Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
HE WAS GREASING THE BOTTOM OF THE LOADER AND SCRAPED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. HE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A MINOR SCRATCH, BUT THE NEXT DAY HIS HAND WAS RED AND SWOLLEN.
January 27, 1995MO · Metal/Non-Metaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AWAY FROM CRUSHER AND TAIL PULLEY AREA, WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. ACCORDING TO OTHER EE S DOING THE SAME TASK, NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS BEING DONE.
INJURED WAS IN WELDING SHOP REPAIRING CRUSHER MILL HAMMERS, HE WENT TO LIFT HAMMER TO PLACE ON TABLE AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.
December 16, 1994MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE REPLACING BATTERIES IN COMPRESSOR FOR DRILLING RIG. THE JOB REQUIRED LIFTING APPROX 85 LB. WAIST HIGH. AT APPROX 11:30 EE COMPLAINED FO CHEST PAIN AND WAS INSTRUCTE D TO PROCEED TO EMEREGENCY ROOM IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE PULL AND HE WAS TOLD TO GO HOME FOR HT EREMAINDER OF DAY BY EXAMINING DR.
EE INDICATED THAT A SCRAPER HAD TURNED OVER, THEY WERE USING A CABLE TO TURN IT UPRIGHT; A PIECE OF CABLE PUNCTURED HIS FINGER.
September 8, 1994MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING AROUND IN AREA OF LIMITED SPACE, HE SET FOOT ON LOOSE ROCK AND IT GAVE WAY. HE FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT 6-8' INTO A HOLE.
July 13, 1994MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF SPOOL & HIT HIM NEAR THE EYE.
February 23, 1993MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MUDDY BOOTS AND IN A HURRY. INJURED WAS GETTIN GOFF A EUCLID AND MISSED THE HAND HOLD, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON ROCK. DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
October 28, 1992MO · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS REPLACING FAN BELTS ON V8 GENERATOR. EH WAS SPINNING FAN B HAND TO ALLOW BELT TO GO ONTO THE PULLEY. ONE BELT GOT LODGED IN FAN, WHEN THE FAN WAS PULLED ON, THE NEXT BLADE CAME A ROUND AND CUT THE FINGER.
June 23, 1992MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS DIRECTING EUCLID DRIVER BACK TO DUMP LOAD OF ROCK AND GAVE MOTION TO COMMENCE DUMPING, AT THAT TIME HE PROCEDED TO EDGE OF LEDGE TO MAKE SURE ROCK WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THE LEDGE GAVE WAY AND EE SLIPPED AND FELL WITH ROCK. HE GRABBBED HOLD OF LEDGE WITH ARM, BUT ROCK EVIDENTLY ROLLED AND HIT HIS LEG WHEN THIS OCCURRED HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL 5-6 FT AND APPARENTLY HIS LE
INJUIRED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING A SHANK ON A PR-123 DRILL. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN INCAP ON DRILL TO REPLACE SHANK AND A PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE. LODGING IN IT.
June 12, 1990MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
PLANT OPERATOR THREW HIS STANLEY THERMOS TO I.NAME. WHEN I.NAME CAUGHT THE THERMOS, APPARENTLY THE RAW EDGE OF THE HANDLE CUT HIS FINGER.
March 29, 1988MO · Metal/Non-Metalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howard Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP STEPPED OUT ONTO TRACK OF SHOVEL WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAIL. IT WAS A RAINY DAY HE SLIPPED HOWEVER, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BUT INJURED HIS HAND IN SO ,DOING.
EMPL. WAS PUTTING IMPACT BARS IN SPINNER CRUSHER PART BEING REBUILT, THE IMPACT BAR FELL ON RGHT HAND, PINCHING SIDE OF HAND.
November 5, 1987MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Howard Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEES WERE 8ISMANTLING CRUSHER WHICH WAS HELD UP BY RAILROAD TIES,ONE END FELL,THE OTHER END CAME UP AND PINNED THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN RAILROAD TIES AND PRIMARY PLANT.
February 7, 1987MO · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
ON 1/12/87 HE W5S CLEANING SNOW OUT OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK; HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND AND FELT HIS KNEE POP BUT FELT NO PAIN. ON 1/21/87 WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, HE PUSHED ON LTHE CLUTCH AND FE LT HIS KNEE POP3AGAIN AND THEN FELT PAIN.
SHOVEL WAS DIGG3NG IN ROCK PILE WHILE SETTING ON UNSTABLE GROUND.SHOVEL STARTED TO SWING,FRONT OF SHOVEL WENT DOWN AS IF IT WOULD TURN OVER.OPERATOR ABLE TO PUT BUCKET BACK ON GROUND AND PUSH MACHINE BACK T2 UPRIGHT POSITION.BUT WHEN SHOVEL WENT BACK DOWN TO POSITION IT WAS WITH GREAT IMPACT CAUSING OPERATOR TO BE JARRED.
October 21, 1985MO · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS HELPING SET A I-BEAM AND HE GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE I-BEAM AND THE LOADER BUCKET HE BROKE THE FIRST FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND THEY HAD TO PUT TWO PINS IN HIS FINGER
August 26, 1985MO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)