by hand, 2 @ a time, 1" steel bars to be used as the horizontal part of the handrail, to an area where the uprights were already installed. The i/e reported that he bent over @ the waist to pick up 1 end of 2 bars and felt a pull in his back as he was straightening up.
June 11, 2005KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Welding on chute liners of reclaim hopper #3, welding sparks caught pant legs on fire. When employee bent down to put out fire on leg, he twisted wrong, hurting back.
May 8, 2005KY · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS