Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.
Employee was using a crowbar to open hatch in the tunnel when the bar slipped and employee hit elbow.
November 8, 2024NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was cleaning up material at the finish plant. EE walked up to the shop and told the supervisor to send the maintenance down to help when the super said the EE said hurt knee. *The EE was denied a vacation day for Friday.
January 31, 2024NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was adjusting a 425 Symonds crusher using a come-along adjusting bolts, was not loose. Employee "side loaded" come-along breaking connection to hook, causing chain to hit EE in EE's side/back.
April 11, 2021NY · Metal/Non-Metalcrusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/workerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was removing a trunnion cover from the front pier on #1 kiln when they turned and felt a pain in groin area.
November 3, 2020NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northeast Solite Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was discarding old scrap metal into a dumpster and hit pinky.
April 6, 2020NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was relining a chute when the "D" ring welded in the chute broke off dropping the steel on EE's left foot.
December 20, 2019NY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was wheeling brick in kiln when employee said employee felt a pain.
December 21, 2018NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walking to EE's pickup truck, lunch time, twisted left ankle. Note, in employee parking lot.
July 26, 2018NY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Employee said in the first 15 min of start of shift needed to move the gun and pulled something in lower back.
October 14, 2016NY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was about to change drive belts on the screen and lost footing. Put left arm out and dislocated shoulder.
September 28, 2016KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maint. mechanic was changing drive belts on fan when finger was rolled around sheave causing cut to left middle finger requiring 12 stitches on outside of finger
January 7, 2016NY · Metal/Non-Metaldryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operatorMACHINERY
While climbing #1 bucket elevator to grease on top, dust or stone got in left eye.
September 1, 2014NY · Metal/Non-Metaldryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Walking from bathroom by the back door of #2 kiln on the west side stepped on rock or rut
August 29, 2014NY · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hitting bucket tooth adaptor with 20lb sledge hammer piece broke off struck employee and entered inside right leg exiting 4 inches below entry point
April 16, 2014KY · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A breaking switch located in the portable plant control room shorted out causing a flash where the breaker was turned on causing minor burn to employee's hand.
November 1, 2012NY · Metal/Non-Metaldrill operatorFatality · MACHINERY
The driller apparently attempted to load drill pipe into the carousel while the drill head was rotating. It appears a strap the driller was holding became entangled around the drill pipe after the drill pipe threaded into the drill head and rotated.
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