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 DOING REGULAR JOB, UNLOADING STONE WHEN HE REACHED ACROSS ROLLER TO PULL STONE TOWARDS HIM AT THIS TIME HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
January 24, 1997TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
THE EE WAS PUTTING A STEEL CABLE AROUND A STONE BLOCK AS CABLE WENT UP EE PULLED ON CABLE TO KEEP CABLE AROUND THE BLOCK. CABLE WENT UP TO FAST & RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE & THE STONE BLOCK.
December 3, 1996TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS ADJUSTING PCS OF STONE TO PLINER BED. HE WENT TO MOVE PCS PLACING FINGERS UNDER STONE STONE SLIPPED OFF THE WOOD WEDGE SMASHING LEFT RING FINGER.
June 25, 1996TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
LOADER OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING FORWARD AT A LOW SPEED WHILE LIFTING A LOADED BUCKET. THE LIFT LEVER STUCK IN THE LIFTING POSITION, AND WHEN THE BRAKES WORE APPLIED, THE LOADER NOSED OVER AND R ESTED ON BUCKET.
September 6, 1993AR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EMPL WAS OPERATING DOZER IN REVERSE, WAS TURNED AROUND IN SEAT WHEN HE PLACED DOZER IN FORWARD GEAR & JOLTED HIMSELF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGED.
May 5, 1993TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS MOVING WATER PUMP WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED HE TYPED TO CATCH HIMSELF BY PUTTING HIS HAND OUT HE LANDED ON HIS THUMB TWISTING HIS WRIST CAUSING ARM MUSCLE TO TEAR.
March 18, 1993TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING STONE ON PALLET. EMPLOYEES HAND SLIPPED CATCHING HIS PINKY FIGNER UNDER STONE.
August 25, 1992TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET DOWN FROM HIS FLAT BED TRUCK TRAILOR AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE GUARTER FENDER THE EE FELL BACK BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND HIS TRAILOR EE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATM ENT ON 4-29-92.
THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A 13" STEEL WEDGE AND AIMED IT AT A CRACK BETWEEN THE STONE BLOCK AND SLAB. THE EMPLOYEE MISSED THE CRACK AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WEDGE AND THE STONE.
March 9, 1992TX · Metal/Non-Metalshaft repair, skip tender, station tenderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER MINING EMPLOYEES TO REPLACE THE PADDLES ON A SCRAPER.A PADDLE SLIPPED AND AMPUTATED THE DISTAL JOINT(A PORTION OF) THE INDEX FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING A FORKLIFT WHIHC WAS BEING SERVICED. THE METAL FLOOR BOARD WAS UPRIGHT AND OFF THE FORKLIFT. THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST THE CORNER OF THE METAL FLO OR BOARD WHICH LACERATED HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
April 17, 1991TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE DID NTO IMPLEMENT THE MECHANICAL DEVICE USED TO LOCK-OUT THE PLANNER BED. EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE BED OF THE PLANNER AND WENT TO ADJUST THE TRIP LEVER. EMPLOYEE THOUGH THAT THE BED HAD STOPPED, BUT IT WAS STILL MOVING AND HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE TRIP AND THE TRIP LEVER.
March 28, 1991TX · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerMACHINERY
EE WAS OPERATING A OVERHEAD CRANE THE EE WAS PUSHING THE LOW GEAR LEVER. THE LEVER LODGED AND THE EE PUSHED THE LEVER FORWARD TO UNLODGE THE LEVER UNLOADGED AND THE LEFT HAND QUICLY WENT FORWA RD SMASHING AND CUTTING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THELEFT HAND AGAINST THE METAL CRANE.