Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
The employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of bolts when they felt a pop in their elbow.
March 31, 2020NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was filling up an oil skid with a mobile trailer, and the trailer tongue jack fell, the trailer tongue hit the top of the employees right foot.
November 2, 2019NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was closing a valve on a line, EE looked up and foreign material fell into EE's left eye.
October 27, 2019NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee was wearing googles, full face shield, and 1/2 mask respirator, while cutting an access door in a tank. Something got in their right eye, causing it to have redness and a scratching feel.
May 8, 2019NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was checking a hydraulic leak that had developed during operation. While checking the hoses, there was a pin hole that opened up spraying high pressure Hydraulic oil. Which cut the employee's RHT index finger approximately 2.5" in length.
November 1, 2018NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was greasing the cubex drill. employee slipped and fell
November 1, 2018NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
August 9, 2018NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was in LV3917, Employee was sitting in the back seat of the van. The driver hit a large hole, causing the van to bounce and the employee hit the ceiling with EE's head.
September 26, 2017NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
An employee was helping another employee weld a steel plate in the bag house. this area was tight and the employee had some exposure to weld flash.
August 11, 2017NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While employee was changing the feed cylinder on the cubex drill barrel, the cylinder unexpectedly lurched forward catching right hand between the cylinder and the drill cradle, trapping middle finger.
August 8, 2017NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working on the cone crusher. As employee was unscrewing the bowl, left hand slipped off the ram and as employee went to reach with right hand, right thumb was pinched.
July 16, 2017NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While the employee was moving a 3 inch sump line, on one end of the line was a rope, that the employees used to assist with moving the line across the tank. The line fell, causing the rope that the employee was holding on to pull and jerk on the employees shoulder.
May 18, 2017NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was walking backwards in the maintenance shop. While doing so EE tripped over a pallet and landed on the part that was on the pallet and hitting EE's tail bone.
An employee was working at the primary crusher. A propane bottle was knocked over and fell from the upper deck striking the employee on the lower back. on 1/25/2017 the employee arrived at work complaining of pain in lower back, the employee was transported to see a doctor.
Employee was walking from the crew van to the underground administration office and slipped and fell. When employee fell they landed on their self rescuer.
January 5, 2017NV · Metal/Non-Metaldriller, highwall helper, highwall drill helperSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was using a hammer inside of a tank to remove mineral scaling, ee struck the tank causing a large piece of scale to come loose falling onto leg causing the injury.
November 4, 2016NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was installing an engine cover on a telehandler (30 lbs). Employee lifted the engine cover and turned upper body to place the cover into position and felt a pain in lower left leg.
While lifting something up with a pry bar the employee felt something like a shock go through into their fingers. After every time they squeezed their hand it would hurt. After eating lunch the pain was still bothering them and they reported it.
August 23, 2016NV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was moving heavy batteries from one piece of equipment to another and was lifting them with another employee, during moving them emplyee was injured.
August 7, 2016NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The employee was working in the Fine crushing trying to pound a rod into a plugged cone when EE missed with the tool EE was using to hammer and hit finger on the rod.
August 3, 2016NV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The operator was grading the leach pad entrance and caught a pipe which flexed and threw rocks at the window causing it to break getting debris in EE's eye.
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