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.
DRIVER BACK ON CRUSHER SURGE PILE & TURNED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DUMP TRUCK RUNNING THROUGH A 21/2FT STONE BURM AT THIS TIME THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER & CRUSHED THE CONVEYOR BELOW IT
WHILE PREPARING CONVEYOR BELT FOR INSTALLATION INTO A CHUTE FOR WEAR AND NOISE RESISTANCE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM AND REACHED UP TO RECEIVE THE PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT AND THEN STEPPED BACK ONTO THE PLATFORM PUTTING HIS LEFT FOOT ON A PIECE OF WOOD CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL 10 FEET FROM CATWAY WALKWAY.
WHILE LIFTING COMPRESSOR, STRAINED BACK, REQUIRING TREATMENT. NO LOST TIME.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 LIFTING A (T-OXYGEN TANK) FROM THE GROUND TO A POSITION ABOUT 3' FROM THE GROUND. SLIGHT BACK DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME-MORE PAIN AND STIFFNESS NEXT DAY.
A CRANE WAS POS3TIONED AT THE REAR OF A TAMDEM DUMP TRUCK. A 1 1/4" CABLE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE FRONT OF THE RAISED BODY AND ATTACHED TO THE CRANE HOOK AS A SECOND SAFETY PRECAUTION. THE FIRS T BEING A STEEL3PROP. THE CRANE HOOK DISCONNECTED FROM ONE END OF THE CABLE & REMAINED IN A VERTICLE POSITION IN ORDER CORRECT THE SITUATION, THE EMPLOYEE GOT A LADDER, AT THAT TIME THE CABL
2 EES WORKING O3 THE TOP OF SCREEN DECK ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN FROZEN MATERIAL WITH BAR & SLEDGE HAMMER. INJURED EE WAS STUCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER OUTSIDE RIGHT KNEE WHEN OTHER EE MISSED WITH HAM MER. 3
MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON CABLE SPOOL OF MACHINE. PLATFORM AREA IS 3X 4 FOR SOME REASON. THE MECHANIC BECAME DISORIENTED AND FELL FROM MACHINE TO GROUND ABOUT 9\
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TWO RETURN IDLERS, ONE AT A TIME, FROM A PICKUP TRUCK, HE THREW THEM FROM THE TRUCK TO THE NEARBY CONVEYOR CATWALK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING TO AREA ABOVE CRUSHER WITH SHOVEL IN HAND HIS FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A GREASE SPOT EMPLOYEE TUMBER AND FELL AGAINST A RAILING.
EE WAS WORKING BY DUST BIN AREA. JUMPED DOWN ABOUT 2\ TWISTED KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A 35 TON EUCLID SINGLE AXLE, DUMP TRUCK ONTO THE 1 1/2" STONE PILE WHICH WAS ABOUT 5 X 5\ HIGH ON THE END, 60\ WIDE ANDGRADUALLY SLOPED. AS HE GOTTO THE MIDDLE OF THE PILE HE ATTEMPTED TO DUMP OFF THE SIDE OF THE PILE INSTEAD OF THE END. THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SUNK IN THE MATERIAL CAUSING THE LOADED TRUCK TO TIP ON ON ITS SIDE.