Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Was performing work off a worktable when the table shifted and a vibrator fell from the under shelf onto foot.
December 10, 2025CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Early morning, still dark outside. Operator made a mistake during start up and panicked. Tried to stop the plant after stacker malfunction and ran over uneven ground "water ruts" on backhoe. Injured back during rough ride and damaged the tire and rim.
July 16, 2025CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miner attempted to carry 2 pallets downstairs. The pallets got caught on the handrail. Miner lost EE's footing and fell downstairs. The stairs were clean with non- skid diamond plate throughout.
June 13, 2025CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was cutting interior flooring of dump truck installing new ones and cutting to size. The blade slipped out of flooring and cut into left wrist which was holding flooring up to cut flooring easier. 911 was called and employee was transported to hospital where they received stitches in left wrist as well as prescribed 600mg of Motrin and 500mg of Tylenol.
October 22, 2024CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee traversing across plant site, encountered wet material and slipped rolling ankle. Employee was taken to the clinic where a diagnosis was made of a sprained ankle and fractured fibula.
October 21, 2024CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Third party aggregate hauler was exiting vehicle after being weighed, when the hauler slipped on the step of the hauler's truck injuring right knee. The individual's employer transported the hauler to the hospital where the hauler received surgery on knee.
Employee was changing screens on the wet shaker when the rail fell on EE's right hand injuring EE's middle finger. Employee went to clinic for treatment for possible fracture. Employee was found to have a BAC of 0.04.
February 2, 2024CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
The mechanic was attempting to reinstall a lift cylinder on an articulating dump truck in the parking area at Holliday Rock Jobsite. The strap that was attached to the crane and the cylinder slipped causing the cylinder to fall and strike the mechanic on the right-side causing accident to ribs and right arm.
Employee was lifting a steel plate and twisted their back.
January 14, 2023CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was loosening the bolt for a turn buckle of a motor to release the tension to replace the v-belt. When loosening the bolt, the turn buckle fell from its position crushing the tip of employee's left hand pinky finger crushing it between the turn buckle and the platform.
April 5, 2021CA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was walking down a stairwell and lost their footing missing the step EE intended to hit and landing on the next step with their right foot spraining the ankle.
January 20, 2021CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE lifted the hood to replace a welding rod and a foreign object landed in EE's right eye.
January 13, 2021CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was in the employee parking lot after finishing EE's shift and 2 co-workers noticed that EE was acting confused and suddenly fell to the ground. 1 worker took EE's shirt off and put it under EE's head, they noticed EE was going into some sort of seizure so the other worker called 911, the paramedics arrived in a few minutes.
September 12, 2019CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While monitoring the pit line, employee stood up and turned swinging hand into roller, employee's hand made contact with troughing roller. Roller pulled arm in up to elbow. Employee pulled arm out on own.
May 25, 2018CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
While cleaning out material chute employee stepped down and rolled left ankle.
December 18, 2017CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Was dislodging a rock with pry bar, rock dislodged and pushed bar and hit hands on feeder box.
June 19, 2017CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holliday Trucking Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While attempting to dislodge rock from feeder, the rock shifted and pushed the pry bar into the handrail pinching left pinky finger between bar and rail.
April 18, 2017CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was attempting to cut a hole in conveyor belt, using a box cutter type knife. Employee accidentally cut the tip of employee's right middle finger.
December 22, 2016CA · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miner was using pry bar to free up a chain on a sprocket. When miner pulled back on bar it slipped off the sprocket, hit a steel plate pinching finger between bar and plate.
August 23, 2016CA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While removing cutting edges off of Loader WL-65, cut left middle finger on sharp bolt. Received stitches from doctor.
February 23, 2016CA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON